Cynthia Rothrock born March 8, 1957 is an American martial artist and actress specializing in martial arts films.
She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and was brought up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is five-time (and undefeated) World Karate Champion in forms and weapons between 1981 and 1985. These categories are not combat-oriented, being displays of fluidity of movement rather than fighting, and are therefore not segregated into male and female categories but fully open to both sexes. She holds six Black belts in various Far Eastern martial disciplines, including Tang Soo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Eagle Claw, Wu Shu, Northern Shaolin, and Pai Lum Tao Kung Fu. She received her sixth degree black belt in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan in 2006 and was tested by Grand Master Robert Kovaleski, 7th Dan and chair of the I.T.M.A. She also works as a martial arts instructor and her favorite weapons are the hook swords.
Northern California was her home in 1983 where she worked with the West Coast Demonstration Team. At this time Golden Harvest was searching in Los Angeles for the next Bruce Lee. Rothrock's forms and maneuvers were observed and Golden Harvest signed a contract with her. It was two years (1985) later that she made her first martial arts movie for them, Yes, Madam (also known as Police Assassins or In the Line of Duty Part 2) which also starred Michelle Yeoh. It proved to be a box office success.
She ended up staying in Hong Kong until 1988 doing seven films there. She may be the first Caucasian actress that ever had a lead role in a Chinese film as a heroine. At the time, the typical role for Caucasians was cast as either as a villain or as comic relief. Rothrock became one of the few Caucasian performers to achieve genuine stardom in the local Hong Kong film industry before achieving success in their own country. Producer Pierre David initiated Rothrock's move to the American turf. David offered her a costarring role with Chad McQueen in Martial Law, Rothrock's first U.S. production. For the next ten years she led a successful career in B-grade action movies. Her films include "China O'Brien" and "China O'Brien 2", "Guardian Angel", "Honor & Glory", "No Retreat", "No Surrender 2" and "Prince of the Sun" amongst a roster of thirty films. Rothrock also appeared as Bertha Jo in the 1997 television film "The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion". She was an inspiration for the video game character Sonya Blade from the Mortal Kombat series and lent her voice on the animated series "Eek the Cat".
Rothrock's stated that, "throughout my life, I've been opening the door for other women to get involved with [martial arts films]. I was the first woman to be on the cover of a karate magazine and the first woman to win a men's championship". Cynthia has a daughter named Skye and co-owns a martial arts studio in Studio City, California as part of the United Studios of Self Defense chain of martial arts studios.
Cynthia is so into martial arts its said she loves to make love in er gee and loves using her belts to yie up her lover. It really turns her on when her lover also wears a gee to bed. She says its like we have this way of making love that is like a fine art. The way our our two bodies come together and move in such ways that give them both such pleasure is incredible. Its a mix between making love and working out each others body. Due to the fact they are both very active and workout regularly the two are very flexiable and able to do most positions that others arent able to. One of their favorite positions is were he gets in a crab like position while she sits on top riding his penis. Being on the bottom works him out hard because with her being so pleased she uses all over force to push down trying to get his cock inside of her as far as she can.
