Kickboxer with van damme martial arts action movies. Then jean claude van damme kicks everyone in the face for 80 minutes. The first installment revolves around a character named kurt sloan, played by jeanclaude van damme. Vengeance adam graham, the detroit news published 10. After his brother is crippled by a dangerous thai champion, a young man learns the art of kickboxing to avenge him. When eric was crippled by tung po a villain similar to chun li of bloodsport, kurt vows revenge and learn muay ti from a martial arts master named xian. See more ideas about van damme, martial arts and martial arts movies. Kickboxing 20 independent film 18 hand to hand combat 17 mixed martial arts. As far as i can work out it was about a heavyweight mongolian wrestler about three times as heavy as the biggest person in thailand fighting an american also w. Kickboxer with van damme heres a classic, its a good ol van damme film called kickboxer made a few years after what his arguably his top film bloodsport. It is the sixth film in the kickboxer franchise and also serves as a reboot. It focuses on two brothers, kurt and eric sloane, who go to bangkok to challenge tong po, thailands undefeated kickboxing champion. It is a movie that had action star jean claude van damme.
After a crash course in the ancient techniques of kickboxing from thai. Unfortunately, it was van dammes last cannon film and it was his best one. Kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme. Jeanclaude van damme, dennis chan, michel qissi, rochelle ashana en haskell v. Jeanclaude van damme and dennis alexio star in this 1989 martial arts drama. Kickboxer is een amerikaanse actiefilm uit 1989 van mark disalle en david worth. The movie is about an american kickboxing champion who fights a top fighter in thailand. How jeanclaude van damme lost a huge role in predator. More than two decades after jeanclaude van damme splitkicked his way onto the scene, the legacy of the muscles from brussels is making a double impact on hollywoods action game. Jeanclaude van damme workout routine and diet plan.
Kurt sloane must learn the ancient kick boxing art of muay thai in order to avenge his brother. Unfortunately, it was van damme s last cannon film and it was his best one. With jeanclaude van damme, dennis alexio, dennis chan, michel qissi. Due to opting out of kickboxer 2 to do the film double impact, the second through fourth installments revolve around the character david sloane played by sasha mitchell in all three entries, little brother to van dammes. When van damme says i was sent by mr xian for his eh grocheries truly magnificent. Van damme plays kurt sloane, a young man who travels to thailand with his brother eric. Jeanclaude van damme could be facing serious competition from a rising star looking to steal his mantle as europes goto guy for highkicking, highoctane action thrills. His daughter bianca bree started acting and eventually, doing martial arts alongside her dad as her siblings, in 2008s the shepherd.
With dave bautista, alain moussi, gina carano, jeanclaude van damme. Kickboxer is an american action film franchise that totals seven films to date. Jeanclaude van damme, dennis alexio, dennis chan, michel qissi, haskell v. Theres also a bloodsport remake another jcvd vehicle remake in development right now. Accompanied by his brother kurt van damme, american kickboxing champion eric sloane dennis alexio, arrives in thailand to defeat the eastern warriors at their own sport. Van damme just has the personality to help this film beyond its simplistic plot.
Bruce, greg lewis, jeanclaude van damme, jeno hodi. Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts film starring jeanclaude van damme. Jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg born 18 october 1960, professionally known as jeanclaude van damme and abbreviated as jcvd, is a belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films. Chuck norris almost starred in kickboxer and other. Kickboxing is practiced for selfdefence, general fitness, or as a contact sport japanese kickboxing originated in the late 1950s, with competitions held since then. Kris van damme is the first son is also martial artist and actor he also is credited as the writer for his fathers 2010 film, the tower. I think this is one of van dammes best and this dvd has decent picture and sound, but no extras. Fourfilm collection black mask kickboxer american kickboxer 2 the blood of heroes. Kickboxing is a group of standup combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate mixed with boxing. Tong not only defeats eric, he paralyzes him for life. The film has a similar premise as the first film in the franchise.
Kickboxer 1989 full movie english jean claude van damme youtube. We have the great fight scenes between jc and tong po and whats better than a good training sequence. Kickboxer is an action martial arts film that came out in the year 1989. Now espn reports that van damme will make his triumphant return to the ring this october when he goes up against thai boxer and former olympic gold. The film is considered to be a cult classic and one of the definitive works in van dammes movie career as a martial. This at least is the version of events as recounted in a new oral history of predator that celebrates the film s 30th anniversary ahead of shane.
