# Favorite/worst martial artists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 10, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193 "2004-08-10T13:27:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/21 "2004-08-11T17:35:48Z")
What? No votes for Pat Morita? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/22 "2004-08-11T18:07:03Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > What? No votes for Pat Morita? Especially considering he only got hit **once** in four _Karate Kid_ movies. :eek: That dude was in a lot of fights … how come his combined opponents were only able to land a single blow? … (extra credit if you can name the movie in which it occured and described the scene 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/23 "2004-08-11T22:27:38Z")
Can’t name it in one category. Best real life martial artist: Benny “the Jet” Urquidez Best cinematic martial artist: Bruce Lee Worst cinematic martial artist: Pat Morita ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/24 "2004-08-12T00:41:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by BurnMeUp > Wow not often you meet too many other people familiar with Funakoshi-san. > Only people who are have usually trained in some form of Okinawan martial arts. Gohaku-Kai Karate, which is very similar to Goju-Ryu. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/25 "2004-08-12T01:27:05Z")
My picks: Best real martial artist: John Clements (I may be a little biased 🙂 ) [http://www.thehaca.com/photos/advanced.htm](http://www.thehaca.com/photos/advanced.htm) Best on screen martial artist: Jackie Chan. Worst martial artists: All the guys from “The best of the best”. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/26 "2004-08-12T02:07:53Z")
How could any mention of Worst Martial Artists not include Michale “American Ninja” Dudikoff or Jeff Speakman? And what about that Gymkata guy? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193/27 "2004-08-12T02:21:44Z")
Jeff Speakman is a pretty good martial artist. He has a 6th degree Black Belt in Goju Ryu and another high ranking belt in Kenpo. He was also voted ‘instructor of the year’ by Black Belt magazine before he had a movie career. He’s just a lousy actor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-worst-martial-artists/259193.md?page=1)