Jackie Chan has dished out acrobatic beatdowns with punches, kicks and the occasional stepladder in over 140 movies, so it makes sense to assume that the man knows his way around a Kung Fu fight. Let's look at the ultimate tale of the tape: How many black belts does Jackie Chan have?
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Behind the legend of Bruce Lee was Bruce Lee the man. And as amazing as Lee may have been, nobody can teach themselves to be like water: someone older, wiser, and more experienced needs to show you the ropes. For Bruce Lee, that wise mentor was a figure known as Ip Man, an icon in his own right.
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Seagal's relationship with martial arts began in childhood under the tutelage of Fumio Demura, described as the "real-life Mr. Miyagi." Versed in karate and kobudo, Demura not only got Seagal started in martial arts but trained Pat Morita and inspired the sensei Morita portrayed in The Karate Kid.
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Chuck Norris is the patron saint of roundhouse kicks, but is he a legitimate martial arts, or just an actor? Good news -- according to Mixed Martial Arts and Martial Tribes, the amount of black belts Chuck Norris has is truly astounding.
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It's easy to assume that Jean-Claude Van Damme's glory days have passed. As such, it wouldn't be out of order to assume that the millions Van Damme made during his heyday would have dwindled down to a much more modest pile of money. But is that really the case?
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From gymnasts to tennis players and everything in between, here are the most influential female athletes of the past century.
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Jackie Chan and Jet Li are two of the greatest martial arts actors to ever grace the silver screen But who would win if they squared off for real?
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Like many a youngster who watched Bruce Lee movies growing up, Marc Thiessen was dazzled by Lee's mastery of, well, everything. One of those things was obliterating people with nunchucks. Obviously, hitting someone with a pair of nunchucks can be dangerous -- but just how dangerous are they?
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Your dog may be the cutest dog in the world, and the smartest, and the very best boy, yes he is, yes he is. But bad news, friends. For all of the things your very best friend is the very best at, statistically, he's probably not the fastest dog breed in the world.
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The 2010s provided the sports world with scandals we'd prefer to forget. Here are some of the ones everyone would rather forget.
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Jet Li has been a whirlwind of kung fu action for decades, so by now, even the most casual movie fan is probably aware that the man knows his way around a high kick. But how good is he, really? What martial arts does he know?
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is one of the most legendary WWE wrestlers in history, and the goes for his iconic finisher, the Stone Cold Stunner. Deadspin calls it the most important wrestling finisher ever, responsible for arguably the most iconic use of a finishing maneuver in the company's history.
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Cheating happens in professional sports more than we'd like to admit, but with cameras everywhere, it's hard for athletes to get away scot-free. Whether they escaped official punishment or were ejected from the game, the athletes on this list were all caught cheating on live TV.
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Sure, Bruce Lee was fast, and agile, and the most universally revered martial arts star in history. But how strong was he? Regardless of the man's combat prowess, he was still an extremely slight guy -- a stick figure in a yellow jumpsuit, if you will.
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Despite what WWE fans used to chant, Kurt Angle never sucked. Any wrestler who could verbally take down the Undertaker and physically take down the one-man wrecking crew Brock Lesnar in a real-life wrestling match, as Angle did once, couldn't possibly suck, and his net worth proves it.
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AEW's biggest weakness when it first began airing Dynamite on TNT was its women's roster. These are the best female wrestlers in AEW.
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The launch of All Elite Wrestling in 2019 undoubtedly altered the industry. But who are the best male wrestlers in AEW?
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It won't surprise you that passionate sports fans are often the most irrational individuals. These are the sports trades and signings that made fans go nuts.
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Dennis Rodman has lived a wild life, checkered with more lows and highs than the contrast of his dyed hair. He's made millions, hobnobbed and caroused with top celebrities of the day, won championships and lost those millions, but if there's one thing Rodman knows how to do, it's rebound.
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Man's best friend is like pizza. There are seemingly infinite varieties and they're all awesome. Some are thin, some doughy and others are rather simple but wholesome. At heart, they really can't go wrong, but some stand head and shoulders above others. Such is the case with the Pointer dog breed.
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Michael Jordan is roundly considered The GOAT, but based on his "nothing-but-net" worth, he could live a million years without ever eating a tin can or its contents. He is a straight up billionaire. That's right, the dude from Space Jam has a net worth of $1.9 billion.
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Initially consisting of Coby and Cory Cotton, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, Tyler Toney, and Sean Townsend, Dude Perfect ramped up antics to ludicrous levels.
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Bruce Lee was a true international man of mystery, with immense mental and physical strength. The result was a man who had total confidence in his ability to achieve greatness, and followed through with it by just about every metric. Fame? Check. Chiseled abs? Check. Fortune? Absolutely.
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Nearly four decades after their triumph, what do some of the key members of the US hockey team's Miracle on Ice team look like today?
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Bruce Lee is a true legend. Even in his short 32 year life span, he left a mythical legacy. Most people assume Lee was a highly decorated martial arts master. But believe it not, he never actually earned a black belt in any discipline, or any other rank, for that matter.
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People love their pets, especially when the animal itself can be a lucrative source of income and social status. It should be no surprise then, that the world's most expensive pet is a thoroughbred horse. His name? Green Monkey.
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It started with a tweet. On Sunday, October 6, 2019, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey perched in a Tokyo hotel room, where his team was playing two preseason games, and tweeted "Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong." The tweet was quickly deleted, but its reverberations would linger much longer.
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