The film centers on Frank Dux (Van Damme), a United States Army Captain and ninjutsu practitioner who competes in an underground full-contact martial arts tournament called the Kumite in Hong Kong. Based on Dux's real-life claims, the film was marketed as a true story .

2013年6月21日 · In the movie Bloodsport, Kumite is the name given to the deadly, underground, full-contact fighting tournament to which the main character, Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme), is clandestinely invited. Other real life names used to refer to the tournament include Vale Tudo, San Soo, No Holds-Barred, etc.

He established his own school of ninjutsu called Dux Ryu Ninjutsu, and has said he won a secret martial arts tournament called the Kumite in 1975. His alleged victory at the Kumite served as the inspiration for the 1988 film Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Frank Dux has spent most his life being trained by Tanaka to participate in the Kumite, the ultimate martial arts tournament, where participants are seriously injured, even killed. Frank decides to go despite being told by his superiors in the army that he can't because they need him.

2015年8月19日 · Everything you need to know about the Kumite, BLOODSPORT and Frank Dux. The international full-contact bare-knuckle Kumite takes place every 5 years in a secret location. The Kumite was sponsored by the International Fighting Arts Association (I.F.A.A.) and the Black Dragon Fighting Society (John Keehan AKA Count Dante's organization).

2015年10月21日 · In 1975, the real Frank Dux, per his account, didn’t shirk his military duties, but he did claim to compete in the shadowy Kumite tournament, a three-day proceeding in the Bahamas that involved...

As they did in Russia and Manchuria, The Black Dragon Society sponsored No-Holds-Barred martial arts matches and formed Judo clubs in Military Installations. These matches were predominately called KUMITE – from the Japanese Combat with hands (組 手) -. The name changed according to region.

2022年8月19日 · David Ho played the formidable Kumite fighter Pumola in Bloodsport who gets the infamous crotch punch courtesy of Van Damme and his exceptional skill in doing splits. Ho would go on to play similar roles in films such as Seven Warriors, Robotrix, and Double Impact alongside castmates Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung.

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2025年3月5日 · One of the most iconic martial arts films of the 1980s, Bloodsport, is now streaming on Prime Video. This cult classic introduced audiences to the underground world of the Kumite, a secretive martial arts tournament, and showcased Kill 'Em All 's Jean-Claude Van Damme's athleticism and charisma in one of his earliest film roles.