Does Michael Jai White stand a chance against John Cusack? / Interview with Benny "The Jet" Urquidez

[@mrblonde609]

I love "Grosse Point Blank". Perfect combination of dark humor, romance, a little violence and a whole lot of melancholy. Dan Aykroyd steals the show in this. Very underrated movie. There is nothing like it.

[@tcaudiobooks737]

It's the quintessential date-night movie. School reunions and rekindled romances for the girls, with shootouts and fountain pen kills for the guys. Brilliant film!

[@Markbell73]

Bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bing, bang! Popcorn!!!!

[@bigdigga0]

Omg.......fucking loved that movie man

[@owie4070]

Glad to see other fans of this great movie.

[@blastv110]

No meetings.

[@jamjam7819]

I was a young kickboxer. I struggled with the fundamentals. I read Benny's book and took it to heart. It helped me in the ring. Being able to apply the fundamentals helped me. Thank you Benny.

[@technotronicboy]

Master Urquidez, what a legend ,what a champion inside and outside the ring. I’m so glad brother that you had the opportunity to have him on your channel. Great interview! 👍

[@ruiseartalcorn]

For me, Benny Urquidez is the most real deal of all! A true master! Really nice guy too! :)

[@Robd07]

No joke either...he had fought to the death in Hong Kong without even knowing!

[@X-Factor-22]

He was definitely one of my primary martial arts role-models when I was a kid growing up in the 80’s-90’s. He truly was the picture perfect martial artist because of his ability and attitude.

[@khalidbinwaleed5072]

He was world champion so yeah

[@russtaiv9661]

Never met either Benny or John. I remember Bennys fights, complete gold.

[@YakBat]

John Cusack's Say Anything was the first time I ever heard of Kickboxing. And after Grosse Point Blank I wish he'd done more action movies.

[@FilmolovacDule]

Cusack is full of surprises. Those who don't brag about their skills are the real deals.

[@billywashere6965]

Both Cusack and Denzil Washington surprised me. Seeing how clean he was with his technique in The Equilizer made me wish he had been in more action-oriented films where we actually got to see more of his technique. Same with Cusack.

[@FilmolovacDule]

@@billywashere6965 They should make a John Wick/The Equalizer crossover and include Cusack in it.

[@billywashere6965]

@@FilmolovacDule I'd buy that for a dollar.

[@EM-tx3ly]

Denzel has no background in martial arts

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

@@EM-tx3ly yes he does and he can box as well

[@adamking4246]

He has been studying for over 2 decades and is a 6th degree Black belt in Kickboxing. Been Following the Channel for a long time, keep up the Great Work!

[@bws205]

kickboxing doesn't have belts, it's not a true martial art, it's a sport like boxing

[@MrSteak]

There's a Danny Trejo interview, where they asked him about prison, and actors pretending to be "tough guys" in Hollywood. Trejo said John Cusack was legit, and the toughest guy he's acted with.

[@ToshiroMifuneSamurai]

I thought this was some kind of a joke. I had no idea that John Cusack could fight. This is an example of "never judge a book by it's cover".

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Yup

[@davidtatro7457]

That's really fascinating! I had no idea that Cusack was a legitimate badass. I knew that he was a very big guy, and it's perhaps kind of funny that he has so often been cast in films as kind of a diminuitive, physically not imposing character. Same for Tim Robbins, who is also a very tall and large guy but has successfully played many characters who were shown as being physically wimpy.

[@garrettgeary5531]

I remember Danny Trejo saying Cusack was the one actor he met that he 100% would never want to piss off

[@zhaoliang4217]

Trejo never met Christopher Lee I take it.

[@twolfk]

Wow awesome video. Who knew Cusack could fight? Benny told us what we already knew about MJW, mans is a beast.

[@aquaticlibrary]

Benny The Jet is the Bruce Lee of real fighters. And he completely understands how none of the showmanship means anything in the ring. You gotta be tough as well

[@cuzz63]

Benny is the fighter Bruce Lee fans wish he was. Its actually insulting to compare a real fighter like Benny to Bruce a non fighter.

[@pinkydavis6113]

Exactly right! Many people don't understand the difference between martial artists and fighters...

[@bobbyologun1517]

Benny The Jet is the real life GOKU :)

[@axelstone3131]

@@cuzz63don’t be upset when John Little’s new book comes out at the end of the month disproving your bullshit opinion. I’m tired of seeing your bullshit like this on anything Bruce Lee related. You need a good smack. Just realised you’re a BJJ guy, that explains a lot.

