BLOODSPORT (1988) | The Touch of Death: Breaking the Bricks Scene | MGM

"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
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Bloodsport (1988)
Directed by Newt Arnold
Screenplay by Sheldon Lettich and Christopher Cosby & Mel Friedman
Story by Sheldon Lettich
Cast: Jean Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Forest Whitaker, and Bolo Yeung as Chong Li
Rated R
Available on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
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[@interestedparty7523]

This scene is so badass because it's implied that Tanaka's lineage is respected and that someone trying to ride on that surname won't be tolerated. Forcing Frank to demonstrate a technique that Tanaka certainly would have passed on, is awesome.

[@paulsmith9192]

@interestedparty7523 what I dont understand, how did Frank get an,invitation, without them knowing his background? Especially his teacher

[@interestedparty7523]

Could have been Tanaka lineage is always welcome to send a pupil, and what Tanaka didn't expand on is "I'm sending a white guy who might as well be my son." @@paulsmith9192

[@bryanx0317]

​@@paulsmith9192because Frank Dux's fake story says so.

[@davidvilla2157]

My theory is that Tanaka won the kumite once maybe twice using this technique.... karma came back and he lost his sons ... Dux could have used this death touch thing at the end but .... that's why he screamed and got frustrated .... the only time it was "acceptable" to use it from a karma standpoint was when he used it on the sumo wrestler dude.... then again I'm watching Home Improvement right with Tim Allen rn

[@interestedparty7523]

@@davidvilla2157 Interesting theory.

[@tigergray1100]

Growing up in the 80s were the best time of my life ...

[@47HUNTER04]

😂 I was 90s but I love van damme because he is lookalike my father. My father also a okinawa master 2nd class ❤

[@glowimagery634]

really? worldwide famine, disease, substandard medicine etc. I grew up in the 80's too but technology advancements mean that we all live longer

[@oldironsides4107]

@glowimagery634 Who cares about that I had great toys and movies. I don’t care about flies crawling on some Africans eyes. Still don’t. Just gave a homeless bum 5 bucks to eat some small fishing hooks

[@massimo7219]

When the world still made sense

[@SusanSardaryan-nx8uw]

@@47HUNTER04 taTa

[@akidotaco]

I met Jean Claude. He was super respectful and super nice to me. I told him I loved Blood Sport, probably like a thousand other people before me. He said thanks very modestly. Was probably a 60 second interaction, but it made my day, and like I said, he was nice to me

[@df5826]

I still love that line "What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi?" Makes me laugh every time. :)

[@f430ferrari5]

So nuva b itch. Vince was hilarious. They love us Asians cuz we good lookin’. 😂🤣

[@you5711]

df5826, just change the his in your quote to an a--the line is, "What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is a Shidoshi?!?!"

[@df5826]

@@you5711 Just rewatched the scene and I can see where you might think he's saying "A" rather than "his" but I think with his accent, he's just not saying "his" as clearly as he could be. :)

[@you5711]

@@df5826 You're right--Vic said his. I listened to it a few more times with the headphones on, and now I can hear the his after he says is. He isn't putting a break between the is and the his, which is giving it an uhh sound. At 1:12, you can hear the kumite official clearly enunciate the is and the his with a definite break between them. You were right--my bad, err, I mean matté. ;D

[@RICHONFERO]

Well... sorry for my ignorance. I know that Bruce Springsteen is the guy who sings dancing in the dark and born in the USA. But I don't get the joke.. can you explain it to me ? I am from Argentina and I would like to get it. I love this movie

[@df5826]

I don't care how fake Frank Dux ended up being, this is still one of the best of this era in Martial Arts movies and still a classic.

[@GregoryTaylor32]

Fake 🤔 he’s a real guy wym go look him up!

[@mikeycomicguy8670]

​@@GregoryTaylor32No he's definitely a real guy, but his feats in the Kumite were debunked

[@redsimonDE]

@@mikeycomicguy8670 More than that, his whole life story was almost completely debunked.

[@scatterthewinds3126]

it is absolutely 100% a classic. It's got a bit of magic to it

[@Bob-te3le]

Any era. This is one of the all time great movies.

[@AndyP998]

"Boards dont hit back" from Enter the dragon. Bolo was in that too, nicely paid homage

[@DavidRodriguez-mp9nh]

All due respect but this is one of THE coolest scenes ever. Still gets me fired up!

[@glowimagery634]

I will fight you

[@oldironsides4107]

Can damme really did this under the tutelage of Randy tutelage. Who learned under hanshi Dux. Would be an honor crippling.

