Matt Damon Learning Horse Archery In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2015 8:01 AM
Hungary’s Lajos Kassai is teaching actor Matt Damon the art of equestrian archery as the star prepares for a role in the Hollywood movie The Great Wall. Kassai, 54, wrote on Facebook that he had been asked to teach Damon horse archery skills and to help in choreographing action scenes.
Archery practice began on the ground but Damon learned so quickly that they soon converted to horseback, he said.
The film is being shot in China and will probably have its US premiere in November 2016.
Kassai formulated the rules of the modern sport of horse archery and is yet to lose a competition.
He was awarded the Order of Merit Officer Cross by President Ferenc Mádl on August 20, 2003 for promoting equestrian archery in the world.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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