Who is/was the best martial artist actor

who do you go for?

[ZrAeNiAn]

Bruce Lee, he was and always will be the ultmimate master :)

although i liked the earlier from Jackie Chan too, drunkenmaster 1 & 2 were great :)

-Zr-

[Lukasz]

old jackie chan is super.
i love Jet li's movies. he is super fighter. ;) and very good actor.

[Anonymous]

jet li and jackie chan!

[L2Mc]

alive: i agree with Jet Li and Jakie Chan.
dead: Can't beat Bruce Lee.

[Anonymous]

yeah bruce lee is good. his movies are awesome!

i am partial to jet li... anyone else thinking that hero is goign to be awesome?

[GaoShin]

Hero? oro?

[Anbu Neji]

ULTIMATE KUNG FU MASTER---BRUCE LEE--

[Aurora Dark]

GaoShin: Hero is a Jet Li film; soon to be released in the United States, I think.. I may be wrong, but that's what I heard.


Bruce Lee is ultimate; he owns everyone else.

[Lixie]

i am partial to jet li... anyone else thinking that hero is goign to be awesome?

I love Jet Li. I saw Hero in chinese... best movie ever made in my opinion.

[GaoShin]

Oh!!!! I thought they released it already...

So it is the same one that I thought it was. Now did someone already do this thread? Dubbed or subtittled? I perfer subtittles. And I saw the chinese one too. I loved everything about it. Especailly the colors. That was pretty cool. Wait, I hate it at the end when....(Might erased for this so...)

And I pick Jet li just because he made better movies. Forgive me but Chan is only amusing. And Bruce Lee, in my opinnion, only had one great movie - Enter the Dragon.

[Fei Fong Wong]

Being a martial artist myself, I would have to say Bruce Lee. The others are jokes compared to him, and he himself is overrated. Quite sad.

[L2Mc]

_/-}DesecratioN{-\_ said: i am partial to jet li... anyone else thinking that hero is goign to be awesome?

Yeah, the preview was awesome. I tried to download it, but it was one gig.

[Lukasz]

you dont have hero in america?? so strange :)
in poland we had in like more than half year ago (november i think) :)
jet lee rules ;) (now)

[Aurora Dark]

Hero is coming out in America soon...

yeah, I first heard about it about a year or two ago. I thought they'd already released it here as well.. :lol: ah well

[Sara Kido]

All ppl says that the best was Bruce Lee. I agree, he was a genius, but I like better Jackie Chan, 'cause he's so funny!!! Bruce Lee was way too serious...

[Aurora Dark]

All ppl says that the best was Bruce Lee. I agree, he was a genius, but I like better Jackie Chan, 'cause he's so funny!!! Bruce Lee was way too serious...
Aww, but Bruce Lee told many jokes.. he had a different kind of humor, but he made me laugh all the time. Moreso than Jackie Chan would.

Lee had a nice, "I am better than you, so you look stupid" humor... and Bruce Lee is the man, so he got away with it well :lol:


just my opinion, though.. aheh

[Sara Kido]

Yay but Jackie Chan fighting style is funny! That's what I like from him.
Hey, look at this:
http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/bruce.htm
:lol:

[Aurora Dark]

Hey, look at this:
http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/bruce.htm
:lol:
heh... how silly and somehow, amusing :P

..Bruce Lee is (er.. was) the man XD

[Sara Kido]

It's funny isn't it??
I like funny things

[Nepthalion]

Check my sig out, it's awesome.

[Aurora Dark]

Check my sig out, it's awesome.
That it is.. :D

..a great example to prove my point, that Bruce Lee was the coolest of the martial arts guys.


ok ok, I'll quit now :lol: *backs away from topic*

[wolfcow]

gosh... this is hard. i loved bruce lee, but jackie was good... when younger, and jet is really cool too... probly bruce lee cause he is really cool.

[ZrAeNiAn]

Bruce Lee had the most amazing way to express himself, in simple english he said the most logical stuff in a weird way :P

-Zr-

[snaily sohma]

Jackie Chan of course V_V

[Sara Kido]

Wow!! another one for Jackie!! Weee!!! I'm not alone!

[L2Mc]

Jackie Chan is funny and good. I'm sure he starred in the Live Action version of City Hunter...

[Kaguya Kimimaro]

Best martial artist is Bruce Lee. I dont consider the man as was the best because as to date he still is the best i mean he created an incredible art form.