[@MichaelWoods-is7xf]

​@@cuzz63Bruce Lee fanboys think Bruce Lee can beat Jon Jones

[@Diggy22]

I loved that fight scene in Grosse Point Blank. Cusack really surprised me.

[@rainmuaythai]

This was awesome, I never saw that movie nor knew John Cusack was a martial artist. It’s crazy how you can look at someone and have absolutely no idea they’re trained and very dangerous.

[@busterzigler7530]

Me too.

[@dollartop]

Dragon Blade is one of the best martial arts movies and it has Cusack.

[@rainmuaythai]

@@dollartop I’ll have to check that one out too, I’m a big fan Cusack

[@kingcobra2858]

Imagine rewatching his non-action movies. I could never look at him the same.

[@rainmuaythai]

@@kingcobra2858 I was thinking exactly the same thing, he’s a great actor who knows how to show emotion. But then he has that hidden killer instinct fight mode that you will never see unless he’s in an action movie, even then it’s not his final form…he still has that actual combat ability not just fight choreography skills

[@yasirb9172]

Imagine Cusack joining the John Wick franchise as John Wicks brother

[@coopcommunityllc]

I never realized that he had been training for so long.

[@Robd07]

...that would have been funny

[@adrianharrison5208]

That would be awesome to watch

[@davidhibbs3396]

Holy....poo ona stick...

[@SirRorschachJack]

If only!

[@adrianharrison5208]

Found this out about Cusack a few years ago and I was shocked to find out he has a black belt. I would love to see him in more action oriented films, I think it would fit him really well

[@jojjeoskarsson784]

There is dragon blade, bad beyond belief

[@Rubrick23.]

He has been in movies of action

[@adrianharrison5208]

@@jojjeoskarsson784 I keep meaning to see that and for some reason I have still not

[@adrianharrison5208]

@@Rubrick23. He has but so are many other Hollywood actors that I would not class as action movie stars. I'd like to see him in more really high action movies

[@joeofmacabre07]

Grosse Point Black ofc

[@Hung_P]

love this interview. i've never known that John Cusack could fight and The Jet vouches for him ✌️ i'll take his word anyday because he has one hell of endurance in his fights and he used to occasionally backflips at the end of his wins. thanks for this interview.

[@VikingSamurai]

John Cusack is quite impressive in the ring it seems! Thanks for the support Hung!

[@Wiseblood2012]

I never though of John Cusak like that. He was a romcom punk... or so I thought. When Benny praises your skill, ability, and dedication I have to listen. Now I have to watch John's movies. At least some of them.

[@itsonlysound]

You can see it in Grosse Pointe Blank. His fight scene with Benny is great - it feels like a real fight. It's also just a great movie.

[@CorbCorbin]

Danny Trejo said Cusack is the only actor he was scared of fighting. He saw him kickbox, and learned about how he actually had been training since before Say Anything. He was training with Benny, before that movie.

[@1_Bad_Z]

Glad to see Sensei Benny on your channel. My Martial Arts instructor remembers him in Los Angeles back in either the 70's or 80's.

[@n.w.j.1837]

Cusack was at Lennox Lewis' last Fight against Klitschko. I knew he was a big fan of Fighting but never knew he could Fight. Great interview.

[@Katzenhase]

The fight was a joke. Klitschko was better but Lewis had Don King in his corner.

[@n.w.j.1837]

@@Katzenhase Lewis was never with Don King and Lewis stopped him on cuts.

[@Katzenhase]

@@n.w.j.1837 That was no reason to stop the fight. Klitschko could have fought. Klitschko was mad at them because he was leading on points. Wasn´t Don King at the time with Lennox Lewis?

[@CaptainLeftHook]

​@@KatzenhaseYes it was. The cut on Vitali's face was massive. Vitali was ahead on points but Lennox won fair and square.

[@n.w.j.1837]

@@CaptainLeftHook Facts.

[@kingcobra2858]

I know John Cusack can do action scenes but I never knew he's that good at the level of MJW. Nice to know, now I kinda want to see him in more action movies.

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

I have no idea who John Cusack is, but Benny "The Jet" Urquidez is a living legend. I still like his role of a bad guy in Jackie Chan movies. He did amazing job. And I know that he is old right now, but I would love to see him on the big screen again.

