martial art

The two young opponents, clad in crisp white karategi with coloured belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used for practising Japanese martial arts.

As the film goes on they will take on whatever super skills needed to keep things dazzling, such as martial arts or race-car driving.

"Zhang has the same passion for martial arts as me, the same mindset. It's not about fame - this is what I like about her," said Shevchenko.

In a small win for California’s film and TV industry, mixed martial arts franchise Combate Global will relocate production from Miami to Burbank.

The loudest voices pushing for this rewrite aren’t boxers but the promoters of mixed martial arts, the people who made “business first, fighters last” a megasport.