Tell about yourself and your background! *
They say I am wild! After 28 years in life, I have finally agreed to that conclusion and I aim to live like that to the fullest. My passion is fighting which might go all the way back to my ancestors who were Vikings, though my martial art is Muay Thai. My name means defending warrior and protector of mankind, maybe what is why becoming a soldier was the easiest choice I ever made. I am from the land of the great story teller H.C. Andersen and indeed I desire to tell stories with happy endings. To live a happy life, I have an honest need of using my body in moves that takes all of my concentration to succeed. For me, Zen lies in the ensemble of focus, commitment and full body performance. The beauty of being in sync with another living being is what made me an equestrian. Despite being a beginner, I love to freestyle through snowboarding and skydiving. I grew up in the suburbs of Copenhagen. As a kid, my bedtime routine was to count bruises. To this day I still have a special kind of love for them. I am the kind of person who wakes up when others turn off. I laugh when others cry. My body is my everything and I consider myself to be an athlete in the shape of a stunt performer. Being able to use my energy in the form of sports is essential to me. I currently study at International Stunt Academy to become a versatile action actress. I am learning stunts and film fighting from Robert Follin and John Smith Kabashi. Linn Natassia teaches me instinctual acting. I also have lessons in parkour and entrepreneurship. The education includes courses in fire stunts, high fall and wirework. My unique talent is making horses corporate, since I have a deep and unexplainable understanding for receiving, interpreting and sending signals. I have been riding since the age of 7 to 20 years and recently picked it up again. When I was about 11 years old my teacher realized that I was a different kid. I neither cried when I fell off the horse nor got scared when the horse misbehaved. I was easy to give instructions and I always helped out in the stable. My teacher took me under his wing and let me tame partially savage or damaged horses. I lived for the moments where I could turn the situation from fighting the horse to becoming absolutely one with it and the horse would give me all of its attention, completely surrender and accept me as its leader. Due to wild rides on 1000 pounds animals, I have since the age of 15 known that adrenaline is one hell of a chemical. Now my boundaries have been pushed to the point where I rarely get rushed anymore, but the joy for high risks performance is indeed there. From the age of 15 to 19 years I also did thaiboxing, because somebody told me it was the hardest sport one could do. I trained at the local club where at the current WBC World Champion, Niclas R. Larsen, simultaneously was working out. Now I have picked up thaiboxing again and I am proud to call this guy my coach. I want to fight and it will be an honor to have him in my corner when I win. I was and still am known for kicking harder than men much bigger than me. What I have all day loved about thaiboxing is how I can use all of my power in every kick or punch over and over again. It is the burn in my thighs and my shins. It is the tactic, the freestyle and the mental game during sparring. Its the domination. If something can make me come back for more is the feeling of an insane workout that makes me want to quit and cough up your lungs. - But I have never quit anything. After high school I joined the military. I was in the squadron of light recognizance and the only woman in my unit. I was respected by my colleagues and known to be tough. I am a veteran. During my deployment to Afghanistan, I did personal protection. In Afghanistan I realized that what is special about me is that I am a woman with the status of a man. Besides sports I am amazed by the universe and have an undergraduate degree in physics. Though it was never taught at university, I have a feeling that love is the strongest force in the universe. I aim to live my life inspired by ideas of Nietzsche - “Live your life as if you had to relive to all eternity” and “be dynamite!”
What inspired you to become a stunt performer?
I realized that stunt was a thing when I watched Zoë Bell climb to the hood of a driving car in “Death Proof”. It tickled in my body because I wanted to try so too. Finding my true self is what made me realize that I should become a stunt performer. I am on a mission to be present and in love with my live for as long as possible every day. “Stunt” is the keyword to that ongoing mission. I want to use my body to impress the world. I want to do what others haven’t done before. F**k yeah! I want to be set on fire, jump off buildings and fight in all thinkable ways. I want to be a hero. I want to make an impact on the world by being true to what I want in life, follow my dream and letting my body tell great stories in movies. I left my sharp weapon in Afghanistan but while I in the future will have the time of my life as a professional action actress, I will at the same time still be fighting for world peace and gender equality by doing fascinating stunts that will move its audience and there by the world, by planting seeds in people's mind. The seed contains the idea, that every person within themselves holds the key to create their own happiness and freedom. To be honest it has also motivated me a lot to watch high budget movies where women are performing in a whole different league than men. I have come to this business to work my ass off every day. I want to train with and learn from the best. I want to contribute to a healthy competition within the stuntwomen community in order to higher the level to such an extinct that we someday can match the men. I think it is of a crucial matter for freedom worldwide that movies can actually reflect the modern woman who both have skills and feelings. My dream is to one day do a fight scene with Scott Adkins, Aurélia Agel and Katheryn Winnick. I love how they all are amazing and creative in the way they fight.
What is your greatest skill as a stunt performer, is there a stunt behind it?
Fighting! I absolutely love to do it and I can keep going for hours. My first stunt job was an MMA fight for a Swedish feature movie “Amina” (probably changing name to “Savage”. It’s in post-production now). I had so much fun shooting it. I was lit, I was on, I was in the zone complete enjoying my life. I have a Danish short movie coming up, where I also have an MMA fight. I have shadow boxed the choreography for that job over and over and I really enjoy every second of the rehearsals. Due to my four years as a soldier, I can also fight in the form of conventional warfare, close-quarter battle and urban warfare. I have been the gunner on the machine gun M2 Browning .50 cal and have some experience with the M60 E6 7.62 mm. My rifle was a Colt Canada C8 5.56 mm. Furthermore, I have experience with grenades, 40 mm grenade launchers and various types of 9 mm pistols. I have been the driver of the military vehicles of the type Humvee and MRAP and have been driving in terrain and with night vision. I can’t wait to implement those skills and get them on the big screen. In April I have a documentary being shown on Danish national TV. It's about how I become a bodyguard. Here I get to show some tactical first aid, shooting, driving and skills combined with decision-making in different scenarios where I have to react to a thread in order to protect my VIP.
What is the best part about being a stunt performer?
The best part about being a stunt performer is that it makes me feel alive. Working with stunts makes me fall in love with my life over and over again. - Simple as that.
Tell your all-time favorite stunt story!
Since I am brand new, I am short on stories. What I absolutely loved about my very first stunt job was the strong female inspiration that met me. Fatima Pinto was doubling the lead role in her biggest MMA fight. The first time I met Fatima was in the locker room. She was being so nice and friendly to me. She is a world champion in thaiboxing. To meet her boosted my desire for fighting for real. Fatima is 43 years old and she just had her first child, who was with her on set for that role (with Fatimas girlfriend), only 3 moths after she gave birth to him. The pregnancy was uncomplicated and the boy is adorable. As a woman who wants to live from my body it is of huge importance to me and my carrier to know that I can use my body to the fullest and still have a family whenever I want to. Thank you, Fatima! Let’s keep the inspiration of how to roll through life going.
What advice would you give other stunt performers?
I am so new in the game that I don’t give advices yet, but I will indeed love to take them. Feel free to spam my inbox with the recommendations of the best gyms to go to, persons to contact, courses to take, pages to sign up to or people to follow in order to improve my fighting, get into the stunt business and create a carrier.
Anything else you'd like to tell the community about?
I will be on a study trip to Hollywood with my school from 22nd of March to 10th of April 2022. I graduate from International Stunt Academy 10th of June 2022. From that day I’ll be ready to seize the day in all thinkable ways that includes stunts. Please don't hesitate to contact me!
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Instagram: @sascha_stork
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