[@corporalhicks4532]

Not missing out on much. Basically he is an actor. Who mostly has the same mopey expression in al his roles

[@jamesmiles1328]

Yeah he’s a boring actor,that’s always in gay films,

[@frankieboy8414]

Do you not watch movies??

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

@@frankieboy8414 These days, no. Cause there is nothing good to watch. But back in my days when I was younger I watched crap tons of movies every day.

[@frankieboy8414]

@@deathcold_longplaysua4846 he's been a well known actor since the 80s

[@ukaszdude2887]

Very nice news about Cusck, I haven't heard of it before. A very nice actor and "Grosse Pointe Blank" is one of my favorite movies with him.

[@logosfocus]

very nicely presented

[@JANI1980.]

Been a fan of cusack since the early 90's. If they ever Will make john wick 5, i would like to see part for cusack in it. I think he could handle action scenes very well even these days 💪👊 see you in the next one viking, good Job 😎

[@jamesfetcho6315]

I don't know how people didn't know Cusack trained. You could tell in more then a couple of His movies. I don't know how good He is , but could tell He trained. Especially in Grosse Point Blank.

[@ihugkittens484]

I remember in an interview somewhere even Danny Trejo was talking about how he was borderline scared of Cusack and how Cusack was the real deal.

[@sethspaner3438]

On the set of Con-Air.

[@al-bot1094]

@@sethspaner3438 don't you mean: On the set of the greatest convict/airplane movie of all time!!!

[@sethspaner3438]

@al-bot1094 this is accurate.

[@pappy374]

Another actor that most people don't know who was the real deal in martial arts was James Caan who was a 5th or 6th Dan in one of the Karate style.

[@DPops-yf4zp]

We need a team up: John Cusack, Keanu Reeves and Nicolas Cage. CONAIR 2: CONS IN SPACE! Gotta find a role for Michael Jai White in there.

[@BIGDEX71]

This is why I really enjoy your content. This is a real answer from a real expert about two people he trained so he knows them better than anyone.

[@jiminator904]

Benny is the man!! Underrated legend

[@PbH22a]

Don't underestimate anyone🤲🏾💯

[@RMarcusTaylor]

Osu!

[@henriksange5935]

That's why I like real champions like benny,bill Wallace, and chuck Norris. Because they will never say who can beat who, or they can beat everybody. They are respectful to others. Michael J W is not so.

[@jojjeoskarsson784]

well Muhammed ali wasnt either

[@bobbyologun1517]

@@jojjeoskarsson784 MY HERO

[@bobbyologun1517]

@@southtxguitarist8926 Yes he was. Ali openly said Sugar Ray Robinson was the best. In Turn Mike bowed his head to Ali when he shared a stage on the Arsenio Hall show. Jon Jones is a sociopath.

[@bobbyologun1517]

@@southtxguitarist8926 hello again, my hero Muhammad Ali said it! Did you know he got his public persona from wrestlings first heel, gorgeous george? its called kayfabe! x yes i am familiar with JJ dq loss and his record. independent of that he is a sociopath, pathological liar and almost certainly a cheat. as a sportsman myself i reject that hyper american, bad guys win, dennis rodman approach. magic johnson was a nice guy. larry bird. in combat sports the greatest ever san chai is super friendly even to his opponents. so many examples.

[@df5826]

I didn't realize Micheal Jai White had said he could take Bruce Lee or Mike Tyson. He's a great martial artist but he is clearly out of his mind. ;)

[@Katzenhase]

Viking Samurai: You forgot to ask Benny about Chuck Norris. Norris was considered to be the best fighter when he was fighting alone with Mike Stone and Joe Lewis. But Norris only fought on points because full contact fighting came along when Chuck was long retired and he kept his focus on acting. It would have been so interesting if you asked Benny what he thinks of Norris as a full contact fighter? Would he be as successful in full contact as he was in point fighting? That would have been an interesting question!!!

[@darthraslav]

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[@tonyvalente]

Joe Lewis told me he made Chuck Norris quit with one left hook to the head and Chuck told him he could not take full contact fighting at all. It wasn’t for him.

