09/05/2026
🥋 Every martial artist has that ONE person who inspired them.
For some, it was Bruce Lee.
For others, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh—or someone completely different.
Maybe it wasn’t even a movie star.
Maybe it was your first instructor.
Your father.
Your coach.
Or simply someone who showed you what martial arts could become.
For me, one of the greatest things about martial arts is how inspiration gets passed from one generation to the next.
Someone inspires you to start.
Eventually, you might become the reason someone else starts.
So I want to hear your story:
Who was the martial artist that FIRST inspired you to train? 🥋
And are they on this list? 👇