By Jae-Ha Kim
Chicago Sun-Times
August 2, 2001
Ho-Sung Pak went from portraying a Ninja Turtle to choreographing the kung fu segments for Madonna’s current tour. As co-owner of martial arts gym Pow! in the West Loop, Pak splits his time between L.A. and Chicago.
Working with Madonna was an enlightening experience. She’s not a martial artist, but she works very hard. She did each move a thousand times to get everything right.
Women should play hard to get and let the guys work a little.
Good sex is the greatest thing in the world. Why else do guys do the things they do?
I was 23 when I won the Triple Crown–the highest award for martial arts–got inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and finished shooting my first movie, ”Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II.”
I’m frightened of bugs! I’m very calm about everything else, but you just can’t ask a bug not to bite you.