Martial arts movie

Martial arts films are movies about martial arts. They are normally action movies. The martial arts shown in these films tend to include kung fu and karate. Martial arts films can also include the wuxia genre.

Notable actors who have contributed to the genre include Tony Jaa, Bruce Lee, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Toshiro Mifune, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Gordon Liu, Robin Shou, and Wesley Snipes, among others.^[1] Women have also played key roles in the genre, including such actresses as Cheng Pei-pei, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Mao, Zhang Ziyi, Josephine Siao, and Kuo Hsiao-Chuang.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

1. ↑ "The silver screen's greatest martial arts stars". 26 August 2024.
2. ↑ "The silver screen's greatest martial arts stars". 26 August 2024.
3. ↑ https://www.stormtaekwondo.com/what-style-did-josephine-siao-study-martial-arts
4. ↑ Meisler, Andy (1994-07-03). "TELEVISION; The Biggest Star You Never Heard Of". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
5. ↑ Lynch, Stephen (August 14, 1998). "Hollywood is on a martial arts kick masters of ancient ways break into pop mainstream". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
6. ↑ Miller, Davis (1992-08-23). "MOVIES The Next Action Hero? Kathy Long is a champion kickboxer whose movie moves remind some of Norris and Van Damme". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
7. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XOGdnCPJSOMC&pg=PA284&dq=Kuo+Hsiao-Chuang+%7C%C2%A0Wan-ku+liu-fang&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifosDJv-mKAxVUZ0EAHZSdKQkQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false