Eric Oram
| Eric Oram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 47–48) United States |
| Residence | California |
| Style | Traditional Wing Chun (TWC) Kung Fu |
| Teacher(s) | William Cheung |
| Rank | Master |
| Notable students | Christian Bale,Jake Gyllenhaal,Robert Downey Jr. |
Eric Oram is an American Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner and fight choreographer who introduced a new way of filming fight scenes in the film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in which the actors fought with real strikes and attacks, which were then featured in slow motion at 500 frames per second in the final movie. He has trained well known actors in Wing Chun such as Christian Bale for Batman Begins,Jake Gyllenhaal, and in particular Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes as his personal on-set consultant in numerous movies. Oram has been credited for training Downey in Kung Fu since 2003. as a way to beat his drug addictions He wrote a moving letter to judge and California Governor Jerry Brown in support of Downey's pardon.
Oram is one of the leading authorities on Wing Chun kung fu. In 1980 his father sent him to train under William Cheung, the grandmaster of the Traditional Wing Chun lineage, who is a disciple of Ip Man. He started teaching at the age of 16, and over the last 25 years he taught Wing Chun to law enforcement, professional athletes, celebrities, and the general public. He has been a fight choreographer and stuntman for major Hollywood movies for Warner Bros. Pictures and Marvel Studios.
Oram has written numerous articles, and has been featured in, Wing Chun Illustrated, American Health and Fitness, Black Belt Magazine, Inside Kung Fu Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Men's Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Vanity Fair.
He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show alongside student Robert Downey Jr., whom he has been training since 2003. Oram has been instrumental in helping Downey overcome his drug addictions through Kung Fu training, He then became Downey's personal fight consultant on over a dozen films. Oram has stated in multiple interviews that the most dedicated student he has ever trained is Downey.
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