Spoiler Alert: Most Famous Martial Arts Films You Should Watch

Martial arts are very popular in our generation, and more and more people tend to join them to start their martial arts journey with each passing year. They have been famous for many years. With these, the concept of movies based on them also evolved, and numerous films feature them. Many movies have made them a part of people's hearts. Some of them are so great that people love watching them again and again.

The following is the list of the best martial arts films of all time, which you should definitely add to your watch list.

The martial arts movie revolves around the boxer Rocky Balboa. He was very kind hearted and a club boxer from Philadelphia belonging to the working class. Surprisingly, he got the chance to show his skills in the world heavyweight championship in front of the whole world.

• Rocky Balboa was a poor man who had to work as an enforcer for a loan shark, besides fulfilling his passion for boxing, to make ends meet. He was a very kind and caring person. He fell in love with a clerk, Adrian. The girl was mistreated by her brother. Rocky helped her in such a situation, and she got confidence, which revealed the caring nature of Rocky.

• During the world heavyweight championship, Apollo Creed, who was a world champion at that time, his challenger get injured, and he was left with no one to fight. So he decided to pick someone randomly to fight with, and he chose Rocky due to his name. So in this way, Rocky got the chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship.

• But Rocky took the chance too seriously, and he requested Mickey Goldmill to train him for the match. Apollo was a very tough player, and no one has even lasted 15 rounds in front of him, so the primary goal for Rocky was to last at least 15 rounds till the end of the match against the world champion. So Rocky started training by running up the Art Museum through the streets of Philadelphia.

• Now, finally, the time for the fight had arrived. Surprisingly, the whole world, Rocky knocked Apollo out in the first round. So the whole world got excited and interested in the match. Both continued fighting for 15 rounds and gave each other a very tough time, but in the end, Apollo won due to a split decision. But on the other hand, Rocky has also won the hearts of people, and his love and respect from Adrian.

Karate Kid was the most famous movie in the 80s. There was rarely a person who had not watched this movie. Many scenes of the movie became popular and are still popular today, highlighting its popularity across decades.

• The movie includes a very interesting story of a kid, Daniel LaRusso, who was continuously bullied by a group of people. He moved from New Jersey to California. He did not know that his neighbor was a Kratte master. His name was Miyagi. On Daniel’s request, Miyagi agreed to train Daniel in Karate so that he could defend himself and protect himself against that group of bullies. He confronted the bullies in the finale of the Krate tournament.

• Johnny Lawrence was the prominent person among the bullies who used to harass and assault Daniel, and he often used to do this. His gang was a student of Cobra Kai. There was a time when Daniel was again getting bullied by Johnny, and Miyagi arrived on the scene. He easily defeated the entire gang using the skills of Karate.

• Daniel, on seeing this, got very impressed by Miyagi’s skills and requested him to also train him. Miyagi agreed to do so, and both started training in Karate. After some training, Daniel got enough confidence to do something against Johnny. He went to Dojo, a place where Johnny and his gang used to do training. His purpose was to end the bullying forever. But Johnny could not let this happen easily. So they made a deal on which both agreed. The deal was that Daniel had to compete against Johnny and his gang in a Karate tournament. In return, Johnny and his gang members would end the bullying against Daniel.

• After this, Miyagi trained Daniel for a long time. Daniel did very hard work for this and trained for long hours of the day just to beat Johnny. Finally, the tournament day arrives. The competition was like that: Cobra Kai students would fight Daniel one by one, and he had to beat all of them. Daniel did that and continued winning against all Cobra Kai students until he reached the end of the tournament, making his entry into the finals of the all alley Karate tournament against Johnny. He used many illegal tactics, such as injuring his leg. But Daniel continued fighting, and there came the iconic scene in which he knocked Johnny out with a crane kick straight to his face. This gives Daniel a triumph over all Cobra Kai students single handedly.

The third best martial arts movie of all time is Bloodsport. We all know this movie from the infamous scream made by Van Damme, who let out his frustration. The movie revolves around the US Army Captain Frank Dux. To honor his martial arts master, he competed in the Kumite. It is a martial arts competition that is very deadly and is held underground. His master had killed many opponents during the competition, due to which he was known as very ruthless and vicious.

• The story starts with Frank Dux, who tried to steal the sword, which was displayed in ceremonies and was of high significance. The sword belonged to Senzo Tanaka, who was a master in martial arts. Senzo, instead of getting angry, was impressed by Frank's interest. So he decided to train him along with his son. So they both trained in Ninjutsu.

