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Olivia Munn Grew Up An Actual Karate Kid—And Has The Black Belt To Prove It | Pulse Nigeria

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\"All the kids in my family had to do martial arts until we got a black belt.\"

Her karate kid past came in handy when she took on the role of Psylocke in X-Men: The Apocolypse three years ago. Psylocke is one of the most badass characters in the whole X-Men universe, Munn says. When I got on set, the stunt double for me was very athletic but she had never done fighting in her life. So <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a19996257/olivia-munn-weight-loss-body-image/" id="92110608-022e-3954-aee6-77fd5a675aa2"> I trained every day for six or seven hours </a> and I did all of my own fight scenes.

Watch Munn participate in a different type of fight scene when she <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a28065259/olivia-munn-vegan-ice-cream/" id="8fef18ff-af3b-3a9d-af81-0df164dd2698"> taste tests vegan ice creams </a> :

To better portray the telepathic ninjas kickass skills, Munn started <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a20703444/olivia-munn-x-men-workout/" id="3edf5e85-0ebf-364f-aa2e-9e3bcc1d4366"> working with trainer Karine Lemieux </a> from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DaxGym/?fbclid=IwAR3d2hILCsVl1-7H-pT3ROVCeJTMZsw_gm3nC96fxW53X43d97bFdXHkdI4" id="bbca22fc-96b4-35da-aee3-211f56c340b4"> DAX </a> , a martial arts-based gym in Montreal. What I love about training Olivia is that its never about losing weight, says Lemieux. Its about being healthy and feeling strong. She loves the challenge.

And you better believe martial arts-inspired training is intense-even if it doesnt always feel that way.

Unlike with endless squats and sit-ups, you just don't feel that you're working out, says Lemieux. But you will get the same body benefits (or maybe even more), because youre combining strength work with <a href="https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/a27395974/how-to-become-more-flexible/" id="7f580476-f3ed-3057-a2f6-d05936e84d47"> flexibility </a> and mobility training, which keeps your body and joints in peak condition. Another bonus? Even beginners feel like they've earned a black belt in badasser-y after only a few lessons.

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Olivia Munn Grew Up An Actual Karate Kid—And Has The Black Belt To Prove It

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