Sentence examples for first martial from inspiring English sources

In 2011, South Korea's taekkyeon became the first martial art so honored.

While in Seattle he opened his first martial arts school, and in 1964 he relocated to Oakland, California, to found a second school.

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film.

But "The Grandmaster," which opens on Friday, isn't Mr. Wong's first martial arts film (that would be 1994's "Ashes of Time"), nor does it dispense with his obsession with romantic longing.

After a career as a child star in Hong Kong cinema – almost the Macaulay Culkin of his day – and a spell on TV's The Green Hornet, Lee exploded into action pictures that were simply so popular and profitable that Warner Brothers agreed to make Enter the Dragon, with Lee as star and coproducer: Hollywood's first martial arts movie.

The most successful example of Lee's border crossing in the era of globalization is without a doubt Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, his first martial arts film.

While in Seattle, he opened his first martial-arts studio and began working on his first book, Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense (1987).

This weekend's screenings include the original, uncut 1954 Japanese version of "Godzilla" (tomorrow); the 1997 anime fantasy "Princess Mononoke" (tomorrow); the original 1996 "Shall We Dance" (today); Zhang Yimou's first martial-arts film "Hero," released in 2002 (Sunday); and John Woo's 1989 action classic "The Killer," starring Chow Yun-Fatomorrowrow and Sunday).

Despite United struggling under the Dutchman the following season – his side finished fifth — Martial was a standout performer scoring a memorable goal against Liverpool on his debut after coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in the 3-1 win at Old Trafford.

They have replaced judges of great calibre who tried to enforce the law against Musharraf, who in turn responded by imposing his second martial law on November 3. Since then, 60 dissenting judges from the higher judiciary have been under house arrest.

Jon Jones, the first mixed martial artist with a Nike signature shoe, recently returned from a 15-month doping suspension.