Frank Dux, a martial arts expert who claimed to have participated in and won a secret underground fighting tournament. If the story of Bloodsport sounds straight out of fiction, maybe you understood something. You see, real events in Bloodsport or not, but Dax is inclined to exaggerate the history of his career.
Dux claims the title of a legendary fighter with several world records, but only he can confirm them. He also says that he worked undercover in the 80s, and he was offered a contract to destroy another well-known militant. The whole story, regardless of its credibility, is just as interesting, if not more, than Bloodsport itself.
Dux Challenged Van Damme To A Fight On Set
On set, Van Damme and Dux nearly got into a rooftop battle royal after disagreeing on how the fight sequence would play out. However, Dax decided to up the ante in the fight. Instead of striking in the middle of the roof, Dax walked up to the ledge of the 60-story building. When Van Damme and his entourage arrived, Dux, standing on an I-beam hundreds of feet in the air, made a “jumping heel kick”. Van Damme laughed, told Dux that he had made his point, and treated him to dinner.Dux Mas Not Impressed By Van Damme’s Athletic Abilities
During his career as a fighter, Van Damme had 18 knockouts to his record, but that didn’t do him much good when it came to training for Bloodsport. Dux trained Van Damme for three grueling months, but it paid off; the fight scenes in Bloodsport are incredible and Van Damme looks ready to fight to the end. When Dux met Van Damme, Dux realized Van Damme wasn’t exactly flexible:RELATED:
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He was very stiff. He had a karate background. But, I mean, he couldn’t do a forward roll when I first got him. He frickin’ landed on his head, in front of all my students. Are you kidding me? I mean, he couldn’t do a throw. You try to get him to do a judo throw and he couldn’t throw anybody. He was good at boxing. He was good at stiff karate moves, but that was it.