Bas Rutten
Former MMA fighter and actor
Dutch MMA fighter and former Pancrase champion, later actor and commentator.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth2/24/1965
Country of OriginNetherlands
Biography
He came from Kyokushin karate and taekwondo, which he carried into early MMA in Japan's Pancrase. In film he mostly appears as a coach or as himself, which gives his roles a credibility that acting preparation rarely reaches.
Associated Martial Arts
MMAChampion→
A full-contact sport combining strikes, throws and ground fighting; today the most widely followed fighting format in the world.
KyokushinNotable figure→The hardest of the major karate styles: fought at full contact without protectors, but with no punches to the head. Founded by Masutatsu Oyama in 1964.
Filmography
A screen role does not mean the person actually practises the art — that is listed above.