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Michel Qissi (Arabic: ميشيل قيسي; born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Belgian Moroccan actor and filmmaker best known for his action films. [1] Qissi is the co-founder of The World Cinema Combat Federation (WCCF), an organization he formed with Grand Master Beom Jhoo Lee which teaches fight choreography in filmmaking.
Actor: Kickboxer. When he was seven years old Michel Qissi began training in boxing. He soon met and befriended a young Jean-Claude Van Varenberg (Jean-Claude Van Damme) who was studying Shotokan Karate, and the two traded techniques in their systems.
Nov 7, 2023 · It's hard to believe it's been over 30 years since martial artist and actor Michael Qissi burst onto the scene as the intimidating Muay Thai champion Tong Po in the cult classic Kickboxer.
Nov 1, 2022 · What happened between Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Lionheart) and Michel Qissi (Kickboxer, Kickboxer 2)? ...more.
Michel Qissi. Actor: Kickboxer. When he was seven years old Michel Qissi began training in boxing. He soon met and befriended a young Jean-Claude Van Varenberg (Jean-Claude Van Damme) who was studying Shotokan Karate, and the two traded techniques in their systems.
In part 1 of my interview with Mohammed Qissi (aka Michel Qissi), who played Tong Po in Kickboxer, he talks about his early history and shares his real-life boxing fights and training.
Michel Qissi, born as Mohammed Qissi, is a Moroccan-Belgian actor and director. He is famous for playing the role of Tong Po in the martial arts flick ‘Kickboxer’ and its sequel ‘Kickboxer 2’. Besides these, the actor has appeared in the movies ‘Breakin', ‘Bloodsport’, ‘Lionheart’ and ‘Bloodmatch’. As a director, he has ...