Gary Daniels
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Gary Daniels Gary Edward Daniels |
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| Born | Gary Edward Daniels 9 May 1963 London, England |
| Native name | Gary Edward Daniels |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) |
| Weight | 12 st 9 lb (80 kg) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.5 in (197 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | California, United States |
| Team | The Jet Center Piston Kickboxing Gym Team Daniels |
| Trainer | Mickey Byrne Yuki Horiuchi |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo |
| Years active | 1979-2008 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 5 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| By knockout | 30 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Actor, martial artist, kickboxer |
Gary Edward Daniels (born 9 May 1963) is an English actor and retired professional and amateur kickboxer who scored 33 knockout victories, and a former World Light-heavyweight Kickboxing Champion (P.K.A.); known for appearing in action-oriented martial arts B-films. Daniels has performed in over 50 films since his start as an extra in an episode of the 1980s television series Miami Vice. He is best known for playing Kenshiro in the live-action version of Fist of the North Star. He is also known for his roles in the Jackie Chan film City Hunter, and as Bryan Fury in the 2010 live-action film Tekken, based upon the popular fighting game series. He was also seen in the Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables as Lawrence "The Brit" Sparks, an ally of the villain James Munroe.
Gary Daniels was born in London, England, on 9 May 1963. Inspired by the Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon, Daniels began training in martial arts at the age of 8 at a local school where he learned a hybrid martial art known as "Mongolian Kung Fu" that combined wing chun, boxing, Mongolian Wrestling and Wushu, that was found in late 1960's. He then took up taekwondo at 12 years old and received his black belt after 3 years. At 16, he became a 2nd dan and began competing in ITF taekwondo tournaments. His aggressive style did not sit well with British officials, however, and he lost 3 fights by disqualification. Daniels also trains kickboxing, muay thai and kung fu.
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