For Kicks: 2023 Chicago Underground Film Festival

Book APPEARENCE Kicks Film Premiere at 2023 Chicago Underground Film Fest The 30th edition of the Chicago Underground Film Festival concluded their short run on Sunday, September 17th with the World Premiere of the documentary “For Kicks,” directed by veteran filmmaker Sean Patrick Fahey.  Semi-retired Chicago security guard Eugene Thomas reflects on his life, music, […]

Kicks Film Premiere in New York

Book APPEARENCE Kicks Film Premiere at 2023 Urban Action Network Showcase On November 11th, 2023, , Eugene Thomas, a legendary figure in the world of martial arts cinema, took center stage at the 11th Urban Action Showcase Expo & Film Festival. Eugene is the focus of Sean Fahey’s highly anticipated documentary, “For Kicks,” which made […]

About Eugene

Book APPEARENCE Eugene’s Blog My journey into the martial arts  started in 1975. I stayed for three months in Carbondale Southern Illinois SIU 1979 where I enrolled in Taiwan university to study Mandarin in order to get a student visa and to find a Martial arts teacher. I then returned to America and lived in […]

Eugene featured at outdoor screening in Moran Park

Book APPEARENCE Appearance: Grow Greater Englewood Moran Park Outdoor Films Eugene Thomas made a personal appearance at the Moran Park Outdoor films screening sponsored by Grow Greater Englewood, TIME 21:36 and Blacknuss Network.   Eugene Thomas screened action clips from the many martial arts films he appeared while living in Taiwan on Chicago’s South Side […]