• The story became interesting after the death of Senzo’s son. Frank heard about the Kumite for the very first time. He became seriously interested in the tournament. So, in honor of his mentor and master, Senzo Tanaka, Frank decided to compete in the tournament. This tournament used to be held in Hong Kong.

• Frank requested leave from the army professionals for the competition, but his leave was rejected. But he did not take that seriously and traveled to Hong Kong without approval for the leave to take part in the competition, i.e., Kumite. Two army criminal investigation professionals were appointed to catch Frank.

• The tournament began, and Frank Dux fought aggressively throughout it, winning the fights and advancing in the tournament. On the other hand, Chong Li was also advancing, beating his rivals and brutally beating Dux’s friend. So Frank also had to argue with his friend. The final showdown begins, and both Frank and Chong are facing each other. Both were fighting aggressively. But Chong started cheating, and he tried to stop Frank by throwing salt in front of his eyes. But Frank also had done the blindfold training, and so he continued fighting until he won the fight against Chong. He received the card on which his undefeated tournament was written. After completing the tournament, Frank returned to the military.

The fourth best martial arts movie of all time is Ong Bak. It is the story of a villager who stood up against the gangsters and fought against them. The prominent martial arts in this movie are Muay Thai. You will certainly love practicing Muay Thai after watching this movie.

• The movie includes a village in which people used to worship a Buddha statue. The name of that statue was Ong Bak. In this village, there is also a young man named Tony Jaa who learnt and practiced Muay Thai, but he also made a promise to everyone that he would not use this martial art for violence against anyone.

• There was also another villager whose name was Don. He turned gangster later on, and one day he came to the village with his gangsters and stole the head of the Buddha statue. He had a purpose for selling it in the Bangkok market.

• This act by the Don, who was once their own villager, hurt the sentiments of all villagers, including Tony. Seeing this, Tony decided to fight against Don and with his gangsters to get the head of the statue back to the village.

• Now in the hunt for Buddha’s head, Tony went to Bangkok. There, he met with Humlae, who was a con artist, and he was using his new name, George. He was also a villager. Humlae, with his partner Muay Lek and Tony, all together started to search for the head.

• First of all, they all made some money through gambling using Tony's fighting skills. During the hunt, they met with the Komtuan, who was a crime boss and bound in a wheelchair. The crime boss trapped Humale and his partner, Lek. He then asked Tony to fight with Saming, who was the bodyguard of Komtuan, and his power and strength were enhanced with the drugs.

• The final showdown involves all fighting against each other. Komtuan escaped with his gangsters to protect the head. Tony with Humlae ran behind them, and all of them entered a mountain cave. Tony managed to beat all the gangsters of Komtuan and his bodyguard, Saming. Komtuan tried to destroy the head of the statue, but Humlae got himself in front of the head of the statue and faced all the blows on himself. The head of the statue fell on the komtuan and he killed. Humlae gave the head to Tony while getting himself severely injured. So at the end, Tony was able to get the head of the statue back to the village just due to his Muay Thai fighting skills.

The fifth most famous martial arts film of all time is Kill Bill. The movie was released in 2003 and instantly became famous.

• The movie revolves around the Bride Beatrix, who went on a mission to kill Bill and the other members who all left her for dead. After she woke up from the coma, which lasted for four years, her mission involved killing many people, which was known as the death list five.

• The bride was pregnant with Bill's child. Bill killed many members and also brutally beat the bride, due to which she went into a four year coma. While she was in the hospital, she was raped many times.

• So, on waking up, she had a mission to kill all of them. She started preparation for the mission and got a custom made katana. She trained using that katana to kill everyone. So after the training, she continued killing everyone with the katana until she met with Bill in the final showdown. Bill tried to explain why he felt betrayed, but the Bride did not let him go and ultimately killed Bill.

• The bride also discovered that her daughter was still alive, and later on, she started a new life with her daughter.

These were the best martial arts films of all time. Suppose you are a martial arts fan and still have not watched any of these movies, then you must add all of them to your binge watch list. The movies are full of interesting plots, brutal fights, and amazing endings. The movies will keep you hooked to the screen till the end. You cannot let these movies go without being watched. Some movies are very old, but still they are popular and are considered the best of all time by many people. However, the list is always subjective. For many people they will have their own list of five. But the list given above includes the best of all time; you must consider watching all of them.

The following is the list of the best martial arts films of all time:

• Rocky

• Karate Kid

• Bloodsport

• Ong Bak

• Kill Bill

The following is the list of the best martial arts films of all time according to IMDb:

• Enter the Dragon

• Drunken Master II

• Ip Man

• Fist of Fury

• Fearless