#2 Jean Claude Van Damme
The Belgian Actor is primarily well known for his Martial Arts Films and Action films. Those saw him come to the fore of Hollywood. With Bloodsport, The Kick Boxer series, the Universal Soldier series, as well as Double Impact and Street Fighter, Van Damme made quite an impact on the world of action films.
Before coming into the world of films, he had a career in Kickboxing as well as Semi-contact or light contact combat sports. The fighter who would later be better known as an actor found success in this area.
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He trained in full-contact karate and kickboxing under his teacher, Dominique Valera. Before this, through sheer hard work, he had earned a spot in the Belgian National Karate Team. Van Damme started to compete in karate by the age of 15. In Semi-contact fights, he held an impressive record of 44 victories with only 4 losses.
His Kickboxing career was no less impressive. He earned 18 victories, with only 1 loss to his name, during his entire time there.