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Celebrities in martial arts


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Okay, we're gong to have a little fun. Name any celebrity you know who'a a martial artist. This doesn't count Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, or Jean Claude Van Damme. These are people who are not known to do martial arts. It could be an actor, sports icon or role model of any sort. Since I'm first to make this topic, I'll start. This is what we do. Type in the name of the celebrity. Put their occupation next to their name in hyphens and type what style they do and belt they have.

James Caan (actor) Gosoku-Ryu Karate- Black Belt

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Sean Connery - Kyokushin karate (might be an honorary grade though, I've heard conflicting reports)

Elvis Presley - Started with shotokan karate then did American Kenpo with Ed Parker

Hugh Laurie - Boxing

Wesley Snipes - Karate and capoeira

Micky Rourke - Boxing

James Coburn - Jeet Kune Do

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I know of two who do or have done Shotokan...

Howard Stern (reported on the Internet to have attained a brown belt)

Nancy McKeon (Jo on "Facts of Life" - a dojomate of mine recorded and showed me an interview of her in which she was shown wearing a black belt and doing Kanku Dai at Tak Kubota's dojo)

"Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world"

-Dave Barry

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Theodore Roosevelt (former President of the U.S.)--judo

Herschel Walker (retired NFL player)--TKD; at least 5th dan

Willie McGinnest (linbacker for Cleveland Brown)--Black belt in karate, can't remember which style

Wesley Snipes - Karate and capoeira

I was under the impression that Snipes had done TKD. I can't remember, but I thought I saw it somewhere...maybe on Wiki?

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Snipe's wikipedia article only mentions that he is interested in martial arts, but I did find this:http://fightingmaster.com/actors/snipes/index.htm

Good information, thank you. I do know that his wife is Korean, and I think he has a home there.

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Bob Barker from The Price is Right.

He has a black belt in karate and a red belt in Tang Soo Do under Chuck Norris (according to imbd).

With respect,

Sohan

"If I cannot become one of extraordinary accomplishment, I will not walk the earth." Zen Master Nakahara Nantenbo


"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action." Samuarai maxim


"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing yourself is Enlightenment." Lao-Tzu

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