Chris Crudelli is a martial artist, television presenter and author

Author

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. He is best known as the host of BBC

BBC

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 television programmes about the martial arts of far east

Far East

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ern countries, Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves

Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves

Mind, Body & Kick Ass Moves is a television programme broadcast on BBC Three. Presented by Chris Crudelli the documentary series travels around the Far East exploring different martial arts and learning the secret skills and knowledge of the 'Grandmasters'. The series investigates aspects of each...

, Kick Ass Miracles, and Kick Ass in a Crisis all shown on BBC Three

BBC Three

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. He is a developed kung fu artist.

He was born in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, England

England

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, the son of Italian and Irish parents. He started learning martial arts when he was eight, and as a teenager lived with a Chinese family who taught him.

When Crudelli was 17, he moved to China, training in martial arts for 10 years.

Crudelli's BBC series' have been broadcast in at least 119 countries (as of 2004) worldwide. His first 10-part documentary series concentrated on the more exotic, elaborate systems of far eastern martial arts, and was broadcast on BBC television, Discovery Channel. The series was filmed in China

China

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, Japan

Japan

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, the Philippines

Philippines

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 and Taiwan

Taiwan

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External links

• Chris Crudelli's official website