Cung Le
Birth Name:
Cung Le
Birth Place:
Saigon, Vietnam
Profession
Actor, Producer, Stunts
Fast Facts
- Was named the most famous Vietnamese Martial Artist in the world at the 2004 Asia Entertainment Awards
- Started out practicing Sanshou, a type of full-contact Chinese martial art
- Best known as a mixed martial artist and for his role as Bronze Lion in "The Man with the Iron Fists" and as Manh in "Pandorum․"
- His MMA skills are a combination of Taekwondo, wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sanshou, Vietnamese Kung-fu, and Thai boxing
- Is sponsored by the companies Throwdown Industries and Knoxx Gear
- Opened the MMA, Sanshou, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training center USH Martial Arts in San Jose, California
- Has often been on the cover of magazines like Black Belt Magazine and Inside Kung-Fu Magazine
- His life and challenges have been reported in the three-episode TV series "Journey of a Champion" and in the documentary film "Cung Le, The Making of a Champion․"