Empty Mind Films

We have eight full length film titles released: Chen Village; The Yoga Gurus, Warriors of China, Masters of Heaven & Earth, The Last Clan, The Zen Mind, The Empty Mind and our new release Talking With Buddha. All of these films are available on DVD for purchase from this website. Currently all our DVD’s are in standard video formats in widescreen. If we see demand we will issue BluRay High Definition versions. The DVD will play in most regions throughout the World. All our films have English sub-titles and/or English commentary. We ship worldwide.

Customer Comments and Reviews:

Writer-director Jon Braeley looks at the essence of traditional Japanese Zen in the beautifully produced coffee-table-book equivalent DVD, The Zen Mind. Braeley captures the intimate discipline of meditation, inc. Kekkafuza, Chosoku and the use of the Kyosaku (stick) – It offers a tantalizing glimpse of Zen. Highly recommended. The Video Librarian Magazine. June. 2006

If you practice tai chi or simply want to know more about it, get this DVD- Masters of Heaven and Earth. It’s not a how-to-do DVD but rather a documentary on this ancient martial art form. It’s shot in HD with an inspiring sound track. I’ve been training in the martial arts since 1965, which includes tai chi study. I highly recommend this high quality, well produced DVD. Loren Christensen, Oregon, USA. 10/05/2009

A thoughful, in-depth documentary – beautiful shakuhachi music, visits to major Zen locations, interviews with masters…an excellent tour through Japanese Zen. I am very pleased with this DVD. Adrian Bain, United Kingdom. 05/27/2007

Jon Brailey has yet again done a terrific job with The Empty Mind in bringing the philosophical and psycological side of the far east to us in this terrific film showcasing some of the top masters of the martial arts. Names like Ueshiba, Kanazawa, Okazaki and many more show the art the way it is meant to be practised. Hats off to yet another fabulous film I enjoyed from the beginning to the end. Don Warrener, Hollywood, California. 09/27/2007

This is a great film with insight and no insight. It’s The Empty Mind. Masters thoughts and views are priceless. Jonathan Black "Dragon Chef", Sonoma Co. USA. 05/12/2008

Just to let you know my four films ordered recently from you have arrived. I have watched the film The Zen Mind. Great film please keep up the good work. It has always been difficult to obtain documentaries from these parts of the world. So thank you for making the effort. Kind regards John Neal, Swindon, United Kingdom. 12/3/2008

I’ve always been intrigued by Asian culture and it wasn’t until I discovered your films on YouTube that I really wanted to  study more. Now I have all your dvds and I am trying to plan a trip to China to study. I know you must get these types of emails a lot but i wanted to let you know that you inspired me to learn and study Asian culture so thank you. Thank you again for the inspiration. Sincerely, Robert Bell, Chicago, USA. 11/29/2008

Yesterday, I received The Empty Mind and The Zen Mind. Extraordinary films.  I like empty mind, because the philosophy of martial arts is not really known to me. Congratulations and looking forward for other work (although I will not be tired with these films for a while). Timothy Begijn, Belgium. 08/06/2007

I saw The Empty Mind and I was very impressed.  It was excellent. Gene Ching, Ass. Publisher, Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine. 12/04/2008

I want to thank Empty Mind Films for your efforts in spreading the culture of martial arts through your DVDs. I bought Masters of Heaven & Earth – a great DVD about Tai Chi. I saw this many times with some friends of mine and my Chinese teacher of Tai Chi Chuan. Good Job! Constantino, Italy. 07/30/2009

Thank you for your prompy action. Your efforts to rectify a problem and to satisfy a customer is much appreciated. I will not hesitate to order from you again or refer you to friends in the future. Stephen Lee, Ottowa, Canada 01/08/2010

What a find! I am thinking of visiting Chen Village next year and when I found this video, I had to get it. It gives a nice introduction to the history of the village and the interviews were good. Msn Yin Yang, 11/11/2009

I thank you for your quick response. I am looking forward to watching the DVD. As an aside, I think the movies you produce are excellent, both in the quality of the product and the presentation of the complex subject matter. Erik Pihl, Sacremento, CA 02/11/2010

Really good job done in this movie, Masters of Heaven and Earth. Interesting images and development, and a discover of inside China by and around the Tai chi Chuan. This film is not a learning method, but a kind of spiritual and cultural travel between different frames and minds of internals martials arts. Now, I would like to discover others movies from Empty Minds Films.Icebergg, Bagnolet, France 09/11/2009