The Muscles from Brussels
At the Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (3-day tournament), Van Damme defeated 25 opponents before losing in the finals to fellow team-mate Angelo Spataro.
Name: Jean Claude Camille François Van VarenbergNickname: "Thne muscles from Brussels"
Date of birth: 18 October, 1960
Born in: Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Occupation: Actor
Quick facts:
- Van Damme began martial arts at the age of ten.
- At the age of 16, he took up ballet, which he studied for five years while training Karate and Kick boxing.
- It was his father motivated him to start on a Shotokan karate school.
- After he got his black belt, he started lifting weights to improve his physique.
- Weight lifting eventually led to the Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title.
- He opened a gym in Brussels and earned some modeling work, but he was enthralled with the idea of becoming a film star.
- From 1976 to 1980, Jean Claude Van Damme compiled a record of 44 victories and 4 loss in tournament and non tournament semi-contact Matches.
- Sherman Bergman is the only one who have ever knocked down Van Damme, during his 5-year full-contact career.
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| Jean Claude Van Damme, from the movie: Kickboxer |
Quote Van Damme
"Ballet is an art, but it's also one of the most difficult sports. If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport"
The Epic Split
Most of us know about the Volvo Truck commercial that was released on YouTube, where Van Damme were doing the splits. But did you know that within the first 3 days, it had over 11 million views. It was so popular that Channing Tatum decided to make a parody (watch video).
See also:
Motivational Van Damme movies, worth mentioning
- Hard Target - 1993
- Double Impact - 1991
- Lionheart - 1990
- Kickboxer - 1989 (best movie)
- Bloodsport - 1988 (best movie)
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