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4 unusual facts about Paul Maslak


Paul Maslak

producer Ng See-yuen to work as casting director on the martial arts film, No Retreat, No Surrender, for which he helped "discover" Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, Ernie Reyes, Jr. and Cynthia Rothrock.

In total, Maslak produced 12 motion pictures including: The Right Temptation with Kiefer Sutherland, Primary Suspect with William Baldwin and Kiss Toledo Goodbye with Christopher Walken.

Maslak served as the first ratings commissioner for both the WKA and KICK, then two of the sport’s three major sanctioning bodies.

STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings

The STAR ratings began in early 1980 as part of a coordinated initiative by "Inside Kung-Fu" editor Paul Maslak, with newsstand rival "Karate Illustrated" editor Renardo Barden, to minimize injuries on the nation’s weekend tournament karate circuit.



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