And, no, your mate Paul who once managed to chop a bit of balsa wood in half with his bare hands does not count. Bruce Lee didn’t enter the world magical kung fu powers he had to study and learn martial arts, specifically under the school of wing chun, just like anyone else.
If we have failed to mention your favourite, then name drop them below and we will see if they are deserving of the list. We have rounded up 20 of the best but there are hundreds, heck, thousands that could be mentioned - all of which are far harder than we could ever be. These are the ones that have brought something new to the genre or are just simply fantastic at the job of beating people up.
#BRUCE LEE KUNG FU FIGHTER MOVIE#
The movie is set to be released mid 2022. According to official reports, Yen - star of IP Man and some of the greatest martial arts movies - will be an old friend of Keanu Reeves, sharing many of the hitman's enemies. UPDATE: Currently fourth in our best martial arts stars list, Donnie Yen has signed on to John Wick 4. In Hong Kong he made 3 films, which consecutively broke all box office records and showcased martial arts in an entirely new way. Those American fighters with ring training are split as to Bruces skills, because he never really tested them in the ring. With Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings set to bring kung-fu back to the big screen and Cobra Kai doing a fantastic job of showcasing karate on the small screen, and all ready to go into its third season, we thought it was high time we rated the greatest martial arts stars of all time. But Bruce Lee is not necessarily 'popular among all Kung Fu fighters.' Or indeed, among all practitioners of Asian martial arts.