Kickboxer is a 1989 martial arts film starring jeanclaude van damme it focuses on two brothers, kurt and eric sloane, who go to bangkok to challenge tong po, thailands undefeated kickboxing champion. We have splits, the spinning kick and some excellent dress sense. After a brutal first round, kurt realizes that the two are out of their league against this guy, and tries to convince his brother to stop the. Eric este in prezent campion mondial in statele unite. Japanese kickboxing originated in the late 1950s, with competitions held since then. In the case of jeanclaude van damme, he did start his career by studying karate in belgium and briefly going pro back in 1980, but it has been nearly 30 years since he has been in competition. Fourfilm collection black mask bloodsport 4 kickboxer kickboxer 2. There is nothing in that film related to thai boxing. A kickboxing instructor unwillingly returns to the world of competition and stakes go sky high when he runs into the men that killed his brothers.
Kickboxer 1989 directed by david worth, mark disalle. He refuses to read the rules to thai kickboxing, citing awesomeness as his reason, and is paralysed in his first muay thai bout by maniac and spineelbower tong po. Kickboxer is a 1989 american martial arts film produced and directed by mark disalle, and also codirected by david worth, and starring jeanclaude van damme and former world kickboxing champion dennis alexio. Sep 14, 2018 kris van damme is the first son is also martial artist and actor he also is credited as the writer for his fathers 2010 film, the tower. Similar to the kickboxer redo, its not clear yet how that film will. The best rated item with jeanclaude van damme on netflix is welcome to the jungle and appeared on screen in 20. Van damme was born jeanclaude camille francois van varenberg, on 18 october 1960, in berchemsainteagathe, brussels, belgium, the. Actie thriller film geregisseerd door mark disalle en david worth. The film is considered to be a cult classic and one of the definitive works in van dammes movie career as a martial artist. Dupa ce a facut o aparare cu succes a titlului mondial in eric u.
Jeanclaude van damme in the expendables 2 van damme s 1989 kickboxer movie is generally considered to be a cult classic action bmovie, and gave rise to a handful of sequels. Jeanclaude van damme workout routine and diet plan street. His name is rico verhoeven and hes a 29yearold dutch kickboxing champion currently ranked no. Van damme is back in usual pretty boy fashion, only this time he enters as a fighter named kurt,in the shadow of his brother, a us kickboxing champion named eric.
Anderson iii, rochelle ashana, ka ting lee, richard foo, ricky liu, hoying sin, tony chan, brad kerner, david worth, jeno hodi, mark disalle, dan mirvish, glenn a. Licensed to youtube by music video distributors on behalf of zogfood music. It was produced and directed by mark di salle, and also codirected by david worth, and starring jeanclaude van damme and former world kickboxing champion dennis alexio. Unfortunately he loses the fight and becomes crippled. Kickboxer is a 1989 american martial arts film and is the first entry into the kickboxer franchise. The film is basically a revenge plot which sees tong po putting eric sloane into a wheel chair after quite a brutal. Jeanclaude van damme jeanclaude van damme wiki fandom. Due to opting out of kickboxer 2 to do the film double impact, the second through fourth installments revolve around the character david sloane played by sasha. It was produced and directed by mark di salle, and also co directed by david worth, and starring jeanclaude van damme and former world kickboxing champion.
The film was released in select theaters and on vod by rlj. American kickboxing originated in the 1970s and was brought to prominence in september 1974. When eric was crippled by tung po a villain similar to chun li of bloodsport, kurt vows revenge and learn muay ti. Sep 04, 2011 licensed to youtube by music video distributors on behalf of zogfood music. Van dammes 1989 kickboxer movie is generally considered to be a cult classic action bmovie, and gave rise to a handful of sequels. Vengeance is a 2016 american martial arts film directed by john stockwell, and starring david bautista, alain moussi, gina carano, georges stpierre, and jeanclaude van damme. With alain moussi, sara malakul lane, maxime savaria, wanderlei silva. After a brutal first round, kurt realizes that the two are out of their league against this guy, and tries to convince his brother to stop the fight, but eric is unwilling to give up and goes.
Zijn coach, tevens zijn broer, kurt sloan jeanclaude van damme en eric. Jeanclaude van damme returns in a smarter than necessary reboot thats full of plenty of physical. Kickboxing is practiced for selfdefence, general fitness, or as a contact sport. In the movie kickboxer, what martial art style did van. This at least is the version of events as recounted in a new oral history of predator that celebrates the films 30th anniversary ahead of shane. Kickboxer tells the story of a us kickboxing champion who decides to compete in thailand. After making a cameo in last action hero, van damme starred in nowhere to run 1993 alongside rosanna arquette, based in part on a script by joe eszterhas. Famed action hero jeanclaude van damme was supposed to play the predator in the original arnold schwarzenegger action classic, but was reportedly fired because he wanted the predator to kickbox.
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