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I'm curious to hear from folks there: Who is your favorite Martial Artists? If you could meet any Martial Artist dead or alive, who would it be and what would you ask them?

i dont know much about martial arts, but even thou i wont admit it--chuck norris kicks some serious butt on walker. i love to watch jackie chan and jet li. i still wanna know how they r able to those stunts hen i just sit there and go :golly! wish i could. so i guess id ask them to show me some basic moves on how 2 protect myself.

Chuck Norris

I am a 3rd degree brown belt in Judo myself and know I know NOTHING compared to him

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Bruce Lee was my first thought. Then Mark Dacascos.

Very neat selections everyone!

Check Norris is very impressive. And he looks good considering his age! I was just watching Walker, Texas Ranger the other day and thinking he's amazing.

Moe, have you seen Mark in Iron Chef: America. He's so cute there! =)

I've gone through phases myself. The latest set being Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Russell Wong.

Sifu - No I've never seen that show. I think it's on the Food Network which is specialty channel we don't get. Have you been to his website? http://www.dacascos.com

Thanks for the link Moe! No I haven't visited his website. Very nice so far. Hope he finishes it soon. =) I actually meet his father Al Dacascos once. Though it was a very quick moment and I was but one of many in a throng of people around him. Ah well!

Carolyn
I love Jackie Chan just because he has such a great sense of humor and I really loved an interview I read about him in some magazine, men's health, I think. I just saw that movie Ong-Bak and the kid who was the main character was incredible. Who is he?

Tony Jaa is the guy in Onk Bak. He hasn't done much in terms of Western movies but was actually as stunt double in the movie Mortal Kombat 2. He is a native Thailand and has done many Martial Arts as a child, including Tae Kwan Do, Muay Thai, and several others. He actually did a lot of additional training just for the movie and doesn't use any wires in it. Based on what I read, his dream has always been to be a great Martial Arts actor and cites his influences as Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.

Definitely a guy to watch out for. He's got another movie that's suppose to be released in August of this year called Tom Yum Goong: the Game. You may want to be on the lookout for that.

Also, if you like the humor of Jackie Chan, you might like the movie that just came out I think this weekend: Kung Fu Hustle. It's gotten some great reviews so far so might be something for you to check out.

I grew up with Bruce Lee and still see him as the best. I'd also love to meet Jackie Chann.