However, Vince made his film debut in a softcore porn comedy, Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic ... Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing (WKA, North American & Canadian Cruiserweight Champion; Japanese Shoot Boxing Champion). ), a martial arts action film star, a producer, and a fight coordinator. His first accomplishment was that he played both Liu Kang and Shang Tsung in the video game that started a fad and 2 movies, Mortal ... Wushu, Tae Kwon Do, Shaolin & Praying Mantis Kung Fu, Lama Pai (Black Belt Hall of Fame entry; member of Professional Karate League & North American Karate Association), Actor | Imprisoned for ... boxer (The Lightweight and Welterweight Boxing Champion). At the time of her popularity, she was ... Tang Soo Do (6th Dan), Tae Kwon Do, Eagle Claw, Wushu, Northern Shaolin, Pai Lum (black belts in all disciplines; 5-time World Champion in Weapons & Forms; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Actor | 15 Ed O'Neil. Martial arts actors are as much look as skill, and cultivating that look is a full-time job. He is an actor, known for Platoon Leader (1988), American Ninja (1985) and Bachelor Party (1984). A powerful screen presence, Richard Norton wins the applause of international audiences with his engaging ability to play either the hero or the heavy. He is the son of Kay (Faust), an airline worker, and Glenn Matthew Tatum, who worked in construction. He held the title for ten years. At present we represent over 100 clients from different He attended Boston's Art-Oriented Emerson College in Massachusetts. He has three sisters, Kirsten, Lindsay, and Katelyn, and attended New Castle Baptist Academy. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. After finishing high school, he studied architectural design for four years and graduated in Bern. He has been married to Brooke Theiss since June 18, 1994. The 20 Greatest Action Heroes Of All Time. Brother to Shannon Lee. American Ninja 4: The Annihilation. Kariim's early interest in the martial arts led him to an acting career. Dolph Lundgren was born as Hans Lundgren in Stockholm, Sweden, to Sigrid Birgitta (Tjerneld), a language teacher, and Karl Johan Hugo Lundgren, an engineer and economist for the Swedish government. In 1968, his family moved to New York. Ray Park He has since been one of the USA’s top Martial Arts actors and has been in TV shows, small films and even larger scale films, including X-Men, playing Toad. Top 10 Martial Arts Actors Martial arts films have been a part of Eastern culture for a long time. stage in 2006, and shortly after won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship in 2008, setting high standards through his powerful kicks, skillful strikes, and well-timed take-downs. Lorenzo Fernando Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of actors Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas. His father was a successful surgeon with his own surgery practice. Shou is another one of the top martial arts actors out there and was quite popular in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, often playing supporting roles in American films. He wanted to play football in high school, but his mother wouldn't let ... David Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine, and his wife, Ardanelle Abigail (McCool). He is an actor, known for Eternal Fist (1992), Blood Ring (1991) and Blood Ring 2 (1995). is officially one of the fastest kickers in the world, with a hook kick clocking 118 MPH, Actor | In a career which spanned 4 decades, he won 11 world kick-boxing championships, among them the WKA, STAR, WKC, PKO Lightheavyweight ... Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." He is a World-Class Martial Artist known for his beautiful kicks and incredible forms, and is a many-time Grand Champion of the tournament circuit. Jet Li born Li Lian Jie in Beijing, China. RELATED: 10 Best Martial Arts-Fueled Movies For Everyone. 6 Hollywood Actors with SERIOUS Martial Arts Skills Movies & Shows Hollywood has churned out some amazing action films, but through the wire work, CGI, fast-paced editing, and special effects, it’s hard to know which actors are just going through the motions and which actually have some skills to back it up. Growing up in Bedford Stuyvesant, the middle child of ten, his seven brothers showed great ability in basketball, while Kariim showed no interest, ... Tae Kwon Do (7th Dan), Kemet-Jitsu (co-founder), Actor | He also starred in Missing in Action (1984) and its sequels, Firewalker (1986) and Sidekicks (1992). Bruce Lee. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was ... Shotokan Karate (2nd degree black belt), Kickboxing (European PKA Middleweight Champion; member of Belgium National Team; record: 18-1), Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, Full-contact karate. This U.S.-Viet Namese champion, actor, producer and ... Sanshou Kickboxer (Black sash), (7-time US Open International & National Champion; record: 17-0), Kickboxing (IKF Champion; record: 22-0), Mixed Martial Arts (Strikeforce Middleweight Champion; record: 7-1), Wushu (former captain of US National Team), Tae Kwon Do (First degree black belt), Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Blue belt), Wrestling, Judo, Kuntao, Sambo. Her mother is Prasita Vismitananda and her father, Pawadol Borirak, was a businessman who died when his daughter was 17, she has an older brother, Nantapong "Jeed" Vismitananda. