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WHERE IT BEGAN
It Started with an I.S.D.S. Student
In 2006, I.S.D.S. student Jenne Lecock, also known as Shawn Lock, became interested in action and stunt work.
Sifu Patrick wanted to give him the opportunity to develop and demonstrate his abilities as a scriptwriter, director, actor and stuntman. Together, they decided to make a short movie called Snapshot.
They wrote the script, organised the casting, found a cameraman and shared the directing. Both also took acting roles in the project.
From Snapshot to the Film Industry
Together with Snapshot and a demo reel he created, Shawn Lock began making himself known.
He later left Belgium for Los Angeles, USA, where he found his way into the film industry.
His last project was Crossing Point.
CROSSING POINT
Official Trailer · 2016
HOW BAT GREW
Through Snapshot, new contacts were made and more Martial Arts students became involved. This led Sifu Patrick to bring a group together, which became the Belgian Action Team (BAT).
BAT developed as a way to bring Martial Arts experience into film projects, action scenes and stunt work.
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BEYOND BAT
Film Experience & International Connections
🎬 BELGIAN FILM EXPERIENCE
Sifu Patrick's Belgian film experience includes appearances in Mariken (2000), Loft (2008), The Old Man (2018) and Flying Thief (Beggars Mercy) (2018).
This experience also includes Snapshot (2007), made in co-production with Shawn Lock, and BAT's own production The Beach Dreamer (2020).
🌎 INTERNATIONAL FILM CONNECTIONS
His international Martial Arts training has also brought connections with the film world through the Inosanto Academy in Los Angeles, where Martial Arts knowledge is used for film fight preparation.
The Academy's students and instructors include people with extensive film and stunt experience such as Chad Stahelski, Jeff Imada, Burton Richardson, Mitchell Gould, Damon Caro and Guro/Sifu Dan Inosanto.
Sifu Patrick also mentions actors such as Matt Damon and Denzel Washington in connection with fight rehearsals at the Academy.