Robert Pattinson Taught to Fight by Vancouver Martial Arts Pro

Throughout the filming of Eclipse, we all heard references, from various stars, to the fight training that was going on among the cast in preparation for the climactic ending of the penultimate novel/movie of the fantastic Twilight Saga. This training was conducted in Vancover by local trainer Nathan Mellalieu, and he had the pleasure of working with our own Robert Pattinson. According to Mellalieu, the feeling was mutual as far as Rob was concerned because he loved the martial arts stuff, and he was quite talented at that. Mellalieu says that Rob has got really great hand speed.

To find out more about the Vampire fight training, read the report below.

VANCOUVER – Vampires and werewolves have different fitness needs, says local trainer Nathan Mellalieu.

“Vampires are designed to be elegant, I think,” says Mellalieu, owner of Studeo 55, where he says he and his staff worked out about 15 of the cast of Eclipse, the latest in the Twilight series to be filmed in Vancouver.

The second film in the teenage vampire saga, New Moon, opens in theatres on Thursday.

“Werewolves are a little more rugged,” Mellalieu says. “They’re a little brawnier, a little bit bigger, a little more raw.”

In addition to getting characters looking buff — including Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson,) Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) and Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) — it was important to get them ready for action, he says. (more)

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