Michael Jai White
Actor and martial artist
American actor holding black belts in several karate styles and in taekwondo.
Quick Facts
Biography
He has trained since the age of seven and holds black belts in Shotokan, Kyokushin, Goju-ryu and taekwondo among others. He choreographed his own fights in Blood and Bone; he is among the most technically equipped actors in the genre despite never landing a major Hollywood lead.
Associated Martial Arts
An Okinawan striking art reshaped in the 20th century into Japanese budo and an Olympic sport. Built on kata and hand and foot techniques.
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.