Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, Cung Le: On Fighting Donnie Yen, Mixed Martial Arts, and Asian Americans
May 6, 2010.
Cung Le Interview by Alfred Hsing
Last Thursday I had the privilege and honor to chat with former US Wushu Team member, former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and rising action star CUNG LE.
Cung is a great embodiment of the themes of this blog– Leading an EPIC life, excelling in business, movies, and martial arts! Congrats to him in all those fields! Those are the same areas that I strive to reach the next level on and Cung Le is someone that has done it every single area. In business – he started his own martial arts school and brand (USH!). In martial arts – he was a medalist at the world wushu championships, he won the middleweight champion title in strikeforce, and he has won countless tournaments in various styles of martial arts. In entertainment – he has worked with action star Donnie Yen and is going to be in the upcoming Hollywood film “Tekken”.
So to sum it up- Cung has been an inspiration in more ways than one. For one, he has a crazy kicks highlight reel (see his kicks in the video below). To top it off he has helped promote Asian Americans in a positive light AND he is an EXTREMELY humble guy. For a guy that could throw you upside down on top of your head, he is super calm and super chill. Much respect.
Now to the interview
He was in town in LA to promote his recent movie “Bodyguards and Assassins”. This is a movie that was released in Asia, but was playing at the LA Asian Pacific Film Festival. I interviewed him for the Pacific Rim Video Channel. In our interview he talks about what it was like working with Donnie Yen, his thoughts on wushu/sanshou in MMA, and his strategy on his rematch with opponent Scott Smith scheduled to fight June 26, 2010!
Without further ado, here is the interview.
For the martial artists, what are your thoughts on his upcoming fight with Scott Smith and do you guys think its possible to juggle a competitive martial arts career with filming and making movies?
Also thoughts on Cung Le and the UFC? Dana White has mentioned that he would like to see Cung in the UFC. Anyways, just food for thought. Feel free to leave comments.
To check out more about Cung, the man, check out www.cungle.com!
This video interview was brought to you in part by Pac Rim Video and WushuKicks.com.