Seagal's relationship with martial arts began in childhood under the tutelage of Fumio Demura, described as the "real-life Mr. Miyagi." Versed in karate and kobudo, Demura not only got Seagal started in martial arts but trained Pat Morita and inspired the sensei Morita portrayed in The Karate Kid.
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Difficult though it may be to believe, Rogers was never a military sniper, or a military anything. While the Vietnam war, his supposed playground of death in the long-running urban legend, he was busy, you know, being Mister Rogers.
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Everyone will totally judge you for playing these video games. Some of them might have their bright spots, but are they worth it?
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Chuck Norris is the patron saint of roundhouse kicks, but is he a legitimate martial arts, or just an actor? Good news -- according to Mixed Martial Arts and Martial Tribes, the amount of black belts Chuck Norris has is truly astounding.
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It's easy to assume that Jean-Claude Van Damme's glory days have passed. As such, it wouldn't be out of order to assume that the millions Van Damme made during his heyday would have dwindled down to a much more modest pile of money. But is that really the case?
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There are entire books filled with Bruce Lee quotes, and whether or not you've heard them before, they are guaranteed to provoke thought and motivate you. Here are some of his most powerful quotes.
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In what's being hailed as a victory for people who loved Rogue One's Grand Moff Tarkin and his wet, dead eyes, The Hollywood Reporter has released an article stating that James Dean will be digitally resurrected for the upcoming Vietnam War drama Finding Jack.
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Theoretically, the crew of the starship Enterprise has always been the best that Starfleet had to offer. In practice, the Enterprise crew tends to make decisions that lead to exciting television, and are just terrible. Here are the worst things the crew of the starship Enterprise have ever done.
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2019's Harriet marks the first feature film about Harriet Tubman. While great care was taken to present the real Tubman, a few creative liberties were taken, to better illustrate her world and the values she stood for. Here are some of the things Harriet got wrong about Harriet Tubman's life.
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Like many a youngster who watched Bruce Lee movies growing up, Marc Thiessen was dazzled by Lee's mastery of, well, everything. One of those things was obliterating people with nunchucks. Obviously, hitting someone with a pair of nunchucks can be dangerous -- but just how dangerous are they?
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You can't truly put a price on Mister Rogers. What's the dollar value of making millions of children smile? In fact, the most money Mister Rogers made in his career wasn't for himself but for PBS. But still -- just how much was Mister Rogers worth?
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Your dog may be the cutest dog in the world, and the smartest, and the very best boy, yes he is, yes he is. But bad news, friends. For all of the things your very best friend is the very best at, statistically, he's probably not the fastest dog breed in the world.
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The 2010s provided the sports world with scandals we'd prefer to forget. Here are some of the ones everyone would rather forget.
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In 2004, an indie comedy called Napoleon Dynamite debuted. It was frickin' sweet lightning in a bottle: an ultra low budget movie that made back over a hundred times its cost. The star was relative unknown Jon Heder, a BYU alum who captured hearts the world over.
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Eddie Money, best known for his hits "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight," passed away on September 13, 2019. He was 70 years old. Here's how much Eddie Money's estate might be worth.
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Pixar produces great films, no doubt about it. Pixar has a habit of hitting you with a one-two punch of adorable characters and cute moments, followed by emotional gut wreckers that'll leave you sobbing on the floor. But those are the obvious ones. Here are details in Pixar movies most people miss.
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Jet Li has been a whirlwind of kung fu action for decades, so by now, even the most casual movie fan is probably aware that the man knows his way around a high kick. But how good is he, really? What martial arts does he know?
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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is one of the most legendary WWE wrestlers in history, and the goes for his iconic finisher, the Stone Cold Stunner. Deadspin calls it the most important wrestling finisher ever, responsible for arguably the most iconic use of a finishing maneuver in the company's history.
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Some seemingly absurd movie tropes are so pervasive you almost believe them. That's why Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, and their crew have tested dozens of movie myths over the years, some from specific films and others that are used over and over and over again on the big screen.
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Not every LEGO person is created equal: The company has a special Minifigure line that specifically focuses on "unique, fun characters." Among this elite class, there's a subsection of extremely rare figures that most of us will never get to see. But what's the rarest LEGO Minifigure of them all?
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Karen Carpenter, one half of the brother-sister duo The Carpenters, and the velvet voice behind hits like "Close to You" and "Top of the World," enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the 1970s only to literally disappear before her fans' very eyes. This is the tragic real-life story of Karen Carpenter.
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Despite what WWE fans used to chant, Kurt Angle never sucked. Any wrestler who could verbally take down the Undertaker and physically take down the one-man wrecking crew Brock Lesnar in a real-life wrestling match, as Angle did once, couldn't possibly suck, and his net worth proves it.
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Which Star Trek captain is the best? Here, we'll take a deep, objective look at six decades of Star Trek history to decide, categorically, which Starfleet captains did and did not suck real hard.
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Mark Zuckerberg​ is definitely not a Facebook friend in need. CNBC reports that on the CEO's 34th birthday he was earning an average of $6 million a day for each day of his life. If you break it down further, the social media mogul earned $1,712,328 per hour.
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Mythbusters long reigned as the king of PG, science-themed television, succeeding Bill Nye and Carl Sagan, and followed by Neil Degrasse Tyson. The cast, including the duo of Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman and all-star support squad of Grant Imahara, Kari Byron and Tory Belleci, was happy to deliver.
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Dennis Rodman has lived a wild life, checkered with more lows and highs than the contrast of his dyed hair. He's made millions, hobnobbed and caroused with top celebrities of the day, won championships and lost those millions, but if there's one thing Rodman knows how to do, it's rebound.
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Some Star Trek episodes (and even some of the films) have been based on real life, taking actual events and reworking them into the storylines of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Defiant. So let's boldly go where no fan has gone before and look at some of the true events that inspired Star Trek.
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