As seen and reviewed in FHM, Empire and Combat Magazines.
ISBN 0-9536401-0-8

The Guide To Becoming A British Stuntperson

For the first time ever - the definitive career guide to becoming a British Stunt Performer. If you've ever come out of a movie believing a man can drive a motorbike through a plate glass window and jump a helicopter, you've witnessed highly skilled craftsmen at work.

If the idea of joining their ranks tantalizes your imagination, this book gives you an expert advice on how to achieve your goal. British stuntmen and women are the most highly sought after in the business,,but qualifications are stringent and competition is fierce. If you are an aspiring stunt performer and want to get into the action movie industry, this book will save you time, money and frustration. Remember, all action heroes have to start somewhere....read this for the real deal.

"So you've seen the films and it all looks so easy. You could be forgiven for thinking that being a stuntperson is not a bad living for throwing yourself around.
Hopefully after you've read this manual you'll be much the wiser and making the right decisions."
Alasdair Montieth

About the Author

Alasdair Montieth has been involved in the martial arts since 1980, and trains regularly in both China and Malaysia. He founded the British Institute for Chinese Martial Arts in 1994. Alasdair is a BGA Class 4 Men's Gymnastics Coach. In 1991 he attained gold and silver medals in the Chin Woo Wushu World Championships in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, the following year attaining the silver medal in China. In 1994 he traveled to Beijing and competed in the Beijing Wushu Institute's International Competition, winning silver and bronze medals. In 1995 he represented Great Britain in the 3rd World Wushu Championships in Baltimore, USA. Alasdair has recently been selected for the WKA British Team and is regular columnist for Combat Magazine.

Alasdair qualified as a Men's Gymnastics Coach at the Hillingdon School of Gymnastics in South Ruislip. The school is also home to the Big Top Stunts and Action Centre, which specialises in training stunt people in tight rope, gymnastics, high falling, trapeze and associated skills. Over the six years Alasdair spent at Hillingdon he met and trained many would-be and established stunt performers, working under the guidance of Perry Davey and Mike Swallow. As well as being stunt co-ordinators they have appeared on television and in films countless times.