[@seferino]

Tanaka was his shidosi 😂😂

[@emiliomontiel3284]

I agree 👍

[@richardbossman9875]

“ NO, bottom one!” Pulls the bottom one out Jenga style, puts on top and breaks it.

[@markm734]

Lol

[@garym51124]

My favorite action star. Also Bolo was sooo freakin intimidating. I miss these movies

[@paulsmith9192]

@garym51124 ever seen,shootfighter? I never understand why did they send frank an,invitation, without knowing his background?

[@garym51124]

@paulsmith9192 long time ago..think it was Bolo and that dude from karate kidm

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

Bolo Yeung always made the best villain. He just looks evil.

[@puppylove3781]

He's the Abobo from Double Dragon 2! 😂

[@jacekwobel7699]

You're wrong he also fit perfect for positive roles, only not many people know or remember them (like Shingo in Shootfighter: Fight to the Death, 1993) ;)

[@williamcrowe2576]

Bolo delivered a callback line to "Enter the Dragon".

[@puppylove3781]

Bolo...he was kinda Yeung there. 😂

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Yes, only with Bruce it was boards, not bricks. But the same vibe was intended.

[@kartikeysharma7673]

Enter the dragon and Bloodsport, the parents of all martial arts movies🥰🥰

[@coreywilson6693]

I guess that makes this a Bolo tie-in then, eh?

[@antyoutube7796]

CHONG LI: Very good but brick not hit back

[@jasonguy1497]

Chong identified Frank as his biggest threat from the beginning, he toyed with every opponent he faced but you could tell he respected Frank as a fighter. By the final fight he knew he was outmatched and knew he needed to cheat to even the field.

[@thlee3]

Bloodsport and BestoftheBest were pillars of my childhood

[@arnegebhardt2209]

01:52 "BOTTOM ONE" is one of my fav movie lines of ALL TIME

[@devgabriel6898]

i ve seen this movie like 500 times when i was a kid in the 90s, i rented it several times, week after week, for years

[@ronaldtenayuca4418]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

we all did bro

[@seferino]

That's why I couldn't watch the movie, cuz u rented it all the time 🤬🤬🤣🤣

[@user-ti1wr6dq3d]

😅

[@jeremyhanna3852]

I rented it so much when our home town movie store took it off the shelf they gave it to me

[@Soulofaman]

Brick 🧱 no hit back honoring the legacy of Bruce Lee love it

[@snbond80ify]

Mick Foley was awesome in this movie 😂😂

[@interestingtopics419]

he is man kind's brother men kind 😂😂

[@royrios8360]

😂🤣🤣

[@AmericanBacon.]

NNNNEEERRRRDDDSSS!!!

[@snbond80ify]

@@AmericanBacon. 😅🤣🤣

[@Maitogai_sensei]

2:53 Interesting that Chong li was the only one who congratulated Dux, but as expected, he said his villain line in the end... 😎

[@ProfessorKenneth]

"berry good, bup brick not hit back"😅

[@jamalspeling]

@@ProfessorKenneth like Bruce Lee...

[@Anthony1uk]

2:33 I always loved the little nod the referee does to the other one saying, yeah he's the real deal...

[@captainAlex258]

I love that film not because it great but because the new generation will never know honor

[@gaza10]

I love the guy's voice when he goes 'DEATH TOUCH!..'

[@acardenasjr1340]

I still watch this movie, mainly just to play in the background during those dead mid afternoons.

[@pamibaga2139]

Same here, but with ShawShamk Redemption lol.

[@soulassassin4847]

Lol Same here, but with FRIENDS

[@rayshardrobinson7878]

I swear bolo Yeung is one of my favorite all time villains in a Martial Arts Movie. I love the homage to Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon. Boards Don’t Hit Back! 15 Years later Brick No Hit Back!

[@solomonking328]

Still amazing every time I see it! The music sync is GOAT!

[@c.galindo9639]

I like how the entire background of them sparring and training just has them stop to observe his technique. Also a brick does hit back that is if you don’t apply enough force to break it that force gets sent back to you and hurts you instead of what you were intending to hit

[@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing]

when he says "brick don't hit back" he is implying that hitting a brick is not impressive because anyone can hit a brick, defeating a skilled opponent is more impressive

[@c.galindo9639]

@@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing I know but not only that but it’s also a reference to Way of the Dragon, where Bruce Lee says the same thing to his opponent when he breaks a board in front of him

[@SteveNysid]

They know he was telling the truth when he broke the brick

[@ninjaguyYT]

We know ​@@iwaswrongabouteveryhthing

[@timothyrenar5498]

"What's the difference if Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi?" If Bruce Springsteen is his Shidoshi then shows us the Dim Mak in the dark.

