Nicholas Hill
Nico Hill is an actor.Hai Yu
Hai Yu is an actor.Danielli Yuri
Danielli Yuri-Barbosa (born January 3, 1984) is a judoka from Brazil.Antti Korhonen
Samy Schiavo
Samy Schiavo (born December 24, 1975 in Avignon) is a retired French mixed martial artist and taekwondo fighter. Schiavo has previously fought in Cage Rage and the UFC. Schiavo signed with the UFC early in 2008 and made his debut at UFN 13 losing to Clay Guida by TKO late in round 1. Schiavo fought for the second time in the octagon at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England against Per Eklund. Despite winning the first two rounds thanks to his stand up, Schiavo lost the fight by submission after he tapped out to a rear-naked choke in round 3. Following the loss he was released by the UFC. Schiavo seeks a return to competition in February 2013 at Cage Contender XVI in Dublin, Ireland where he is expected to make his bantamweight debut against Northern Ireland's Steve McCombe. The fight was cancelled after Schiavo suffered inner ear disease. Shortly after he announced his definitive retirement from competition and his desire to focus on his academy and his students. In October 2013, Schiavo received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt from the hands of UFC fighter and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Renee Forte.Dave Camarillo
Dave Camarillo is a martial artist and an instructor.Adriano Martins
Adriano Martins is a Brazilian mixed martial artist competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2004, he has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and DREAM.Im Se-ho
Im Se-ho is an actor and martial artist.William C. C. Chen
William Chi-Cheng Chen is a Grandmaster of Yang-style t'ai chi ch'uan that currently lives in the US. His school is in New York City and he has hundreds of students around the world. He was born in 1933 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. A US Passport error has his year of birth as 1935. After his family moved to Taiwan, he began studying t'ai chi ch'uan under the tutelage of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing who was a childhood friend of William C. C. Chen's father. His skill, aptitude and language skills helped him become one of Prof. Cheng Man-ch'ing's favorite disciples. Not only was he an extraordinary student but he also helped as his teachers' translator. Through this he acquired a lot of knowledge from his teacher and insight from fellow students.Johnnie Guy
Johnnie Guy is an actor, musician and martial artist.Yūji Nashiro
Yuji Nashiro is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the welterweight division.- Selina Lo is a British Asian actress and title-winning martial artist. Having trained at Paul McCartney's prestigious LIPA Academy and Sylvia Young Theatre School, she is also an accomplished dancer, singer and pianist. She played the role of Tsukai in the movie “The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption”, which was released in January 2012.
John Salvitti
John Salvitti is an actor, stunt performer, martial artist and an action choreographer.- Dale Jacoby is a martial artist and actor.
Pan Qingfu
Pan Qingfu (潘清福), also known as Grandmaster Pan, was a Chinese martial artist.Grandmaster Pan's awards include a Hall of Fame award from the United International Kung Fu Federation, a Hall of Fame Award from the World Christian Martial Arts Federation, the International Legend Hall of Fame award from the USA Wushu Kung Fu Federation and a Hall of Fame Award from Black Belt magazine. He was the Honorary President of the United Wushu Federation of Canada. In 2002, he was honored with a special ceremony where he became the only person ever conferred with a Level 10 degree, from the Confederation of Canadian Wushu Organizations, an organization that only has 9 levels. Grandmaster Pan won the Chinese national Kung-Fu championships multiple times, and served as a coach at the Shenyang Physical Education Institute. In the mid-1960s, Pan was recruited by the Chinese government to capture Triad leaders, eventually capturing 23, and earning the name "Gangbuster". He also worked as an instructor for the Beijing Police and the Chinese Special Forces.He appeared in several films, including Shaolin Temple (1982, Jet Li's first starring film), and a role as himself in Iron & Silk (1990) and Talons of the Eagle (1992). Grand Master Pan died on 29 June 2017 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.Shindo Ki Rodriguez
Shindo Ki Rodriguez is an actor, martial artist and independent author.Rico Chiapparelli
Rico Chiapparelli (Baltimore, Maryland) is an American former amateur wrestler and mixed martial arts trainer. Known as the "Baltimore Butcher," he was Junior National champion as a senior in high school, he then was a standout wrestler for the University of Iowa, where he was an NCAA national champion in 1987 at 177 lbs. After college, he went on to win a USA senior freestyle championship in 1989 at 180.5 lbs.He would make himself famous in MMA by founding the team Real American Wrestling. Currently, Chiapparelli is a mixed martial arts, submission wrestling, and wrestling instructor.Reza Madadi
Reza Madadi (Persian: رضا مددی, born June 20, 1978 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Persian Iranian-Swedish mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist from 2006 to 2019, Madadi is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Mok Kwai-lan
Mok Kwai-lan (simplified Chinese: 莫桂兰; traditional Chinese: 莫桂蘭; Wade–Giles: Mo Kuei-lan; Jyutping: Mok6 gwai3 laan4; October 15, 1892 – November 3, 1982) was the fourth spouse of Lingnan martial arts grandmaster Wong Fei-hung.Zara Phythian
Zara Phythian is an actress.César Carneiro
César Carneiro is an actor and martial artist.Eyal Yanilov
Eyal Yanilov (born 30 May 1959) is an Israeli Krav Maga instructor and currently Chief Instructor of Krav Maga Global. He was a co-founder and Chief Instructor of the International Krav Maga Federation from 1996 to 2010.Winston Ellis
Winston Ellis is an actor and martial artist.A.J. Verel
A.J. Verel (born March 2, ?) is an American kickboxer, martial artist, actor, stuntman and inductee into the Pro Martial Arts/MMA Hall of Fame. Verel is a former Light Heavyweight & Middleweight sport karate and kickboxing Champion. In 1992 he won the World Kickboxing Association's (WKA) Middleweight title. Verel holds black belts in five different martial arts and as co-captain of the U.S. National Martial Arts and N.A.C.K. (North American Champions Karate) Demonstration Teams won two gold medals. Verel returned to the Original Toughman Contest in 2000 as the shows referee for the FOX televised reality show titled Toughman Contest Championship Series which ran for five seasons on the FX Network. Verel is active working on and appearing in movies, training fighters and producing televised events. Verel is the Chairman for the Official "Pro Martial Arts Hall of Fame & Museum" Chartered by New York States Education Department. In June 2010 Verel was named the United States Delegate for the 'World Kickboxing League" (WKL) for all Ring Sports along with Ambassadors Rick "The Jet" Rufus and Don "The Dragon" Wilson.David Fultz
David Fultz is an actor, musician, martial artist and sports instructor.- Jake Ryan is an actor.
Kim Penn
Kim Penn is an actress and a martial artist.Michael Miller
Michael Miller is an actor.Jerry Poteet
Jerry Poteet (November 29, 1936 – January 15, 2012) was an American martial arts instructor, recognized for his teachings in the art of Jeet Kune Do as an original Bruce Lee student.Hu Jian Qiang
Hu Jian Qiang is an actor.
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