Black panther actor with black belt: 59 Photos
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman wins international man photographs
Chadwick Boseman training Martial arts for his King TChalla role
FAQs
Yes, there are several actors who have black belts in various martial arts:
- Chuck Norris - 10th-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- Steven Seagal - 7th-degree black belt in Aikido.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme - black belt in Shotokan Karate and a black belt in Kickboxing.
The movie was the first superhero film to have a mostly Black cast. One of the main actors is Lupita Nyong'o of Kenya.
Generally having a 10th degree black belt means that you founded your own school and awarded it to yourself, being awarded a 10th degree black belt from a legit organization takes a lifetime of work and even then it's insanely rare. It depends on the school, some schools have upto 10th dan.
After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in hapkido under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a black belt. As a martial artist, Chan is also skilled in multiple forms of Kung-Fu.
According to Boseman, DNA testing indicated that some of his ancestors were Jola people from Guinea-Bissau, Krio people and Limba people from Sierra Leone, and Yoruba people from Nigeria. Boseman graduated from T. L. Hanna High School in 1995, where he played on the basketball team.