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, was a kung fu master and his father, Kylster Yen, a newspaper editor and amateur musician. Enjoying "extreme" sports to the max, Cobb launched... Boxer, full contact kickboxing, Karate (Black belt). They have two children. In his teens,... Wushu (Chinese National Champion; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry), Li is a master of several styles of wushu, Changquan (Northern Longfist Style), Fanziquan (Tumbling fist), Baguazhang (Eight trigram palm), Taijiquan (Supreme ultimate fist), Xingyiquan (Shape intent fist), Zuiquan (Drunken fist), Yingzhaoquan (Eagle claw fist), Tanglangquan (Praying mantis fist), Sanjiegun (Three section staff), Gun, Dao (Broadsword), Jian (Straight sword), Tai Chi. The first "Best of ... Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. Kariim Ratcliff was born in Brooklyn, New York to Levester and Ida Ratcliff. Wesley Trent Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida, to Marian (Long), a teacher's assistant, and SMSGT Wesley Rudolph Snipes, an aircraft engineer. The martial art was Choi Li Fut. At a young age, Daniels started to train in the martial arts. Lateef Crowder was born on November 23, 1977 in San Jose, California, USA as Lateef Crowder Dos Santos. co-creator Xtreme Martial Arts. ... Karate Shotokan, Kempo, Tai Chi and Aikido Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Iaido, Wing Chun, Judo, Jujitsu. He was an insecure, fearful and bullied kid. Rick Yune was born on August 22, 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Richard Yun. At a young age, Daniels started to train in the martial arts. He has ... Jujitsu, Hapkido, Kendo (black belts in all styles), Capoeira. At the age of 15 his formal martial arts training started. Vince Murdocco gained fame in the kickboxing world when he was the North American Cruiserweight Champion. She is mainly of Thai descent with some ... A blond-haired, fair-complexioned actor with a toothy grin and capable of an unsettling glint in his eyes, Gary Busey was born in Goose Creek, Texas, and was raised in Oklahoma. Randy Couture is a collegiate wrestler and fighter turned actor from Everett, Washington. By Karl Smallwood / March 14, 2017 12:28 pm EST / Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 3:01 pm EST. Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality. The enigmatic ... Scott Edward Adkins was born on June 17, 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England, into a family that for generations were butchers. Martial arts films contain many characters who are martial artists and these roles are often played by actors who are real martial artists. order of the list is not only because of the martial arts skills. Kickboxing, Shorin-Ryu Karate (10th Dan; WPKC World Heavyweight Champion; US National Black Belt Kata & Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion; record: 14-4), Jeet Kune Do Born in Japan, Hwang's family moved back to their native Korea, where at the age of 14, Hwang began taking the national martial art of... Yasuaki Kurata was born on March 20, 1946 in Ibaraki, Japan. Martial arts actors you don't know about but should. The martial arts depicted in The Karate Kid must be attributed to Grandmaster Pat E. Johnson. In his early 20s Jason won numerous martial arts championships and became the first American to ... Sanshou (Unified Super-Middleweight Sanshou Champion; Kung Fu Hall of Fame entry), Wushu (Beijing Free Fighting Champion). His history in boxing helped him quickly pick up martial arts movements while rehearsing. Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor, a martial arts artist, a former World Light-heavyweight Kickboxing Champion (P.K.A. His mother was a professional wrestler and his father a professional boxer, with all of his siblings black belts. Was World Karate Champion and US National Karate Champion for 3 consecutive years. Mike Chat as his friends call him, represents a new wave of Kung Fu, with over 14 years of experience, combining Okinawan Shorei-Ryu as a 4th degree black belt, Tae Kwon Do, Chinese Wushu, Kickboxing, yoga, ballet, dance and acrobatics. Jerry Trimble was born in Newport, Kentucky. 466 Rated: 3. She first made a name as an action actress in Hong Kong before going on to wow audiences in her home turf. Rated - Custom. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and … When Donnie was just two years old, the family moved to Hong Kong and then, when he was 11, to Boston, Massachusetts.There, Master Bow-sim ... Mark Dacascos is an actor, director, martial artist, and television personality. He studied Martial Arts and ... Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Yee Chuen Tao (Black Belt Hall of Fame entry). Along with his elder brother Craig, he was raised by their parents, John and Janet (Sanders) Adkins, in a loving middle-class family. He is a world class Martial art expert with a 9th degree black belt in Red Dragon Karate and over 35 years of experience. Born Charles Kalani, he was a successful wrestler and served for over ... Former Heavyweight boxing contender Randall "Tex" Cobb has had 3 highly colorful careers; kickboxer, pro boxer, and movie actor. His father's name is Jay, mother's name is Kim and he has one older sister, Kelsie. She didn't speak coherently until ... 4th dan black belt in Judo (First U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008), boxing, Mixed martial arts (She is the first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion). Muscular African American sports star, actor, media identity and inventor of the phenomenally popular "Tae Bo" fitness system, derived from his extensive martial arts training. He has been married to Lisa Reyes since November 11, 2009. Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice for many years.This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ... Wun Hop Kuen (2-time Long Beach International Champion), Chin Na, Shui Jao, Capoeira, Karate (2-time Hamburg Champion), Kung Fu ( Italian & European Kung Fu). Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Inspired by Bruce Lees films and other action movies such as Star Wars, he dreamed of being a movie actor and would show up to his Judo class at the drama hall early to watch... Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, boxing. He continued making short films into his late teens. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. Later he became know as Chinese Hercules after becoming Mr. Hong Kong bodybuilding champion. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman ... Mixed Martial Arts, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Whether seen on the big screen or small, playing the good guy or the bad, Mark has been making audience stand up and take notice for many years.This May, Mark will be seen in highly anticipated film John Wick: Chapter ... Phillip Rhee is a master martial artist, actor and filmmaker best known for creating the "BEST of the BEST" film franchise with his producing partner and mentor Peter E. Strauss (Former Chairman of Lions Gate) and Frank Giustra, a Canadian Billionaire and founder of Lions Gate. Gerald is a designer of various types of weaponry that have been featured in... San Doo (5th Dan), Judo, Kendo, Aikido, Tae Kwon Do, Actor | Bas Rutten is a world-renowned mixed martial artist who has also made a name for himself outside the ring as an actor, host, and television personality.As an actor Rutten can be seen co-starring in the Kevin James feature film Here Comes the Boom (2012) for Columbia Pictures. White ... Kyokushin, Goju-Ryu & Shotokan Karate (3rd Dan), Kobudo, Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Wushu (black belts in all styles; 26 titles including US Open and North American Open), Jujutsu. Taimak was born on June 27, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Taimak Guarriello. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants, and his mother had English, German, and distant Irish and Dutch, ancestry. He soon made the transition from kickboxing to film, like many world champions back in the 1990s. He was an executive ... Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. More specifically, how did these Martial Arts actors become so skilled and powerful at what they do, which path did they take – what style? At... Tae Kwon Do (2nd dan; ATA World & Texas State champion; 80-time ATA regional Gold medalist), Bagua Zhang, Tai Chi, Wushu (Extreme Martial Arts: Traditional Forms, Traditional Weapons, Sparring, X-Treme Forms, and X-Treme Weapons). Mike was inducted in the World martial Arts Hall of Fame in ... Shorei-Ryu Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Wushu, Kickboxing (ISKA, WAKO, NASKA & US Grand Open Champion in Weapons & Forms; Black Belt & World Martial Arts Hall of Fame entry) With her being a military child, she has constantly moved around every few years with her family until finally settling in Los Angeles, California. His parents put him on to Judo, to gain self confidence, and from there he became interested in Karate at the same school. 7.8. Michael Benardo started his martial arts training at the age of 8. He made his feature film debut as an actor at the age ... After graduating from Beverly Hills High School in 1980, while attending college Loren Avedon signed up at the Jun Chong Tae Kwon Do Karate school in Los Angeles. Many martial arts actors also come from a dance background instead of a fighting one. Karen recently appeared on "Criminal Minds" with ... Kajukenbo, Wun Hop Kuen (US Open Karate Grand Champion; US Black Belt Forms Champion; Black Belt Hall of Fame entry; WKC Gold medalist). He also began to nurture a love for martial arts from the age of seven, when his father's fondness ... Northern Shaolin (Great Britain's Martial Arts National Champion), Wushu ('95 World Championships 2nd place winner; member of British National Team), Kickboxing Rati Tsiteladze was born in post-Soviet Georgia. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar ... Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Jujitsu (black belts in all styles), Kickboxing, Wushu, Krav Maga, Ninjutsu, Karate, Capoeira, Jeet Kune Do, Gymnastics. Iko himself has been learning silat since he was 10 years old. From his humble beginnings of watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Matt Mullins has risen to become world renown in martial arts, and as a star in the CW4Kids show "Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight".With 5 martial art world titles in hand, Matt moved from Naperville, IL to Hollywood and quickly began ... Shōrei-Ryū Karate (4th Dan; 5-time WKA World Champion). David Bradley was born in Plano, Texas on October 2, 1953. In 1980 he went to China and he trained for 5 hours a day and entered the competition circuit in 1983. Known for his powerful and deadly kicks on screen as well as off, Hwang has a reputation as the Lord of the Superkickers. He is known for his work on Tekken (2010), Wonder Woman (2017) and Furious 7 (2015). After