How 'Warrior' Choreographed Stunts Using the Actual Series Actors

Whether he is choreographing hand-to-hand combat between two characters or a riot scene featuring a dozen, “Warrior’s” stunt coordinator and second unit director Brett Chan always wants to put emotion first.

“I create the moves and then we just change it for how they feel,” the Emmy nominee says in the latest episode of Variety Artisans presented by HBO. Whether it’s a punch or a PUNCH is determined by whether the character “wants to kill [his opponent] or just wants to knock him out,” he continues.

“Warrior” features a diverse group of characters who have various martial arts backgrounds that also inform their characters’ fight styles. Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), for example, is a martial arts prodigy while Ah Toy (Olivia Cheng) has become better known for weapon work. The show, which is now a HBO Max original, follows such characters through the Tong Wars in late 1870s San Francisco.

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