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How Many Black Belts Really Jean Claude Van Damme Have?

with his splits and hard punches, Jean-Claude Van Damme led the action scene from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. However, as the old millennium gave way to the new, its star power began to slowly fade, in no small part due to the burning of bridges in the industry. years” after Timecop, thanks to a combination of substance abuse and overly ambitious financial demands. However, despite his fading fame and personal issues, it’s undeniable that this man can kick like some others. But are these kicks martial arts or just show moves that would be useless in a real fight? What is Van Damme’s actual status in the martial arts world? Or does he have several black belts hanging in his closet? Let’s see how many black belts Jean-Claude Van Damme actually has.

Jean Claude Van Damme Has A Black Belt In Karate

According to Kung Fu Kingdom, Jean-Claude Van Damme is indeed one of the action stars with true black belts. In fact, he has a legal black belt in karate since the age of 18. While it’s true that a black belt doesn’t automatically mean great fighting skills, it’s worth noting that Van Damme is also an accomplished semi-contact athlete. karate and full contact kickboxing. And… the crotch. He has also been a bodybuilder and proves it with the title of Mister Belgium…
which, when you think about it, brings a whole new dimension to the whole Muscles from Brussels business. However, there is one physical art that Van Damme especially values and that he often mentions when talking about his training: ballet. Yes, Van Damme has five years of ballet training on his resume. He took it up at 16 to become more flexible, and soon found that all the other ultra-macho stuff he
did was child’s play compared to him. “Ballet is an art, but it is also one of the most difficult sports,” says Van Damme. “If you can survive a workout in ballet, you can survive a workout in any other sport.” That’s pretty high praise, but then again, we’re talking about a man who is so resilient that he uses the split as a fighting move. He probably knows what he’s talking about.

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