martial-arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship, which pits boxers and martial-arts specialists against each other in bloody bouts, is in talks to acquire control of its own cable network, said people familiar with the matter, as it seeks a more direct relationship with the sport's growing fan base.

'Ultimate Fighting' Eyeing New Prey: a Cable Network Jessica E. Vascellaro 2011

He is a martial-arts buff, with a black-belt in judo.

Noda Favored to Succeed Kan as Japan's Premier George Nishiyama 2011

For three decades, Donnie Yen has kicked, punched and jumped his way up the rankings of martial-arts movie stars.

Donnie Yen: The Last Action Hero Dean Napolitano 2011

Then he meets Kato Chou, his father's driver and mechanic -- who blows Britt's mind with both his mechanical prowess and, later, with his martial-arts skills.

Marshall Fine: Movie Review: The Green Hornet - Don't Get Stung Marshall Fine 2011

"Seeing a Wuxia film in New York is almost impossible at this point," said Brian Belovarac of Janus Films , the New York-based foreign and classic film distributor, alluding to the Chinese martial-arts genre films that remain an Asian Film Festival specialty.

Martial Art-House Steve Dollar 2011

"I think at a creative level I am at a peak," says Mr. Yen, who's vaulted to the top of A-list Asian actors in recent years, joining the ranks of legendary martial-arts stars Jet Li , Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee .

Donnie Yen: The Last Action Hero Dean Napolitano 2011

After appearing in dozens of movies and television shows, he made leading-man turns in 2008's "Ip Man" and its sequel—both based on the life of the 20th-century Chinese martial-arts master of the same name—that kicked his career into high gear.

Donnie Yen: The Last Action Hero Dean Napolitano 2011

Jalil Rezayee/EPA Afghan soldiers demonstrating their martial-arts skills during their graduation ceremony in Herat, Afghanistan, Thursday; NATO-led international troops are scheduled to hand over responsibility for security to the Afghan police and military forces gradually, with the completion of the transfer set for 2014.

Asia in Pictures 2011

It takes more than just the conventional dramatic approach—especially martial-arts movies, because martial-arts movies take kung-fu mastery.

Donnie Yen: The Last Action Hero Dean Napolitano 2011

Bullies at school and a forbidden crush drive Dre to learn how to defend himself, and under the guidance of Mr. Han, a martial-arts master played by Jackie Chan, he becomes a devoted student of kung fu and triumphantly surprises everybody, including himself.

Rising Son: The New Karate Kid « 2010