But since we are talking about Martial Arts Actor which means skill in the martial arts as well as acting i would have to say Jackie Chan just because i want to take up the Drunken Fist style.

[Sara Kido]

Yay!!!! Drunken Fist style!!!!

Jackie Chan rocks!!

[Z3r0]

jet li is awesome but i cant say the same bout his acutal movies...

what is jackie chan thinking?! around the world in 80 days?! :D ill just settle for his animated series... one of the few american made cartoons i like...one more thing... the others are samurai jack, teen titans...one more thing...wut happened to it?

[L2Mc]

what happened to what? I think Jakie Chan Adventures comes on now...(since it's around 8 o-clock where i am).

[Z3r0]

sorry i wasnt clear... u were right though, i was talking bout jackie chan adventures and theyre all reruns now...

[L2Mc]

in fall they should have new episodes. I wonder what's next, I mean, they defeated the masks and all...

[K3V]

I'd say Bruce Lee is the best ever, seeing as he kinda revolutionised martial arts.

But out of the modern actors (aka, those who're alive ^.^) I'd say Mark Dacascos...although the earlier Jackie Chan movies were good too.

[Lukasz]

i love jackie chans adventures. in poland they are showing them trying to caputer all animals which posses talismans. is there another series after that? (L2Mc you are saying something about mask. what kind of mask?)

I love Karate kid and this old master. he was fun to watch and when he fought it was pretty cool :)

[Z3r0]

i love jackie chans adventures. in poland they are showing them trying to caputer all animals which posses talismans. is there another series after that? (L2Mc you are saying something about mask. what kind of mask?)

I love Karate kid and this old master. he was fun to watch and when he fought it was pretty cool :)there was a saga that involoved masks that can do different things...

[Lukasz]

uuuu cool. i want to see the new saga. was it cool?

[Z3r0]

uuuu cool. i want to see the new saga. was it cool?i missed it hahahaa

[L2Mc]

Sept 11th is when the New season of Jackie Chan Adventures starts

[Stryker_Zeta]

1st Choice
Jet Li (which he also did Rise to Honor, an original PS2 game)

2nd Choice
Chow Yun Fat

3rd Choice
Jackie Chan

[Bflip]

JACKIE CHAN IS THE GREATEST!

Does his own stunts and is funny as hell. I like Jet Li and Bruce Lee (I know they're better at fighting), but Jackie Chan is such a good actor...

[Lukasz]

i like Keanu reeves (sp??)
i dont think he is martial art actor but he fought cool in Matrix one and two :)

what was the name of the guy who worked with actors to teach them moves and everything??
he is great. he is not actor but he made lots moves and everything :) he is cool

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Can anyone guess who I like????

[ScareCrow]

Jackie CHan, Bruce Lee, Jet li's all right...
and theres this new actor named Tony Thai or something i heard he's cool

[Anbu Kunoichi Arashi]

Bruce Lee. Hands down.

[Blue_Raine]

In terms of martial arts, yes Bruce Lee. In terms of actual acting ability, Jet Li. He's very natural, and his accent doesn't get in the way.

In terms of martial arts, yes Bruce Lee. In terms of actual acting ability, Jet Li. He's very natural, and his accent doesn't get in the way.


i dont know, i personally think Jet Li could kick bruce lee's ass in a fight but that is just me.

[Aurora Dark]

i dont know, i personally think Jet Li could kick bruce lee's ass in a fight but that is just me.
I think Jet Li would get owned...

Bruce Lee is more of a fighter, first and foremost. If you've got some spare time, I recommend researching him.. it's interesting stuff ;) Impressive too, I'd say. Particularly with the fighting style he created... that'd be cool to learn :D

im not discrediting the bruce, but i think your disccrediting the jet li, why dont YOU read up on his background :)

[ZrAeNiAn]

im not discrediting the bruce, but i think your disccrediting the jet li, why dont YOU read up on his background :)

to be honoust those 2 cannot be compaired.

they have different fighting styles, where bruce was realy basic. Jet Li is more technical. when compairing these and others you can end up in an endless discussion. Only way to settle such a thing cannot be held anymore. A true championship between martial artist.

-Zr-

sad but true, but i still say, technique = what makes the fighter.