[@Katzenhase]

@@tonyvalente I read that in Black Belt Magazine when Lewis said that but keep in mind that that was a couple of years after Norris retired. Lewis was still fighting and Norris was acting. That was not in 1971, 72 or 73. But do you believe that crap? Norris told him he couldn´t take full contact fighting at all?

[@davidhughes6741]

@@KatzenhaseI know that Bill Wallace has said that he went hard with Chuck in a sparring session and that Chuck was very good. Bill wouldn’t say too much about the outcome and I personally doubt that Chuck would have been on par in full contact with either Joe or Bill, but I think that the account given isn’t very accurate either.

[@Katzenhase]

@@davidhughes6741 Keep in mind that Bill and Chuck sparred in 1978. That was long after Chuck retired from fighting while Bill was the current kickboxing world champion. I would also say that Bill must have some advantages in that sparring session because Norris was into movies and already 37 years old. That´s the reason why it would have been great if Viking Samurai would have asked Benny if Chuck would have been in full contact as successful as he was as a point fighter.

[@jamesbunny3294]

Cusack rules!

[@brianpearson276]

First of all nobody in the world couldn't beat Bruce Lee.2nd of all. Michael knew martial arts. He has all the experience he's older than me and he's in better shape than I am he more hand-to-hand combat experience years training by professionals. Mike isbad mother effer. So my money will be on Michael

[@StarPlatinumV]

WTF! John Cusack can whip everyones ass?! HOLY SHIT!

[@ericruffin4476]

A real fight can go either way... nobody can determine the outcome of certain victory 💯

[@johnnygizmo4733]

There are naturals. Where and how do you think training started? Also, someone always will have your number. Guy A beats guy B, guy C beats guy A, guy B bests guy C. Not always, but the odds in natural order always plays a part.

[@mcguckin13]

That fight in Grosse Pointe Blank always felt so visceral. Have loved Cusack's work since Better Off Dead

[@Peter-dk4fz]

That is Benny the Jet in vid…tough as nails..a massive part of the evolution of martial arts. Is fights are truly legendary..highlights r crazy, all worth watching in full. Crazy skills and toughness.

[@thestoicwhinger]

That Meals on Wheels scene with Jackie is the best fight scene ever

[@ericrecano8557]

If Benny says John Cusak is the real deal I believe him-

[@SpyderTheGypsy]

The Jets Knowledge is Solid and how he speaks about others is how a Master speaks.... ML & R

[@robertnguyen9493]

Great video, Benny Urquidez is an absolute legend!

[@sethspaner3438]

Danny Trejo, who worked with Cusack on Con-Air, said Cusack was the scarriest person on the set.

[@lsporter88]

Wow! I seriously didn't know that about John. I suspected.....but you just blew my mind with this one. Great video.🤯🤠👍🏾

[@sleezzzyp]

Hey my man great content.Just the fact that you know Johns background and about Benny the Jet shows your on your A game. And you got an interview .My dad told me years ago that John Cusack was the real deal. Black belt and everything. My dad always references Gross Pointe( I think thats the name of the movie) and his fighting skill.

[@thebrownbaldy]

Benny Urquidez is just golden in these interviews. Can't wait to see The Last Kumite and Warrior Island. #makeactionfilmsgreatagain

[@sparrow420500]

My money would be on JOAN Cusack.. LOL Wait, she's not involved. I guess I'll go with Michael. As much as I like John, could he withstand even ONE solid hit from a guy as strong as Michael?? I have my doubts.

[@abdvinci1460]

What movie are the clips from ? No Gross Point Blank but the other film ?

[@spy-v-spy1848]

I remember getting into kick boxing when after "Say Anything" Benny was at the top of his game at that time.

[@torringtonstonekeeper]

Benny the jet is a martial arts legend

[@titostake967]

I had no idea Cusack really did martial arts

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Yup

[@neocloudmarts9613]

You (Viking Samurai) need to do another video with Michael Jai White on your platform, talking about his experience and martial arts.

[@stevegeorge6880]

I was surprised it didn't come up, but the guy who headkicks John Cusack in that scene in say anything was Don the dragon Wilson.

[@t-virusterrance4734]

Hello, Viking Samurai. I'm not discounting the skills of John, but MJW would wipe the floor with him...easy. TERRANCE OUT

[@davidhughes6741]

Sorry Terrance, but while I d know the skills or fighting abilities of either MJW or John Cusack first hand, Benny Urquidez does and his credibility is far greater than yours.