[@KonElKent]

Now I'm gonna have that tune stuck in my head all day, I hope you're happy!!

[@kagemaru259]

Don’t look like Tanaka…..Don’t look like Tanaka not at all…..If he’s your shidoshi…..Then you show us the Dim Mak in the dark…..

[@TheHungryTrollRawr]

such an underrated comment 🤣

[@judyhopps9380]

I learned the Dim Mak from Count Dante back in 77. Very handy for when I locked myself out of my car

[@johnnychang5988]

Dim Mak was also known as the distant second cousin to Dim Sum which can be found at popular restaurants today.

[@lkrnpk]

Dim Mak is a distant cousin of both Dim Sum and Big Mac@@johnnychang5988

[@dennishopper2701]

Classic Scene 💪😎👍😍

[@BinishiusuSenpai]

Amazing! 🤩👏🏼👍🏼✌🏼Even in 2023 still being one of the best martial arts movies!

[@salvadorsanchez3031]

Boards don’t hit back 😮

[@mingodingo]

RIP Bolo Yeung. The go-to ethnically ambiguous bad guy of the 80s

[@sabriam]

It's a really important scene. Everyone, including Bolo was intimidated by Dux. He basically showed them a mythical technique, right before they may have to fight him no holds barred. The 'brick not hit back line' is a complete bluff.

[@anythingcoolcollector2699]

The background music is what makes the scene so memorable too. Love it.

[@hip2thabone_da_sticky1]

2:34 this line the way he says it just kills me! 😆

[@gethrojenkins9619]

lol, yep, but my favorite is at 2:41 ;)

[@emmanuelthamassiah5075]

😂😂😂😂

[@reggie4772]

The music captured this scene also.

[@jessearias2863]

If you weren't born in the 80s and you are wondering why we love vandame it's this movie and this seen .😊

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

"BOTTOM ONE!"😆😆😆

[@l.h.tnguyen4916]

@@stuartryan9035 Then you don't know the death touch!!! Just kidding. It's obviously just a movie, not to be taken seriously.

[@justink2101]

@@stuartryan9035 You doubt the Death Touch? 😧

[@ugurarslan255]

Awesome Movie I Very Love JCVD

[@johngalt1555]

So many kids wanted to do this in the 80s

[@jaedonbigbrain8700]

This scene remains me Burt Simpson when he tried to do the same thing against his sister jjjj

[@TheWolfDude91]

Back when times were simple ahh :)

[@chewher4171]

I still love this scene!!

[@mr.imarealsuperhero4201]

A Dim Mak is a Tripple Big Mac in Jackson's mind.. :P

[@LygarZro]

I remember this being on almost every Saturday afternoon on channel 5 when I was a kid

[@michaelarchangel1514]

"very good but brick don't hit back" 😂

[@J.R.__]

You are NEXX!!

[@tiana2906]

😂🤣

[@orinkinser4396]

Lolol

[@Numinor31]

1:52 u can feel the energy when the soundtrack kicks in at BOTTOM ONE...

[@rthelionheart]

I want a Hoodie that reads Bruce Springsteen is my SHIDOSHI!

[@nathangallegos9304]

Be funny if he broke his hand with him screaming in pain “It is not the brick that breaks, it is the hand of the stupidity”

[@teezyboss594]

Bolo hit my manz with that Bruce lee brick don’t hit back🤦🏽‍♂️🤣

[@kenshadowloenheart813]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this me wen I go to work like this 😂😂😂

[@teezyboss594]

@@kenshadowloenheart813 🤣🤣🤣

[@tforaodg]

I know frank dux is fake but this movie is epic

[@djmetroit1]

The wood not hit back ‘ Bruce Lee❤

[@LarsiHansen2784]

Bruce Springsteen😂😂😂😂 on 1:10

[@steventavarez6271]

Steven tavarez ❤❤❤❤😊😊

[@Cesar.ssantos]

you are not alone man! I still tend to watch the best scenes

[@problemenauto]

2:20 anyone notice how Lin is not moving, looks like a still image.

[@AjaychinuShah]

Thanks to the Director, Half a Million CIA Agents can do this Today. We honor your Invotation.😊

[@small_ed]

Iconic.

