The most famous battle scene of martal arts in the collusium of Rome, in 1972 saw legendary Chinese Bruce Lee and american Chuck Norris, battle it out in "THE WAY OF THE DRAGON"
where there after, from the early 70's saw martial arts and "wuxia.
This genre is no longer limited to Asian films - there are many action movies starring western martial artists such as Jean Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal.The genre of martial arts as said before has influcened many directors and martial artsenthusiasted.
Zhi-Gong Chen became the first martial arts film star at age 16 in 1925, she had begun training at age 8. and from there one, martial arts being the popular genre that it is has spurred many people to become actors and take up training, such as Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan, Chow yun fat.Women in martial arts are just as accepted in chinese and japanese movies as in hollywood,
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