[@t-virusterrance4734]

@@davidhughes6741 Sorry, David, you're a clown. Like I said, MJW is an established Martial Artists, with black belts in over 5 styles. John is an actor period, no matter how much you cap for him. TERRANCE OUT

[@bigdigga0]

Gross pointe blank.....one of my all time favorites ❤

[@johnpittsii7524]

Great interview as always ❤

[@JEM-fo6rs]

Wow good interview. Master Benny always the man! I would like to see Viking Samurai do a training day with MJW. Like you did with Don Wilson., which I enjoyed. Seriously, see what it is like to train with MJW.

[@MatrixCobretti]

John Cusack actually has a sparring scene with Don "The Dragon" Wilson in Say Anything. You should get Don on here to comment.

[@chriso8193]

I read John Cusack is a 6th Dan in Kickboxing??? That's suspect. However, Cusack does not have a chance against MJW.

[@benjaminanderson5263]

Benny the jet in his prime was grease lighting with power of thunder

[@KGBeast.]

Benny Uqiduez is THE MAN!

[@jasonbryant1552]

Viking Samurai, just got done watching Say Anything and John was talking about Benny the Jet and the Dragon Don Wilson. Was hoping you'd have a video on him

[@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145]

It's cool that John trained initially to make a role better but stayed with it. He also didn't change what roles he took & try to be an 9nscreen bad ass. Sure he likely could 8f he wanted but he doesn't seem to feel the need to prove he's good, he knows it. Not knocking actors who do focus on martial arts films but some are too arrogant about it for my taste.

[@benjaminmiller3075]

I've never seen a better on screen fight than Benny the Jet and Jackie Chan. Name that movie!

[@charlietoole8707]

Cusack was training in kickboxing the late 80s, good stuff! Still couldn't beat MJW.

[@williamvictory3180]

John Cusack for sure.

[@hilary.teanti]

B'TJ'U is a phenomenal real champion fighter. JC is his protégé and friend. There is going to be bias. Can JC beat MJW ? . . . NO. There is more chance of me giving birth to a kung-fu panda !!

[@DirtyDovi]

I'm more amazed at just how many people had no clue that John was into martial arts.. Grosse Pointe Blank [1997] is one of my all time favorite movies though - so I found out way back then.

[@wutang_batman]

No way John is beating Michael. Michael is a true martial artist and has been doing it waaaaaaay longer. I would bet everything I have on michael.

[@RMarcusTaylor]

😂

[@FCS81]

How many notable wins does Michael have 🤔

[@jojjeoskarsson784]

@@FCS81 how many has john

[@FCS81]

@jojjeoskarsson784 Exactly Mike has none either. And who is anyone to say John is not a true martial artist? Nobody has the right to make that judgment against him,especially when they don't even know him personally. Plus Benny, a respected martial artist and actual fighting champion, trained John for years and says he has real fighting ability. So why are you going to listen to some guy on KZbin say John isn't a real martial artist 🤔

[@pentiumradeon]

You have fallen prey to his acting skills. It wouldnt even be a fight.

[@kurtfranklin2680]

Benny is a cool dude. He’s no BS. But he does have a tendency to tell the guys he trains they are good enough to compete. He told it to Patrick Swayze during road house. But I believe he believes it. I’d you’ve got Benny, great fighter and trainer and you add a motivated, hard working student like a cusack or swayze who is a serious minded, committed individual, that student will get good quickly. So, maybe these guys could have been competitive in amateur kickboxing matches. Or maybe Benny just tells guys what they want to here. It is Hollywood. The land of BS. And celebrity’s can be soft with fragile egos. Though I don’t think Benny would be so happy for a paycheck that he’d blow smoke.

[@MatrixCobretti]

I don't think he was propping Swayze up. Most people don't know that Swayze trained martial arts since he was a teenager. He trained in Aikido, Taekwondo, Shaolin Kung Fu. Marshall Teague spoke very highly of Swayze's skill level as well. Teague was a Navy SEAL, police officer, and a military Kickboxing champion before he became an actor. So in short, the real deal. I saw in an interview where he said that the fight scene at the lake was full contact for real. Patrick broke Marshall's eye socket with a crescent kick and the blood on Marshall's face is real blood. Also Marshall said he broke Patrick's ribs when he swung that log into his side because the log was real and not a prop. Apparently Swayze insisted that all the fight scenes in the movie were full contact to the body.

