It depends on your ability and your connections. If your Chinese is good, you might be able to get into movies in Hong Kong or China with bit parts. The odds of turning it into a career such as Jackie Chan or Jean Claude Van Damme are slim, but it is obviously possible! And if you can start off with some bit parts in TV and movies as an extra with some Martial Arts skills tht is a starting point.
He still does martial arts on the side of his acting career
"Martial arts begin and end with courtesy" - Mas Oyama
Martial arts predates written history.
No, Jackie Chan did not study formal martial arts. He was studying in acting school and learned things there.
He does martial arts in his spare time, and he goes to the gym
He retired from the WWE and is currently pursuing a mixed martial arts career
Martial arts, instructing, acting, directing films, & screenwriting
Jillian Michaels' background is in the Martial Arts. She has been involved in the martial arts since her teen years and began her career by making videos and writing books. Before becoming a Trainer she worked for a talent agency (ICM).
You short start with karate if you have never done any kind of martial arts before.
Mixed Martial Arts is martial arts, which should be obvious from the name. Over time all martial arts are very similar. While they start with different focus, they eventually blend together, as the human body can only move in a limited number of ways.
He never went to one. He was first introduced to acting when his Martial Arts teacher encouraged him to audition for an advert.
His martial arts instructor Michael Chaturantabut (aka Mike Chat) suggested he take up acting