completing his studies, Daniel moved to ... Born in Hong Kong, Sammo Hung's acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial arts and dance as a child at the China Drama Academy, and he received acclaim for his performance with a troupe called "The Seven Little Fortunes." won the first "official" martial arts tournament; upon victory. Entertainment Weekly declared ... Tae Kwon Do (3rd Dan), Karate (2nd Dan) (black belt at Age 13). A native of South Florida, Wilson began fighting in the late 1970s. He, and younger sister Makena, were raised in a well-mannered, Roman Catholic household in Hudsonville, Michigan. They have three children. He is well known to the fans of low budget and martial arts films.Prior to films, Bradley worked as a car salesman on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles and practiced such martial arts as Shotokan Karate, Chinese Kempo, Tai Chi and Aikido. Stephen Chow was the only boy of his family, and has grown up as a Bruce Lee fan and a martial arts addict. Donnie Yen was born in Guangzhou, China. He is a graduate of ... Mixed Martial Arts (6-time UFC Champion; record: 19-11) (three-time UFC Heavyweight Champion, two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion), Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling (Black belt), Greco-Roman WrestlingA 3-time alternate for the American Olympic wrestling team Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. At that time, everybody practiced Kung Fu. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was ... Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ... Jet Li born Li Lian Jie in Beijing, China. Scott attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar ... Don "The Dragon" Wilson is considered the greatest kick-boxing champion in the sport's history. Raised by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, on Chicago's South Side, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school. Born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. Bolo Yeung was born in China. We start with an actor who is proficient in a number of different martial arts styles, and has showcased those skills in a number of films. Iko Uwais was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Maisyaroh and Mustapha Kamaluddin. We are represented in several countries and cities with contact persons. In six months he began teaching the art. Originally trained as a dancer, Cheng’s transformation into an action star saw her play expert martial arts and sword fighters in television and film productions throughout the 60’s and 70’s. When Russell was ... Tae Kwon Do, Shoji-Ryu Karate, Fu Jow Pai ... Tang Soo Do (1st Dan), Escrima, Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai, Aikido, Judo. founder of the AKKS karate organization, currently operating 50 schools internationally. He did however, excel in all sports his young friends were playing; ... Tae Kwon Do (7th Dan; Black Belt & Tae Kwon Do Hall of Fame entry). She is known for her work on Gallowwalkers (2012), Death Race 2 (2010) and Hardcore Henry (2015). Because of his impressively muscular ... Eric started his training with his father after dinner. They have three children. It's not only the male celebrities who are into martial arts, one female star that has been studying martial arts for years is Jessica Biel. His ... Born in Hong Kong in 1948, 'Bruce' Leung Siu-Lung was the eldest of twelve brothers (which included stuntman/martial arts actor/action choreographer 'Tony' Leung Siu-Hung) and he obtained his martial arts training from his father at the Cantonese Opera. Phillip Rhee is a master martial artist, actor and filmmaker best known for creating the "BEST of the BEST" film franchise with his producing partner and mentor Peter E. Strauss (Former Chairman of Lions Gate) and Frank Giustra, a … His father was Argentinian and his mother was American, of Norwegian descent. Blue-eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading actor father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and a journalist mother, Sabine Litique. CelebHeights with 18 of the Greatest Martial Arts Actors, ranked by Height. He is of English, German, Dutch, and ... Karate (Junior Black Belt Forms & Weapons champion) Xtreme Martial Arts (Black belt by the age of eight, and winning several junior world championships). is of Scottish and Japanese ancestry. The ascendant star took up his native Indonesian martial art pencak silat aged 10. He ... Karate (7th Dan; 5-time International Forms & Weapons Champion; AKKF Hall of Fame entry). He won an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the film The Last King of Scotland (2006), and has also won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA. Move to Los Angeles, New York or Hong Kong. It was shot with a super-8 camera his mother bought him. Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. He is an actor and producer, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), The Rundown (2003) and Red Sonja (1985). Actor | Logan Rissa Kilar began martial arts at the age of 5. Wincott was also the star of several martial arts films in the 1990s. Internationally recognized for his role as Duncan Macleod, in Highlander-The Series", Adrian has also produced and... Kung Fu forms choy La Fut and Hung Gar, Tae-Kwon-Do, Wing Chun, and boxing; Has also done extensive sword training with the Japanese Katana. Karate Illustrated noted that, "Simon Rhee has the ... 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