![]() 1990 saw the pair make the film Lionheart, in which Qissi's brother, Abdel, played the villain. In 1989, Qissi and Van Damme teamed up again for the film Kickboxer, in which Van Damme was the protagonist once more and Qissi the film's main villain, Tong Po. After obtaining an interview with Menahem Golan of Cannon Films, they secured a three-picture deal, the first of which was the highly successful Bloodsport, in which Van Damme starred and Qissi had a small role as a tournament fighter named Suan Paredes. In 1984 they both were cast as extras in the film Breakin', before landing their big break in 1986. In 1982, Qissi and Van Damme moved to the United States in the hope of becoming action stars. He befriended Jean-Claude van Damme at an early age and they grew up together with the same love for action films and training in martial arts. He also went on to study Shōtōkan Karate, Muay Thai and Kickboxing. ![]() ![]() He began training in boxing at seven years old, and became an amateur champion in his weight class at 17. Qissi was born in Oujda, Morocco and moved to Brussels, Belgium at the age of 2. ![]() Michel Qissi ( Arabic: ميشيل قيسي born Mohammed Qissi on 12 September 1962) is a Belgian Moroccan actor, best known for his role as Tong Po in the 1989 martial arts film Kickboxer. ![]()
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