We rundown 10 great martial arts films that incorporate a wide collection of different fighting disciplines into their fight choreography.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT There are many great martial arts films that blend a variety of different martial arts fighting styles into their fight scenes. The art of fight choreography is one of the most complex elements of filmmaking. Actors, stunt performers, and fight choreographers craft fight scenes like dance sequences, with each move planned and blocked to tell a harmonious story of combat.
9 Man of Tai Chi Keanu Reeves jumped into the director's chair with 2013's Man of Tai Chi, focusing on Tiger Chen competing in a Hong Kong fight club to save his Tai Chi temple. Tiger faces exponents of Shaolin kung fu, Tae Kwon Do, wrestling, MMA, and silat in amazing fight scenes orchestrated by the legendary Yuen Woo-ping.
7 The Quest Jean-Claude Van Damme made his directorial debut with 1996's The Quest, and turned the scope of his break-out hit Bloodsport up to 11 with his protagonist Christopher Dubois entering a tournament known as the Ghang Geng in 1920's Tibet.
4 Fist of Legend The 1994 remake of the Bruce Lee classic Fist of Fury, Fist of Legend is often regarded as Jet Li's best movie, with Li playing kung fu student Chen Zhen, who is determined to find the killer of his sifu in Japanese-occupied China. Aside from the stunning power and grace of Fist of Legend's fight scenes, the movie also contrasts Chinese and Japanese martial arts while showing great reverence to both.
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