Arnold Chon

Arnold Chon is a martial artist and stuntman who began Tae Kwon Do training at age five at the Jhoon Rhee Institute in Virginia. He earned a black belt at eleven, competed in extreme martial arts, and became a NASKA champion and a two-time Junior Olympic Tae Kwon Do gold medalist. After moving to Los Angeles, he got an early screen opportunity on Mortal Kombat: Conquest. His feature work included Wild Hogs, Epic Movie, and Big Mama's House, and he appeared in entries from the Rush Hour and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises. He fought opposite martial arts figures including Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Jai White, Wesley Snipes, and Jean Claude Van Damme. Later stunt credits included The Hangover Part III and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and he performed stunts for television shows such as Teen Wolf, Sons of Anarchy, and Criminal Minds. He began coordinating and choreographing in 2000 on Sisqo's Unleash the Dragon.