10 of these fighters in the movie

Billy Blanks
Sports: In 1975, he won his first title «Amateur Athletic Union Champion». Later he won it five times, seven times won the World turniry.Byl entered the Hall of Fame black belt in 1982. In addition, Blanks is a black belt 7th degree in taekwondo and other martial arts to five zones. The creator of a special kind of fitness - tai-bo.
Movie: The Last Boy Scout, Kiss the Girls, AWOL.





Chuck Norris
Sports: In the period from 1964 to 1974, Chuck Norris had 195 fights. 183 of them won, two lost and 10 ended without any announcement of the result, or draw. Norris won 30 tournaments and was 6 times world champion in karate middleweight champion (World Professional Middle Weight Karate Champion).
Movie: Way of the Dragon, The Expendables 2, Cool Walker.



Don "The Dragon" Wilson
Sports: In 1979, Wilson won the championship PKA (Professional Karate Association and Professional Karate Association). A year later, he has become a champion of the world by WCA (World Karate Association and World Karate Association). Over the next 11 years, he has won the title 10 times in three weight classes and versions of the five organizations.
Movies: Say something, bloody fist, Fire ring.



Bruce Lee
Sports: Bruce began his career in the world of martial arts at an early age. First, he trained for Tai Chi, after in-Chun- Vin is an ancient form of kung fu, which goes back to the Shaolin temple in which the main thing was the speed and reflexes and brute force is relegated to the background. That's where Bruce has got phenomenal speed punches. Later, Bruce Lee developed his own system of keeping boya- JKD. Unfortunately, there is no record of fighting Bruce in real tournaments.
Movie: Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, Big Boss.



Jean-Claude Van Damme
Sports: With 12 years doing karate in 1976 he became a member of the Belgian national team in karate, and March 8, 1980 was the European champion in karate, knocking out German Dietrich Targillza.
Movie: Bloodsport, Kickboxer, The Expendables 2, Hard Target.



Jet Li
Sports: After a few stages of the selection, in 1972, he came to the National Wushu Championships and won them the prize of "Best Master". In 1974, China held a new stage of selection among athletes of wushu, selects the best of the best. The result was formed the national team of Wushu, which included 30 people, including Lee. Team was assigned to represent China in the United States. Returning home, Lee took part in the first National Wushu Championship among juniors (1974). He won first place in the all-around and complexes with a sword tao. Lee began to train the best martial artists in China. In 1975, at age 12, Lee sent to the qualifying tournament for the third national championship on wushu. He won once in five out of five disciplines. In the same year, Li won four gold medals at the third championship in Beijing (all-around, without weapons complex, a complex with a spear and a complex with a sword tao) .In 1977 National Wushu competitions Lee took first place in the complex with a sword tao and it was inaccessible among the followers of the style "long fist". In 1978, Lee was again the gold medal (all-round, the complex without weapons complex with a sword and broadsword). In 1979, on the Fourth Chinese Wushu Championships she won the all-around-style "long fist" without weapons complex, a complex with a sword tao and demonstration matches.
Movie: Hero, Fearless, Ocean Paradise, Kiss of the Dragon, Lethal Weapon 4.



Dolph Lundgren
Sports: With 14 years in kёkushinkay karate and even a little studied with the founder of the style - Masatutsu Oyama. At various tournaments he played in the Open category was European Champion in 1980 and 1981, in 1982 won the Australian Karate kёkushinkay. He took part in the open stark Japan Karate Championship. Later I became interested in kickboxing Dolph
Movie: Showdown in Little Tokyo, The Expendables 2, Rocky 4.



Tadeusz Kasyanov
Sports: With 15 years of professional sports - wrestling, running, fencing. The founder of unarmed combat. President of the Russian Federation of martial arts and traditional karate. Honored coach of Russia; He has prepared more than 40 masters of sport; author of over 10 scientific publications, including textbooks and manuals on the basics of martial arts. He was awarded a medal "For merits in the development of physical culture and sport", "Silver Cross" society "August 91", the medal.
Movie: In the area of ​​special attention, Pirates of the twentieth century



Mark Dacascos
Sports: Parents Mark - martial arts, known in the United States. His father was a teacher of El Dakoskos arts. He became the coach of Mark, who, starting from 7 years participated in more than 200 tournaments. In 1982 he won the European Championships and the Italian Kung-fu and karate lightweight champion two years in a row took the "gold" Karate Championship in Hamburg.
Movies: Only the strongest, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive Crying murderer, from the cradle to the grave



Cynthia Rothrock
Sports: At the age of 13 years beginning in the martial arts. Despite a slight increase (about 160 cm) has made significant progress. In the period 1981-1985. He participated and became the champion in the world championships in karate competitions in kata with weapons. Speaks 6th black belts in various forms of martial arts. Works as a commentator for martial arts competitions, conducts seminars on the practice of kung-fu.
Movie: angel-Keeper, Retribution, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.



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