[@michaelmcgrath1733]

How can the brick even hit back? He killed it.

[@Saidy29]

You break my record, now I break you, like I break your friend

[@louisortega4413]

The background music before something awesome happens I was actually throwing kicks while watching this movie as a kid

[@kagemaru259]

“OK USA!”

[@thenuclearsandwich]

Classic greatness.

[@DerekHoscorner]

Awesomeness job

[@maxpower2511]

Bolo was like 55 years old here lol

[@thespaceram2879]

Bolo was 41 there. It was filmed in 1987 and came out the year after. Bolo is now 77.

[@guerrilas_in_the_mix]

man watching this scene again it's interesting to see how many real names are in that room, in that movie, regardless of how you know them. 🎶kumite 🎶kumite🎶

[@samueljhaveio1816]

Damm Van Damme was really a handsome man back then 🔥🔥o

[@danielleburton]

I love the way you do all your movement jean from Dani

[@billhoward351]

Alot of people say "DEATH TOUCH", when it is ACTUALLY called the DEFT TOUCH, the ability to explode one item in a pile instead of the WHOLE pile.

[@richardbossman9875]

Well if you follow the story ( made up as it is ) by the real Frank Dux then it actually “Death Touch”.

[@orinkinser4396]

Its def touch lol

[@StudioMargalima]

I love the track behind it, by Paul Hertzog.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

The chimes are awesome.

[@Bearmusclefitness_]

Epic

[@user-md2gg3si8w]

You are next?😀

[@mataneraseona9434]

yess

[@johnledwaba8551]

Bolo was angry that frank broke his record

[@solomonefukofuka]

Well it's true that bricks can't hit back but that brick was destroyed. So it can't hit back 😅

[@RuiLuz]

"You...don't look like Tanaka!"

[@doctortimetv1577]

the big mac , i mean dimac ha ha

[@Kimirifeelingblingbling]

Lo pusieron a prueba y sé asombraron.

[@cmonn0w]

the editing team did a great job with visual and audio and storyboard

[@TheArchosaurus]

2:54 I disagree Mr. Yeung, if someone knows better how hard can a brick hit is Van Damme...

[@christiancaballito]

Bloodsport is CANNON 📽️ ,not MGM! MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) is just the distributor..

[@acardenasjr1340]

Who cares, at least they have the rights to upload it.

[@Dee15gon]

TEST YOUR MIGHT!!

[@Maurice895]

Men only, situation!

[@Maurice895]

Total Dude stuff, love it!

[@920mario]

The movie that pretty much made Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2 upwards

[@raycook1503]

Very Good- but brick not hit back!

[@privateperson7523]

Amen

[@hiranom20]

DIM MAK! 😂😂😂😂

[@domoetker3967]

I can do this too!

[@timtom10]

Very good but brick don‘t hit back!

[@user-qv7hf4ig9m]

Просто круто все

[@catlee8064]

Subtle nod to Bruce with the line bricks not hit back....and yes i know he said boards in enter the dragon.

[@pawaaofnegativaty9803]

If I was there and seen that I would have left.

[@lastsipahi]

Hollywood decides to make a martial arts movie like Hongkong Cinema.

[@one7decimal2eight]

He's wearing the same clothes that he did in kickboxer when he went to bar and danced.

[@threezysworld8089]

If he's really your shidoshi buy me a Big Mac

[@davidbermudez7704]

I really thought Bolo was gonna kiss JCVD

[@xsydor26]

Deaf touch … what what what?

[@puppylove3781]

Stevie Wonder Martial Arts...the Deaf touch is no joke! You bite down wit your mouf! 🤣

[@superfly107lordinfamous7]

That’s how the hater be like when you out work them sound Ching leee all jealous

[@Canon8]

SUNNA DA BENCH!!!!

[@playapete9863]

Very good but, bricks don’t hit back 🧱

[@kebub1]

they dont make movies like this anymore and they wont because its rlly hard to create sth like this and i would say now impossible. back then not many ppl knew sth about martial arts so even tho u know some scenes are ridiculous it was special ancient mood in this movies i would say. it wasnt all about body but also about spirit and that was giving this special vibes. nowadays the do movies like about mma and for me personally some are good but it will never be special like this old movies.

[@BoutaFit]

I don't want to be that guy, but can you actually do that in real life?

[@kristallmenschkristallwolf1969]

this and a specialy made by JCVD is the greatest Bullshido ive ever seen