[ScareCrow]

bruce lee :) cuz he looks like Rock Lee....jk jk jk jk!!! anyway..i think bruce could beat jet's ass.....

i heard one time that Bruce went to harvard or yale.....

[Bap]

IN order of greatness:
1.Toshiro Mifune
2.Toshiro Mifune
3. Bruce Lee/Jackie Chan

[Crow]

i think jackie chan is the best!

[.:Alias:.]

I divide it into 2:
best martial arts movies - Jet Li rulz. Once upon a time in china (number 3 I believe) is the best...
best martial artist - Bruce Lee... no question

[ColdFire]

Im prolly goin with loover on this one, Jet Li's better in the movies, but Bruce for the actual fighting.

The one inch punch is so cool!

[.:Alias:.]

U know what Coldfire, that must be the 1st time someone on this forum agreed with the whole post of mine...

[narutoIZZAbest]

lol i agree this loover too. ^^

Jet Li -good actor
Bruce Lee-martial artist

lol no one mentioned Jackie Chan?? XD

[K3V]

lots of people mentionned him :P

Bruce taught at schools are sought to develop the martial arts... Li hasn't to my knowledge... It's pretty much as IZZA said... Li is more of an actor.... not taking anything away from him tho O.O

Personaly I'd say Steven Seagal ranks higher on my list than Li... but he's had very few good movies....

[B.D_of_QaTaR]

:)

i think jacki is the best

[ScareCrow]

Chris Farley when he's in Black Sheep!!!!!!!!!!!
lol

[K3V]

Chris Farley when he's in Black Sheep!!!!!!!!!!!
lol
Black sheep?...what about Bevely Hills Ninja? XD!!!
Anyone mentioned Chuck Norris?
He's supposed to be better than Bruce Lee according to some people... but I've only seen one of his movies... while his fighting was good... the stunt actors obviously hadn't been taught who to take a hit -.-"

[Aurora Dark]

hahaha... Chuck Norris.. no way he's better than Bruce. It's simply impossible :lol:

WALKER, TEXAS RANGER = funneh <3 :P

[Amatsu Mikaboshi]

bruce was a better martial artist, chuck is a better actor.

[Bap]

Steven Seagal = i hate him so much..i have not seen a good or half way decent movie of his, and i've seen enough to tell he sucks

Chuck Norris = what a f---ing loser...he was taught by the same guy who taught my dad, though at different times. Chuck Norris wanted to get a new type of belt, but the sensei thought he wasn't ready, so Chuck challenged the sensei, and in short, sensei kicked Chuck through a window onto the sidewalk....i have no respect for Chuck..he sucks at fighting too...i can't remember the sensei's name, i'll have to ask my dad

[.:Alias:.]

haha Steven Seagal... that's funny... haha
hey how 'bout van damme...he was european kickboxing champ lots of times (of course not better the all the chinese guys mentioned yet, but if Seagal is in this list...)

[K3V]

Steven Seagal = i hate him so much..i have not seen a good or half way decent movie of his, and i've seen enough to tell he sucks

Chuck Norris = what a f---ing loser...he was taught by the same guy who taught my dad, though at different times. Chuck Norris wanted to get a new type of belt, but the sensei thought he wasn't ready, so Chuck challenged the sensei, and in short, sensei kicked Chuck through a window onto the sidewalk....i have no respect for Chuck..he sucks at fighting too...i can't remember the sensei's name, i'll have to ask my dad

bap...just because you don't like the movies doesn't negate their skill.... I said myself Seagal's movies on the whole suck.... but I've seen documentrys about him... outside the movie, his fighting style is so much better, and he's actually really fast :shock: ... I think the problem with his movie is that he tries to inject too much philosophy into them... which doesn't sit well with the people who just want to see constant deaath and violence in action movies...

Norris may be arrogant... I dunno... but he seems alright as a martial artist....

Van Damme's movies really do suck >.> .... as a fighter he seems OK... but that's because everyone oversells the moves he does... a slight tap and the guys jump miles... he seems fast...but compared to others... he just seems outclassed....

