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.

I agree... to me, Bruce Lee is to Martial Arts what the King and the Beatles were to Rock'n'Roll.

BRUCE LEE!

Bruce Lee
Jet Li

David Caradine is my favourite martial artist. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

My fave is my hubby <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I know that probably doesn't count but he is a 2nd dan black belt in Ninjutsu. I could watch him all day, just amazing. In the movies.......definately Jet Li.

Jet Li is always amazing. But I think some of the "bad guys" are pretty good, too. They just get played down because they are supposed to lose

Bolo Yeung - he played opposite Van Damme in "BloodSport" & when I looked up his filmography he had done a TON of stuff with Bruce Lee. This guy is BUILT.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagana - he was the bad guy in "Mortal Kombat" and "Elektra" and a bunch of others. He just LOOKS like a bad guy.

Anyway, they're both pretty good, too.

The movie Bloodsport, Van Damme played Frank Dux, how is a Master in Ninjutsu, which is what my hubby does. But of course they "Hollywooded" it up!! He wants to train me but I don't have a craving to get thrown around, he teaches and always comes back with bruises.....I'm too much of a girly girl.....maybe one day, it would be nice to say I have a black belt!!

JessieBoo,

I have to agree with you. A husband can be the best martial artist to list. You get a live and up close view of him without all the hollywood stunts or gitz of popularity.

The founder of Aikido, O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba.

Favorite of all time would be hard to judge. Ueshiba is pretty awesome, but in terms of success in defeating his enemies, nobody tops Musashi Miyamoto. Funakoshi was amazing, but I have to admit that I practice Shotokan. I thought Yasatsune Itosu was pretty amazing, too. Ankichi Arakaki was an interesting character, but he died young. He was spectacular from what I've read.

I don't care for any of the Hollywood actors as martial artists. Some of the top competitors I know have done poorly in movies (Cynthia Rothrock, anyone?).

Zhang Ziyi looks pretty awesome on the screen, but she's not even a martial artist. She's a dancer.

I vote for Jackie Chan as he looks like he is actually having fun. Bruce Lee is the best "real" one as Jackie Chan and Jet Li etc now use wires. Still way beyond my little brown belt capabilities. I saw Kung Fu Hustle, it was GREAT.

I like Chuck Norris and also Stevan Segal. I think both of them are real good in Martial Arts. I would love to learn how to do it but I don't like all the mystic stuff that goes with alot of it.

I mostly love my fellow Asians do martial arts. Jackie chan's my ultimate favorite because he can really put his surroundings to its maximum potential. He also gives me the great urge to laugh out loud with his stunts! And I like the thought that he does his own stunts!

I'm also impressed with the guy in Ong Bak.You can really tell that he's a real martial artist by his moves. Some actors today are just choreographed to do martial arts. I like actors who do the real thing. Steven Seagal is great, so calm yet accurate and dangerous.

and have you guys watched the Korean movie Arahan? Great story, great sens of humor (you'll really laugh), and great moves! I recommend it for martial arts fans!!!