Best of Instagram — Week of October 26 – November 1, 2026
Michelle C. Smith — plane control, not trick count
Posted by stunt performer and fight coordinator Michelle C. Smith on October 26, 2026. A bo staff Obi Ani run slowed down to show the staff holding one invisible plane through the whole pattern, driven from the hips and shoulders rather than the hands — the control that keeps a weapon reading clean on camera instead of wobbling off axis between beats.
Jefferson Lewis III — hits and falls from the action meetup
Posted by action designer Jefferson Lewis III on October 26, 2026. A short fight cut shot at an action meetup with performers DW Stunts, Newsome Stunts, Takashi, Paulo Moura and Augie Lodholz, with sound design pulled from Tony Jax.
Jefferson Lewis III — the before/after on a slow-motion fight
Posted by action designer Jefferson Lewis III on October 27, 2026. Same meetup, this time cut as a before-and-after so you can see the raw take beside the finished shot: what the camera caught against what the ramping and sound design do to a single exchange. Performers DW Stunts, Newsome Stunts and Takashi.
Stunts Unlimited — Brent Fletcher rolls it for “Marshals”
Posted by Stunts Unlimited on October 28, 2026, reposting member Brent Fletcher. A vehicle roll shot for the CBS series “Marshals,” with Fletcher crediting stunt coordinator Matt Taylor for the call.
Jaika Stunts — behind the scenes in Thailand
Posted by the Jaika Stunts team on October 30, 2026. A behind-the-scenes cut from a shoot run by Thai action director Kecha Khamphakdee, showing the setup work that sits between a gag on paper and the take that makes the cut.
Arnold Chon — hard contact in the room
Posted by fight coordinator and stunt performer Arnold Chon on October 29, 2026. A training-floor exchange with Oleg Prudius and Fatih Action, posted with a note about taking the contact down a notch — the calibration conversation every fight team has before the camera rolls.
Jefferson Lewis III — the South Africa crew cut
Posted by action designer Jefferson Lewis III on October 30, 2026. An action cut shot in South Africa with local performers Shaun Verth, Christiaan Visagie, Simphiwe GK, Luis, Rajaa Fullo, Adam Penton, Lunga, Johnny Luc, McRae and Pringle.
Jefferson Lewis III — the fight, and the settings that shot it
Posted by action designer Jefferson Lewis III on October 30, 2026. A short fight exchange with performers DW Stunts, Newsome Stunts and Takashi, sound design repurposed from Tony Jax; Lewis offers his equipment and camera-settings breakdown sheet to anyone who asks for it in the comments.
Jefferson Lewis III — a concept test, cut a year later
Posted by action designer Jefferson Lewis III on November 1, 2026. A fight exchange from a session he says was shot exactly a year ago to test out concepts, with performers Kungfu Danher, Bas Ackwards, Telila and GForce Stunts, sound design by Tony Jax, shot at Diamond Action Design.
