Bob Sapp got nominated for the VMAC 2008. So i checked what movies he is in. He played some small roles in movies, some as an opponent in japanese MA movies. His biggest role was as a football player. He will be in two movies scheduled for 2007, so we might consider him an Martial Arts Actor.
Bob Sapp is known as "The Beast". Contrary to popular belief, Bob Sapp is not related to Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Sapp began his athletic career in college football as a standout offensive lineman for the University of Washington, where he won the Morris Award. Expected by some to get high notice from pro scouts in the 1997 NFL draft, he slipped to the third round before being chosen by the Chicago Bears at 69th overall. Although Sapp was under pro contract for the next four seasons (with four different teams, each of which cut him within that season), he appeared in only one regular season game before failing many steroid tests and washing out of the league.
Profile
Bob Sapp's first taste of competitive fighting came when he fought (and defeated) William "The Refrigerator" Perry in a Toughman boxing special promoted by the FX channel. He was subsequently recruited by the Japanese MMA organization PRIDE, where he quickly became a fan favorite due to his preternatural size and aggressiveness. After a number of successes in Pride, Sapp was then invited by Kazuyoshi Ishii to K-1. Ishii, inventor of the fighting sport K-1, saw in Sapp the combination of great potential and great marketability.
Comment by: tankdiesel,
Thursday, 30. November 2006, 11:39
bob sapp
yea the dude is a monster but that other guy in the longest yard was a "freak". dahlip singh, i think that's how you spell his name, is actually more of a martial artist. he's trained in several different styles. he does the asian version of ufc and he's also a powerlifter. he's 7'2", over 400 lbs so i don't really know who he'd be fighting in any organized fighting competition. if i were the commisioner or president of any organization i don't think i'd let him, lol. the guy's like shaq on steroids, lol.
Martial Arts
i have been doing tai kwon do for about a year now and i also practice wing chun kung fu. in terms of what you might want, wing chun gets the job done...well and fast. you don't need to be strong, the style is strong by itself. tai kwon do is flashy and requires you to use brute strength. i enjoy both styles.
Capoeira was also another style i tried it was great and very flashy, if your choosing just for...
by NORAB on 2008.11.08, 06:50
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there is no best martial art, now days, unless you want to be a professional fighter, or you need to know fighting for your job, there is no reason why you should need to know more than self defence, incase you fall intoa situation where you need to defend yourself, or someone else.
but the answer lies within what can martial arts do for you, and what do you want to gain out of martial arts; whether it be fitness, self...
by five_animals on 2008.11.07, 15:52
My *opinion*
I have tryed TKD for a year and a half.. I can see how it can be a good martial art.. but I had way to much art and not enough martial... If you find a good teacher then it is great and it is great in fights. I tryed kun fu.. it is great.. I loved it, my teacher did a lot of slef defense.. I am not sure if I liked it because he did a lot of...
by dreaded on 2008.11.06, 10:51
timing
audio and video seem to become out of sync after part one of the film...good stuff, but hard to follow what is being demonstrated with it this way.
-jp