[@Robd07]

Swayze was a beast in Road House!

[@valdivia1234567]

@@MatrixCobretti Teague was in the Navy, but not a SEAL.

[@MatrixCobretti]

@@valdivia1234567 Thanks for the correction.

[@Iraia_Roberts]

I've seen John Cusack acting as an aspiring kickboxer. 3:15 That's the movie I'm talking about. He looks like he's been trained in martial-arts. But John & MJW would fight in different weight clsses I reckon. 4:23 Hang on a minute, John Cusack is 6,4"...!!!??😮😮 He's a giant. Why does he look like an average size guy on his movies 🎬..???

[@breakerprepper]

Duuuuuude you got benny up in here!!!!!🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@ramslucas5140]

Benny the Jet! Such an icon…. Respect to the champ!

[@mountainwarrior108]

That’s awesome huge respect for Benny and his Hollywood martial art warriors. Great interview by the way Benny is such a legend 👍🤜🥊💪

[@thomasstillman4805]

I think, Dave Mustane, would take Cusack in a fight! lol

[@kract76]

I'd PAY to see That. They're both up in age now....

[@danielfox3003]

Michael jai white is bigger and stronger and his technique is just about perfect. Cusack is cool, he might be a better actor but I say he’d lose hard.

[@recesss]

I met the Jet 7 years ago. great guy.

[@blyxx7450]

Kickboxing sport of the future.

[@dannygjk]

I had no idea that John Cusack had trained so much in fighting nor did I think he was so tall. I would have guessed about 5'11".

[@samjohnson-xq7jc]

John Cusack vs Tong Po

[@shinobishaw7542]

Jon Cusack definitely looks like the type of guy who you wouldn't think could fight and some muscle head would try to bully him and get smoked.

[@tombarnhart7716]

Grosse point blank was a really good movie I loved Dan Aykroyd in that movie too

[@CaveCanem74]

I love Bruce Lee but yes I'm certain that Michael at his prime would beat Bruce at his prime. Michael has size, power and reach advantage. He is very skilled. You see. Grown-ups see past the magical invincibility attributed to famous people. We use common sense. There are weight classes in professional fighting for a reason.

[@TheRogueSquid]

It’s not about magical invincibility. Weight classes are good way to get fights sanctioned. Bruce Lee isn’t as small as everyone seems to think, he’s only a couple inches shorter than Mike Tyson, had a very long reach, incredibly strong and the fastest and most explosive striker as testified by everyone who trained and sparred with him. Even by this man Benny “The Jet”. Plus styles make fights. Bruce would stop hit and eye gouge you quicker than you could react and hit you with follow up strikes until you seeing black and that’s the game. But again he’s dead 50 years so it’s a pointless argument. You can’t be right or wrong on the subject.

[@CaveCanem74]

@@TheRogueSquid I only used weight classes to make a point. I grew up adoring Bruce Lee and martial arts, read his books and I never said it would be a fight in the ring with rules. And yes you are right we will never know. I too know of his power and speed from years of study about him, but people make idols out of people like bruce lee. And I still stand by my original statement and that is I don't think Bruce would have beaten Michael in a fight, and I mean a no holds barred street fight. Mike 6 1/2' 205 ish Bruce 5' 7" 141ish. Skill with a weight advantage makes a difference. And again don't misunderstand. I think Bruce was by far one of the most amazing martial artist known. I was such a fan when I was a kid that I bowed to his poster and even talked to him, like he could hear me. So I literally broke the first of the 10 commandments by making him like a god, so there is no hate there, but as I have gotten older, I realized that he is merely a skilled martial artist , but more mortal than I previously believed. Even if he could beat Mike in a fight I guarantee you that without any more training he would not beat the majority of the Top MMA fighters at his weight in the street.

[@TheRogueSquid]

@@CaveCanem74 it’s good to meet someone else who knows more than surface level about Bruce. But again you can’t guarantee anything and we aren’t talking about MMA, Mike isn’t beating any MMA top ten in Bruce’s weight class either not in the street if cage. But again Mike is a karate guy, very good and strong I agree I like his stuff. But I’d he a better karate guy than was already around in Bruce Lees time? No. I don’t think at all. Bruce was no stranger to full contact sparring and fighting especially big karate guys. But again our opinions just differ and we will never truly know. Thanks for the conversation brother, be well!

