# Sources, photo credits, and editorial notes

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| Featured person | Credit / license | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jai White portrait | Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Jai_White_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg |
| Scott Adkins | Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_Adkins_(34554454204).jpg |
| Donnie Yen | Cecilia Wang, CC BY 4.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donnie_Yen_Formal.jpeg |
| Jet Li | Sry85, CC BY 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jet_Li.jpg |
| Bruce Lee | Original abstract vector tribute artwork; no portrait used | — |
| Mark Dacascos | Kanaka Rastamon, CC BY 2.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Dacascos.jpg |
| Dolph Lundgren | Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dolph_Lundgren |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Claude_Van_Damme_2012.jpg |
| Chuck Norris | Staff Sgt. Tony Foster / U.S. Army, public domain in the U.S. | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chuck_Norris_May_2015.jpg |
| Jackie Chan | Lee M. McCaskill / U.S. Navy, public domain in the U.S. | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jackie_Chan_2002-portrait_edited.jpg |

## Credentials and biographical references

- Michael Jai White official press kit: https://www.michaeljaiwhite.com/kit — states he achieved an eighth black belt in 2013.
- Michael Jai White official biography: https://michael-jaiwhite.squarespace.com/about — Brooklyn and Bridgeport background, early YMCA karate teaching and tournament competition, special-education teaching, and the 1995 HBO *Tyson* breakout.
- Connecticut Post profile: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Street-tough-turned-Hollywood-star-Michael-Jai-2284290.php — Bridgeport upbringing, Ralphola Taylor Community Center YMCA, Central High graduation, universities attended, and his move from teaching to Hollywood.
- A.V. Club interview: https://www.avclub.com/michael-jai-white-on-martial-arts-heavy-makeup-and-st-1798279772 — White says he began studying at about seven or eight and discusses martial arts as a source of discipline and focus.
- Michael Jai White interview, Kung-fu Kingdom: https://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-michael-jai-white-2/amp/ — early Japanese jujutsu, later karate training, Kyokushin foundation, and his account of holding eight black belts.
- Coach, Michael Jai White interview: https://www.coachweb.com/exercises/celebrity-workouts/4395/michael-jai-white-interview — source page for the locally bundled airborne-kick action photo used in the dojo feature card. Coach lists the image credit as unknown; the source link is provided and the image remains subject to its owner's rights.
- Sony Pictures, *Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown*: https://www.sonypictures.jp/he/954173 — source page for the locally bundled promotional still used in the MJW biography.
- Jet Li official biography: https://www.jetli.world/about — Beijing Wushu Team and national competition history.
- Bruce Lee official biography: https://brucelee.com/bruce-lee — Wing Chun background and documented early competition.
- Dolph Lundgren official karate biography: https://www.dolphlundgren.com/about/karate.html — training, dan rank, and tournament results.
- Jean-Claude Van Damme official European biography: https://www.jeanclaudevandamme.be/biographie/biographie.php-1 — his own account of karate training and competition claims; the profile attributes these claims to that biography.
- Chuck Norris official career biography: https://chuck-norris.com/career — Tang Soo Do, competition titles, and later rank recognition.

## Additional roster portrait sources

- Brandon Lee as Eric Draven in *The Crow* (1994), locally bundled for the memorial dossier — Netflix catalog still; underlying film still © Miramax: https://www.netflix.com/title/408911. The studio still remains copyrighted; source credit does not grant reuse rights.
- Brandon Lee biography and film career: https://www.biography.com/actors/brandon-lee
- Shannon Lee’s recollections of Brandon, including his training at the Inosanto Academy: https://brucelee.com/podcast-blog/2018/3/27/91-brandon-lee
- Brandon Lee’s 1992 interview on acting, childhood kung fu, later training, boxing, and tournament competition: https://www.deseret.com/1992/7/24/18996080/brandon-lee-follows-in-his-dad-s-shoes-but-he-hopes-to-win-respect-as-an-actor-in-his-own-right/
- Miramax official *The Crow* page: https://www.miramax.com/movie/the-crow/
- *The Crow* dialogue reference for Eric Draven and Sgt. Albrecht: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/characters/nm0001368

These editorial portraits are bundled locally so carousel pages do not depend on a live API at display time. The source-page links below remain in `artwork.json`; rights remain with each photographer, publication, or image provider. A source link is not a blanket reuse license.

- Benny “The Jet” Urquidez with Kevin Hall — Kevinulla, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Benny_Urquidez_thumb_2019.jpg
- Philip Tan (Lewis Tan’s father, martial artist and stunt coordinator) — photo credited to Phil Tan Productions, via Kung Fu Kingdom: https://kungfukingdom.com/interview-with-philip-tan/
- Bill “Superfoot” Wallace — Whistlekick interview portrait: https://www.whistlekickmartialartsradio.com/blog/014-superfoot-bill-wallace
- Amy Johnston — interview portrait, The Pop Culture Principle: https://thepcprinciple.com/interview-amy-johnston/
- Don “The Dragon” Wilson — Wikimedia Commons portrait: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Don_%22The_Dragon%22_Wilson.jpg
- David Bradley — TMDB profile portrait: https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94330-david-bradley
- Gordon Liu — Letterboxd/TMDB profile portrait: https://letterboxd.com/actor/gordon-liu-chia-hui-1/
- Angela Mao — Listal portrait page: https://www.listal.com/viewimage/8310216
- Moon Lee — TMDB profile portrait: https://mabumbe.com/movies/people/162227/moon-lee-choi-fung
- Jeeja Yanin — Sony Pictures still via AlloCiné: https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-415737/photos/detail/?cmediafile=21304257
- Rina Takeda — Hong Kong Economic Times dojo photo: https://topick.hket.com/article/3749487/
- Karen Sheperd — Everyday Martial Artist interview portrait: https://everydaymartialartist.com/karen-sheperd-ep141/
- Hwang Jang-lee — image credit and original pin source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/hwang-jang-lee-a-korean-martial-artist-and-actor-best-known-for-his-incredible-kicks-and-jumps-here-he-po--52354414399628931/
- Yuen Woo-ping — Cinema Today interview portrait: https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0107354
- Scott Adkins official biography: https://www.scottadkins.com/biography.htm — early judo and kickboxing background.
- Don Wilson WAKO profile/press release: https://kickboxing.no/media/sbbpoecb/20100511211354_skjema.pdf — describes his kickboxing title record. Counts can vary with sanctioning-body definitions.
- Michael Jai White official film page: https://www.michaeljaiwhite.com/blood-and-bone
- Warner Bros. *Enter the Dragon* official 4K trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RGju9NuoOU
- MGM *Bloodsport* official trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCZ1CIQ64YQ
- Sony Pictures / Trailer Rewind *The Raid: Redemption*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDYwcjhvD-Y
- *Blood and Bone* feature clip, Piece of the Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDybHXCOi7A

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Available performer portraits and film thumbnails are bundled locally and loaded through `artwork.js`; the roster no longer depends on a live image API at display time. All 40 extended-roster profiles and all 10 feature profiles have portrait files. The film archive has 12 image thumbnails across 69 titles; those thumbnails are not necessarily theatrical posters, and remaining titles use the original typographic poster designs. Image licensing and reuse terms vary; check each linked source page before republishing assets separately from this editorial fan site.