[Bap]

meh, i'll stick with the Orientals...they know best

[Aurora Dark]

I can't bring myself to compliment Seagal...
he does bad movies, and is an annoying, very arrogant man from the interviews and such I've seen of him :lol: soo... nah :P

Van damme.. I don't actually know anything about him as a fighter, just that he's had some bad movies too >_< hmm... if anyone does know, that's be somewhat interesting to hear about >_>

[K3V]

I can agree with him being annoying and probably arrogant...I've never seen him take backseat to anyone in a movie... always has to be the hero >.>
But I thought this thread was about their ability as a martial artist? In that respect, he's pretty skilled...
My favourite thing about Seagal, is from Family Guy where the Wheelchair guy (forgot his name...Joe?)is watch Seagal movies in bed while his wife is asleep and randomly shouts out "LOCK AND LOAD, LOCK AND LOAD, BRING ON THE PAIN!" :lol:

Don't really know a lot about Van Damme... a quick bit of research confirms my idea that he's more of a body builder than martial artist... But I'll never forgive him for RUINING Street Fighter >.> Who's idea was it to make Guile the central character? -.-

[Nara~Kun]

Don't really know a lot about Van Damme... a quick bit of research confirms my idea that he's more of a body builder than martial artist... But I'll never forgive him for RUINING Street Fighter >.> Who's idea was it to make Guile the central character? -.-


Omg that movie....was...soo....godawful....yeah really.it focused on guile when they clearly should have focused more on Ryu and Ken but they were like.....side characters....so gay...

[ScareCrow]

o yea!!!

Steven Seagal!!! dude...his movies are bad becuz he always kicks ass and he never gets his ass whupped :) lol

Jean Claude Van Damm is cool too...i like the uhh...i forget...when the people around the world come to fight...and he replaces Max the Boxer as the Champion from America and he fights the Mongolian guy who's like 7 feet tall...

[ZrAeNiAn]

o yea!!!

Steven Seagal!!! dude...his movies are bad becuz he always kicks ass and he never gets his ass whupped :) lol

Jean Claude Van Damm is cool too...i like the uhh...i forget...when the people around the world come to fight...and he replaces Max the Boxer as the Champion from America and he fights the Mongolian guy who's like 7 feet tall...

blood sport :P

but common van Damme is a very lousy actor.. he might be good in fighting but the rest of it sucks. Street Fighter was such a pathetic movie... legionnaire to and all the others he did.

Steven seagal.... right always the same movies always the same moves. he always plays a dude that has nothing to lose cause he already lost it, his wife and kids got murdered, he lost his memory, he lost a partner at the police force, in his search for the ones responcible he fights his way true it without asking questions.

-Zr-

[B166ER]

o yea!!!

Steven Seagal!!! dude...his movies are bad becuz he always kicks ass and he never gets his ass whupped :) lol

Jean Claude Van Damm is cool too...i like the uhh...i forget...when the people around the world come to fight...and he replaces Max the Boxer as the Champion from America and he fights the Mongolian guy who's like 7 feet tall...
I heard seagal had done music lately, country I think, and I heard quite good critisis, maybe is he a better singer than a fighter, or an actor.
concerning van damm is known here as a quite stupid person, he tries to make philosophical, or smart sentences, but it's always dumb and meaningless. There's even book with "jcvd's quotation" :lol:

[Bap]

Seagal looks like he's just smacking people in his movies...not actually fighting

Damme...blood sport was okay, thats it i think

[K3V]

Steven seagal.... right always the same movies always the same moves. he always plays a dude that has nothing to lose cause he already lost it, his wife and kids got murdered, he lost his memory, he lost a partner at the police force, in his search for the ones responcible he fights his way true it without asking questions.
XD wow.... by some amazing co incidence that was the exact plot to the Seagal movie tonight... 'cept he didn't have memory loss ^.~
Yea...movie sucked big time... Awful fight scenes, but mainly due to rubbish stunt guys...meh... I still think he's not that bad as a martial artist tho...

mmm....Bloodsport...I'll give him credit... that was actually a watchable movie.. Kickboxer wasn't terrible either... One thing above everything else that I'll never understand about street fighter.... who the hell casted Kylie Minogue as Cammy???? -.-" baka

Tried to come up with other martial artists...can't think of anyone other than Marc Dacascos... he's pretty good... but in the same category as Seagal... his movies pretty much suck.. although he has had a couple of good ones!
Keanu Reeves.... thinks he's a martial artist -.-

[Bap]

Keanu Reeves sucks in everything he does, even the "martial arts" he claims he can do...

[Aurora Dark]

Marc Dacascos had one great movie: Brotherhood of the Wolf :D (Le pacte des loupes)
And hey, the Crow series wasn't so bad...


