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John Liu

Biography

John Liu

Overview

  • Born
    May 20, 1944 · Taiwan
  • Nicknames
    • Juanito Lios
    • Prince of Kan

Biography

  • John Liu was born on May 20, 1944 in Taiwan. He is an actor and writer, known for The Invincible Armour (1977), Ninja in the Claws of the CIA (1981) and Zen Kwan Do Strikes Paris (1979).

Family

  • Spouse
      Marion Blank (1 child)
  • Children
      Natasha

Trademarks

  • John Liu is best known for his flexibility and kicking. His trademark moves includes his devastating axe kick, leg holding, and his flying sidekick.
  • Liu's good looks, charismatic persona, and incredible flexibility helped propel him to fame.

Trivia

  • In 1973, Bruce Lee offered Liu a role in the movie named The Game of Death as a villain, but John Liu respectfully refused.
  • Student of Tao-liang Tan.
  • Tan Tao Liang thought John Liu's flexibility was so poor, he made him do the splits by resting each foot on two piles of bricks. According to Tan Tao Liang, it took John Liu two years of excruciating stretching to achieve the splits.
  • John Liu is the creator of the martial art known as Zen Kwan Do. He founded the first Zen Kwan Do school in Paris.
  • In 1967, Liu became an IKU karate champion.

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