20+ Actors Who, In Real Life, Are Formidable Martial Artists

Published on 09/19/2023
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Christian Bale

Batman Begins featured Christian Bale. This was the first of a trilogy that would culminate in him playing Batman in the storied Dark Knight films, often regarded as the best Batman films ever made. The focus on Bruce Wayne’s beginnings and how his career as a martial artist began was a crucial aspect of this film. Bale trained in Bhutan in some of the earlier sequences to demonstrate this. Following a rigorous training regimen, Batman returns to Gotham and makes extensive use of his martial arts abilities. Does this fighting style look familiar to you? It’s Wing Chun, which explains why. In earlier movies, Batman frequently used Wing Chun and relied on his arms to deflect blows.

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

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Kevin James

James found that he genuinely enjoyed training in mixed martial arts—and training with the greatest of the best—while exercising. James claims he trained with great MMA fighters who, by taking it easy on him, undoubtedly allowed him to give his all to everything he did.

Kevin James

Kevin James

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