Happy Birthday to Mark Dacascos! Born on this day in Hawaii 1964, Mark turns 51 today! Between the ages of 7 and 18 he had won numerous karate and kung-fu championships. A talented martial artist, Mark is also an actor and television personality having competed in Dancing with the Stars and appearing as "The ...
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Happy Birthday to Corey Yuen who turns 64 today! He's a Hong Kong action director, film director, producer and action choreographer. He was a member of the Peking Opera Schools and one of the Seven Little Fortunes. As an actor, Yuen is perhaps best known as Rubber Legs' student in 1979 kung fu comedy film Dance of the ...
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Happy Birthday to Tony Jaa who turns 39 today! Tony Jaa, otherwise known in Thailand as Jaa Phanom is a Thai martial artist, teacher, actor, action choreographer, film producer, stuntman, director, and has even spent some time as a Buddhist monk. His most notable films include Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, ...
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Happy Birthday to Sonny Chiba who turns 76 today! Shin'ichi Chiba, also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director, and martial artist. He was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international ...
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Happy Birthday to Leung Kar Yan who turns 66 today! Affectionately known as "Beardy" he is a Hong Kong film and television actor and director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. Notable films include: Legend of a Fighter, Knockabout, Enter the Fat Dragon, Warriors Two, and The Thundering ...
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Happy Birthday to Takeshi Kitano who today turns 68! The Japanese director, comedian, singer (mostly as part of his comic career), actor, show host, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his ...
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Happy Birthday to Bill Superfoot Wallace who turns 69 today! He is an American martial artist, a Professional Karate Association world full-contact karate champion and was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) Middleweight Champion kickboxer for almost six years. From Wikipedia: Wallace was born in Chickasha, ...
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Happy Birthday to Bey Logan who turns 53 today! He's a man who doesn't need much of an introduction, especially if you're partial to some of the best movie audio commentaries, ever! He is a film producer, screenwriter, author, actor and martial artist. You can read more about him and his thoughts on life, the ...
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Happy birthday to Michael Jai White who turns 47 today! Born November 10, 1967 Michael is an American actor and martial artist with numerous film and television credits under his many black belts! http://youtu.be/95a7bkSmLoE From Wikipedia: Michael is an accomplished martial artist, holding black belts in seven ...
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Happy Birthday to Dolph Lundgren who turns 57 today! The talented actor, writer and director is perhaps best known for playing opposite Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV as the inimitable Captain Ivan Drago. http://youtu.be/dAUWyYc7Fi0 He's not all muscle though, because he has the brains to match! He was raised in an ...
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Happy birthday to Don "The Dragon" Wilson who turns 60 today! He is an 11-time World Kickboxing Champion who has scored 47 knockouts in a 5-decade career, he is a Martial Arts Hall of Famer and an action star! http://youtu.be/urW9bYZfqTA Film wise his credits include quite a few films: Futurekick, Bloodfist 1-8, ...
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Happy Birthday Billy Blanks who turns 59 today! He's an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor and inventor! He's probably best known for his role in King of the Kickboxers, but did you know he also invented the Tae Bo fitness system too? Here he is fighting Loren Avedon: http://youtu.be/jna8FblC3dA ...
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