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Release Date: 01/14/2026

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This week on The Jock and Nerd Podcast, the crew celebrates one of cinema’s most beloved genres by counting down their Top 10 Favorite Martial Arts Movies of all time. From classic kung fu legends to modern action masterpieces, we break down what makes these films timeless, influential, and endlessly rewatchable.

Before the list, we cover a packed slate of movie and TV news, including all four Avengers: Doomsday teasers, Tom Cruise shooting a scene for The Last Starfighter, updates on The Batman 2, new trailers, a Godzilla: Minus Zero release date, and a full Golden Globes recap. We wrap things up with What Are We Watching? and a look at what’s been on our screens lately.

⏱️ Timestamps

  • This week on the show! (0:00)

  • Welcome to The Jock and Nerd Podcast! (1:19)

  • All 4 Avengers: Doomsday Teasers Released (3:14)

  • Tom Cruise Shot a Scene for The Last Starfighter (18:13)

  • Kathleen Kennedy’s Successors Named (22:44)

  • Sebastian Stan Joins The Batman 2 (26:55)

  • Godzilla: Minus Zero Sets Release Date (33:14)

  • Golden Globes Recap (37:03)

  • They Will Kill You – Trailer (41:14)

  • The Wrecking Crew – Trailer (42:56)

  • The Death of Robin Hood – Trailer (44:40)

  • The Rip – Trailer (45:38)

  • Promos (49:25)

  • Join The Patreon Fan Club! (50:28)

  • Top 10 Favorite Martial Arts Movies (51:38)

  • What Are We Watching? (2:11:13)

John Bellotti, Jr.

  1. Drunken Master 2 (1994) 

  2. Duel to the Death (1982)

  3. The Blade (1995)

  4. 13 Assassins (2010)

  5. Eastern Condors (1987) 

  6. Enter The Dragon (1973) 

  7. Pedicab Driver (1989)   

  8. Once Upon A Time In China (1991)

  9. The Raid (2011)

  10. Fists of Legend (1994)

Rugboy

  1. The Raid 2 (2014)

  2. Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)

  3. Ip Man (2008)

  4. Drunken Master 2 (1994)

  5. The Karate Kid (1984)  

  6. True Legend (2010)

  7. Enter The Dragon (1973) 

  8. Bloodsport (1988)

  9. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

  10. Kill Bill (2003-04)

Imran

  1. Enter The Dragon (1973)

  2. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

  3. Police Story (1985)

  4. The Raid: Redemption (2011) 

  5. Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (2003)

  6. Kill Bill (2003-04)

  7. The Matrix (1999)

  8. The Karate Kid (1984)

  9. John Wick (2014)

  10. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

Honorable Mentions

  • Kill Zone SPL

  • Flashpoint

  • Police Story 2 and 3

  • Five fingers of Death

  • Kiss of the Dragon

  • Iceman Cometh

  • The Samurai trilogy

  • Five Element Ninja

  • Five Deadly Venoms

  • Street Fighter

  • The Night Comes From Us

  • Life After Fighting

  • Man of Tai Chi

  • The Best of the Best

  • The Transporter

  • Shaolin Executioners

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Ninja Assassin

  • Ninja In The Dragons Den

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