History Film / BloodSport

* BrickBreak: Dux demonstrates the Dim Mak ("death touch") for the judges to prove Tanaka was his master by breaking the middle brick in a vertical stack with an overhead strike.

** It's way more impressive when you realize the science behind it. Those "fruits" appear to be coconuts which take around 1200 PSI to crack. It takes only 300 PSI to crack a human skull.

* PecFlex: Chong Li does one to intimidate his opponent and mug for the crowd.

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Dux. Between the fight scenes, training scenes and bedroom scenes it's easier to count how many times you see him with a shirt than without.
** A good number of the Kumite fighters fall under this. If memory serves, Chong Li is never seen with a proper shirt, only a cooldown robe he leaves open when on the sidelines.

* ActorAllusion: Bolo Yeung is readily identified as an opponent of BruceLee in ''EnterTheDragon'', here as the BigBad many of his lines come almost directly from that movie. "Impressive, but brick don't hit back."

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* BabyGotBack: As usual, JCVD just can't resist flashing his perfectly toned ass whilst pulling up his underwear ''twice'' (completely gratuituouly).

* TokenRomance: Janice could've been written out of the film entirely without any real impact, qualifying her fling with Dux as this.
** Especially when you see just how serious she was about it; Growing friendliness aside, she [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean shows up on the arm of]] one of the high-roller audience members after Dux tells her off just so she can stay and continue covering the Kumite.

* BadassGrandpa: RealLife example; Bolo Yeung was ''50'' in this movie!

* TitleDrop

* FlungClothing: Dux starts out wearing a traditional gi top; It's damaged and discarded in an early fight, so most of his matches are [[ShirtlessScene Shirtless Scenes]].

* GoodCopBadCop: Good Cop - Helmer, Bad Cop Rawlins

* MartialArtsAndCrafts: From Muy Thai and Sumo to Karate and Jungle Style fighting.

8 GoodCopBadCop: Good Cop - Helmer, Bad Cop Rawlins

* Big No: From Dux as Chong Li prepares to stomp Jackson.

* CompleteMonster: Chong Li.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Take your pick.

* MoralEventHorizon: If curbstomping Jackson wasn't bad enough, Chong Li murders his semi-final opponent as a threat to Dux.
* NarmCharm

Starting with his childhood he accidently earns the (mild) respect of an Asian martial arts master, Senzo Tanaka, who uses him merely as a living practice dummy for his son. When the son dies in an accident, Dux convinces Tanaka to teach him his secrets. As an adult Dux grows into a very talented, precise and flexible warrior. Learning of the Kumite, he skips out on some military obligations to participate, bringing him into conflict with his superiors.

A 1988 film starring JeanClaudeVanDamme and VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory. The inspiration comes from the life of martial artist Frank Dux, who claims to have entered a secret {{bloodsport}} in the Philippines called the Kumite and is the first westerner to have won the tournament. [[hottip:* : Dux is controversial for his claims which, for obvious reasons, has not been verified.]]

* ChekhovsSkill: Frank learns specifically how to fight while blinded with Tanaka.

A 1988 film starring JeanClaudeVanDamme and LooselyBasedOnATrueStory. The inspiration comes from the life of martial artist Frank Dux, who claims to have entered a secret {{bloodsport}} in the Philippines called the Kumite and is the first westerner to have won the tournament. [[hottip: Dux is controversial for his claims which, for obvious reasons, has not been varified.]]

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