People are always insulting Keanu Reeves. Seriously, he's not -that- awful. He does act strangely, and he does act a little dumb, but he suits his characters, who usually *are* those kinds of people :P (I mean, did anyone really expect Neo to be a super genius man? :lol:)

[Named]

Brotherhood of the Wolf-

Hmm... I enjoyed this movie, but I can't say it was great. Very interesting, very unique, but too WEIRD and too LONG :(

[Hades]

van dam ...i hate his acting but hes supposed to be a good kick boxer *shrugs* dunno hes cant act for shit tho,

jacki chan is good he does all his own stunts and is quite good at matrual arts,

also jet Li is quite good i enjoied his movie Hero was a verry good movie

[K3V]

meh... I didn't like Hero very much... but that's personal preference I guess...
:o I've been wanting to see the crow series ever since I was told he was in it... but oddly enough there's very little information about it on the internet... especially seeing the "cult" status the crow has :?

Never seen Brotherhood of the Wolf... seen crying freeman.. but that was more of straight out shooting and blowing stuff up rather than martial arts... Drive was pretty funny... but only in the "this movie is so bad its funny" kinda way >.>

[Kuchiki]

I'd have to say that Jet Li is probably the best martial arts actor I've ever seen. He is so dynamic and yet has a certain dignity about him. If you want to see some of his good stuff, dig around for the movies he did when he was acting in Hong Kong movies, such as the Once Upon a Time in China movies, those were very good. Most of the movies he did in Hollywood were rubbish.


Van Damme annoys me, so does Jackie Chan, I quite like Steven Seagal he has a certain lethal grace to him.

Brotherhood of the Wolf was definitely very weird, I wouldn't say I hated it but it just wasnt all that good.

[Aurora Dark]

Since we're discussing Martial artists, and since I still think Bruce Lee was the best (and more interesting personality, too :lol:), I wanted to share this with you. I originally heard him say it in an old tv interview, and finally thought, "why don't I check online, maybe someone wrote it down!" Sure enough, here it is:


"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless--like water.

Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup.
You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle.
You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Now, water can *flow*... or it can *crash*!

Be water, my friend."


Granted, it's not as dynamic without hearing and seeing him explain it, but I find it to be rather good insight ;) It's one of my favourite things to remember :B

[Kuchiki]

His speech sounds like tai chi

[graff]

was would most definantly have to be bruce mother effin lee...too bad he had to die though

now it would have to be between jet li and the guy from ong bak. that movie was freaking great. check it out if you havent.

[BlueSpider]

youve seen ong bak? sweet. one of the coolest movies ive ever seen. its being dubbed soon

[K3V]

Brucey had the essence of martial arts down to a tee....
however, there are A LOT of rising stars in asian movies who rival bruce's movies in terms of martial arts scenes... and as this topic refers to actor, Bruce, although his movies obviously have stood the test of time, lose out slightly nowadays... simply because of the different era... and as much as I love Lee's movies, there are better actors^.^

still... if bruce were alive today, I'm sure he'd still be reigning supreme

[Hetiekae]

Bruce Lee.....I think that's his last name.
Steven Segal not as good as Bruce, bigger though.
I think Jackie Chan could beat Jet Li.
LUCY LUI!

[Kuchiki]

lucy liu? you've got to be kidding...michelle yeoh would be a better choice

I doubt jackie chan coule beat jet li,

jet li competed in tournaments and was reigning world champion before he starte making movies

[Hetiekae]

lucy liu? you've got to be kidding...michelle yeoh would be a better choice

I doubt jackie chan coule beat jet li,

jet li competed in tournaments and was reigning world champion before he starte making movies
Really? Learned something today wow. Go Jet Li.

[Momochi_Zabuza]

Bruce is the best ive seen, I really like jet li but im sure there are many out there who can beat them both...*shrugs* we just havent ( or I havent) seen them yet...

[Hatake_Kakashi]

The "best" martial artist probably wouldnt want to be in a movie. Theyre probably training in some dojo nobody has heard about or off in some secluded area to train more. Although I like bruce lees movies I dont consider him or any other actors to be the "best". Anybody who was the best probably wouldnt want a life in front of the camera.

Also tournaments are overrated.

[Kuchiki]

well thats why the question is martial artist actor. The question is asking about martial artists who choose a life in front of the camera.