Jeff Imada

Imada was born in Inglewood, California, US, where he began studying martial arts at the age of fifteen. At El Camino College and UCLA, he majored in pre-med and minored in music as a classically trained pianist. While in college, he started working as a film "extra", which led to his becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Stunts Unlimited and the Directors Guild of America. Jeff Imada has been the technical advisor on numerous films, including Dutch (1991), Tango & Cash (1989), ''Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Dreamscape (1984) and Streets of Fire (1984), and such television series as Magnum, P.I. (1980), Remington Steele (1982), Dynasty (1981), Matt Houston (1982), Airwolf (1984), Stingray (1986), Hart to Hart (1979) and Tales of the Gold Monkey'' (1982). He was a close friend to Brandon Lee with whom he studied Jeet Kune Do under the tutelage of Dan Inosanto. He was the primary fight choreographer on Lee's final film, The Crow. Imada has authored two books on the history and use of the balisong and designed a particular grind known as the "Imada High Hollow" for Pacific Cutlery that was ground by knifemaker Jody Samson. The Balisong Manual was one of the first books published in the US about this unusual knife. Jeff Imada has recently come to further attention by being the chief fight coordinator in the Matt Damon action films The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, as well as participating as the motion capture artist for the Xbox and PlayStation game The Bourne Conspiracy. He had been involved with EWP "off and on" for many years due to his personal connection to Mako, one of the founders of the theatre company. ==Filmography==

• Furious 7 (2015) (fight choreographer) • Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) (fight/stunt coordinator) • Hanna (2011) (fight/stunt coordinator) • Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) (fight/stunt coordinator) • Eclipse (2010) (fight/stunt coordinator) • Mask of the Ninja (2008) (stunts) • Role Models (2008) (stunt coordinator) • Balls of Fury (2007) (stunts) • The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) (fight stunt coordinator) • Planet Terror (2007) (stunts) • The Gene Generation (2007) (stunt action director) • Park (2006) (stunt coordinator) • When a Stranger Calls (2006) (stunt coordinator) • In Her Shoes (2005) (stunt coordinator) • Serenity (2005) (stunts) • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) (utility stunts) • The Hard Easy (2005) (stunts) • Collateral (2004) (stunts) (uncredited) • The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (fight stunt coordinator) • Spartan (2004) (stunt coordinator) • Stuck on You (2003) (stunts) • Daredevil (2003) (stunt coordinator) (wire choreographer) • Serving Sara (2002) (stunt coordinator) • The Time Machine (2002) (stunt coordinator) • Rock Star (2001) (stunts) • Ghosts of Mars (2001) (stunt coordinator) • Ticker (2001) (stunts) • Little Nicky (2000) (stunt coordinator) • Forever Lulu (2000) (stunt coordinator) • ''Disney's The Kid'' (2000) (utility stunts) • Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) (stunts) • Wonder Boys (2000) (stunt coordinator) • Hanging Up (2000) (stunts) • The Green Mile (1999) (stunt coordinator) • Fight Club (1999) (stunt coordinator) • Enemy of the State (1998) (stunt player) • Rush Hour (1998) (stunts) • Blade (1998) (stunt coordinator: additional photography) (stunts) • The Negotiator (1998) (stunts) • Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) (stunts) • Armageddon (1998/I) (stunts) • Vampires (1998) (stunt coordinator) • U.S. Marshals (1998) (stunts) • The Replacement Killers (1998) (stunts) • Most Wanted (1997) (stunts) • Nothing to Lose (1997) (stunts) • L.A. Confidential (1997) (stunt coordinator) • Spy Game (1997) (stunt coordinator) • ''Dante's Peak'' (1997) (stunt coordinator: second unit) • Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) (stunts) • Marshal Law (1996) (stunts) • The Glimmer Man (1996) (stunts) • Kuffs (1992) (stunts) • Beauty and the Beast (1987) TV series (stunts) • Steele Justice (1987) (stunts) • Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986) (stunts) • ''Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams'' (1981) (Wine steward) ==References==