[@CaveCanem74]

@@TheRogueSquid Np! And likewise.

[@vincepreston9304]

@@CaveCanem74 James toney (Boxer ) use to to hand out beatings when he walked in the gym of guys who were way bigger than him . didn't matter the size, all He would say when he walked in was "Let the beatings begin!

[@isaelmahdi6593]

John Cusack great actor and now action star what a transition

[@gussygoro2469]

Interesting to note that Benny trained Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine to fight with his feet.

[@jojjeoskarsson784]

So John Cusack would be a greater challenge then Jackie Chan, Van Damme, Patrick Swayze and Sammo Hung. Yeah right in their prime as well that would be fun to see. Joe Lewis to that he did a movie with force five in 1981

[@davidhughes6741]

None of the guys you mentioned had legitimate full contact experience. JCVD has made many debunked claims, but his background is in light contact and point sparring. The others don’t even have that. I don’t know Cusack’s training, but I do know that if he trained under Benny for over thirty years and that he promoted him to 6th dan in his system and vouches for him, that’s a lot more solid evidence than the Movie Fu of the others you mentioned. There are many people in the martial arts that never train full contact and look impressive on film.

[@jojjeoskarsson784]

@@davidhughes6741 what the fuck are you on about so just because benny trained John Cusack the he is one best fighters around more then michael jai white jackie chan jet li sammo hung and what have you. show me one clip of john training or sparring with anybody and I can show you stuff with the others. Benny is great sure but so are many others and thats kickboxing he did, there are many others martail arts as well and Jean Claude van damme have competed may it be in light contact and point sparring but thats what Chuck norris did as well in karate. Jackie Chan has trained with many under his career and trained many as well

[@JoeBuck207]

Stan Lee wanted John to play Spiderman in a movie way back in the 1980's when they were trying to get a Spidey movie off the ground.

[@Mishalex]

John Cusack is legit, to be sure, and I have MAD respect for both his acting and martial arts skills... BUT... he is outclassed in distance management, experience, accuracy, and raw physicality by Michael Jai White. Cusack is a tough dude to be sure... but 9/10 times, I give the win to MJW. Also, regarding belief, the legendary Bas Rutten once said that if you ask him if he would win vs. literally anyone in human history in an MMA type contest, he would bet on himself... NOT because of ego... but because if you BELIEVE you CAN lose, it makes it exponentially more likely. I like that mindset. Having said that, MJW thinks that just because he has sparred with a lot of super legit MMA fighters, he can beat them in a legit fight contest. Contrary to MJW's beliefs, sparring and fighting aren't the same thing, and he would get pieced up by Mike Tyson for sure... even if kicks were allowed. The real question in MJW vs. Cusack is... how good is Cusack's grappling? Because from what I've seen, MJW, as skilled a striker as he legitimately is... is NOT master grappler (although he DOES have some experience in this area as well, contrary to popular belief). So if Cusack has badass Judo/Wrestling/BJJ skills... he has a better chance than I previously estimated for sure! Either way, mad respect to two legit martial artists and actors that I love!

[@slayer7682]

one crazy summer, better off dead, 1408 and grosse point blank are my favorite from him

[@VantaClawz]

Michael Jai White wasn't a full-contact fighter. He was a point guy, like Chuck Norris. People get it twisted. Cusack also trained with Don "The Dragon" Wilson, another legendary World Kickboxing Champ. As we all know, kickboxing is an entirely different approach to combat martial arts.

[@spazzdineveryway]

“He’s not bad at martial arts but his cup of tea is kickboxing” 3:41. Sounds more like he can do techniques good but americanized Muy Thai is his thing. And yes, size matters. If we can respect Cusack for his reach and his training, then we can also respect MJW, whose resume is longer than Cusack. Plus let’s be real here. MJW is big and fast. Cusack would be crushed by a power blow to the ribs or chin.

[@willowwale2000]

LOL. Cusak trained with this dude for 32 years...Man, dude pretty much paid this guy's mortgage.

[@stevenbolstridge596]

I love Grosse Pointe Blank!

[@ryandeffley7652]

Lloyd Dobler did say kickboxing was the sport of the future.

[@willortiz7886]

Cusack is legit he trained with Benny Urquidez for years

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Wasn't Benny also in a movie with John? Had a short part in that cursed hotel room movie Cusack was in, if i remember correctly.