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Today's story about ten of these fighters who achieved fame and financial well-being, thanks to his martial arts skills.
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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, either a 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 world champion on the version of the GCA (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.
Movie: Say something, bloody fist, Fire ring.



Bruce Lee

Sports: Bruce began his career in the world of martial arts at an early age. He first trained on Tai Chi, after a Win-Chun- this ancient form of kung fu, which dates back more to the Shaolin temple in which the main thing was the speed and reflexes, and brute force is relegated to the background. It was there that 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, etc.



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 the German Dietrich Targillza.
Movie: Bloodsport, Kickboxer, The Expendables 2, Hard Target.



Jet Li

Sports: After several stages of selection, in 1972, he came to the national championship on wushu and won them the prize of "Best Master". In 1974, China held a new round of selection among athletes of wushu, selects the best of the best. As a result, was formed by the national team of Wushu, which included 30 people, including Lee. The team assigned to represent China in the United States. Returning home, Lee participated in the first National Wushu Championships Youth (1974). He won first place in the all-around with a sword and a set of 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 and 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 won first place in a complex with a sword tao and was inaccessible among the followers of the style "long fist." In 1978, Lee became the gold medal again (all-round, without weapons complex and complex with a sword tao). In 1979, on the Fourth Chinese Wushu Championships won the all-around, the style of "long fist", without weapons complex, together with dao sword fights and demonstrations.
Movie: The Hero, Fearless, Paradise Ocean, 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. Participated in the open championship absolute Japan Karate. Dolph later became interested in kickboxing
Movie: Showdown in Little Tokyo, The Expendables 2, Rocky 4.



Mark Dacascos

Sports: Parents Mark - martial artist, known in the United States. Father Al Dakoskos was a teacher of martial arts. He became a coach Mark, who, since 7 years participated in more than 200 tournaments. In 1982, he won the European Championships and the Italian Kung Fu and Karate lightweight title two years in a row took the "gold" Karate Championship in Hamburg.
Movie: Only the strongest, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Drive, Crying Freeman, from cradle to grave



Cynthia Rothrock

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



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 five zones. The creator of a special kind of fitness - tai-bo.
Movie: The Last Boy Scout, Kiss the Girls, AWOL.