Benny Urquidez catapulted to world prominence in the mid-1970s when he became a world champion kickboxer.
As a kickboxer, he traveled from country to country, challenging national champions to bout after bout, always with the same result: winner, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez. During his years as a martial artist, he became an international movie star, appearing on the screen with such luminaries as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jackie Chan. The jaw-dropping fight scene between Sensei Benny and Jackie Chan in the movie Wheels on Meals is regarded to this day as being one of the best martial arts movie fights in cinema history.