Jean-Claude Van Damme, a karate-chopper-turned-movie-star, is never going to win a black belt for his acting skills. But there is something about his onscreen maneuvers –the lightning-fast leaps ...

Belgian martial artist-turned-actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has many incredible characters under his black belt, but one of my favorites comes from a silly source: The Expendables 2. At 10 years old ...

His father enrolled him in a Shotokan karate school when he was only 10, and after a short while, he earned a 2nd-dan black belt in karate. As a teen, Jean-Claude Van Damme won the middleweight ...

Van Damme, a black belt in Shotokan Karate, had a 20-2 record in Karate before acting in movies. However Karate is different then fighting K-1.The rules of K-1 are similar to kickboxing ...

In 1988, Bloodsport gave a first starring role to Jean-Claude Van Damme (who celebrates his ... (I.F.A.A.) — was detailed in a Black Belt magazine feature in 1980, and served as the ...

Along with St-Pierre, Van Damme is Karate practitioner. He holds a black belt in Shotokan Karate, which is a similar background to former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida. St-Pierre ...

Finally, it should not be forgotten that in addition to being actors, both were genuine martial artists: Van Damme was an expert in karate and kickboxing; Seagal remains a 7th-dan black belt in ...

PCS Collectibles is capturing the deadly power of the film Bloodsport with their new Jean-Claude Van Damme ... complete with black trunks, a yellow sash, and his black belt in honor of his ...

Eighties action stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren team up for the action-thriller “Black Water” that’s retro in all the wrong ways. Written by Chad Law (from a story by Law ...