Kumite

Dux, in an attempt to honor his master and avenge the death of Tanaka's son, makes his way to where the "Kumite" is located and secures a spot for himself.

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If that isn't enough, a female reporter uses Dux to gain entrance to the "Kumite" and grab the story of her career.

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Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has gone AWOL to travel to Japan and fight in the illegal underground martial arts contest "Kumite".

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The Los Angeles Times reportedly claimed that Dux's displayed Kumite trophy was ordered and picked up just a few miles from Dux's Southern California home.

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First, his claim to be the winner of a secret underground no holds barred martial arts competition, "The Kumite," as profiled in the movie

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Followed closely by "Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite".

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I was an ambitious young reporter just out of college in Hong Kong writing a story for my local newspaper about the deadly martial arts tournament, Kumite.

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However, Van Damme wasn't allowed to simply observe the Kumite, he had to participate if he wanted entrance to this most secretive and lethal of martial arts tournaments.

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The 'inspired by true events (though that is up for debate)' story of Kumite champion Frank Dux features all the hallmarks of a classic '80s tournament movie: the brilliant soundtrack (featuring songs by Stan Bush), the training montage, the evil villain, another fighting montage, the friend that gets hurt and must be avenged, and the triumphant comeback during the last battle.

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Kloe Christoforato and Ewan Albright lead both their Kata and Kumite events.

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