I don't see why they should not have a chance. Look at legends like Ron Van Clief or Wesley Snipes for example. They turned Hollywood upside down. Here's my personal opinion: I think people should begin to look less at the race or skin color and more at the person and their talent. There is so much wonderful potential out there just waiting to be unleashed and we waste our time judging people by the way they look. Sad...

Shiai Magazine: Hello Thommy Luke Boehlig, welcome to Shiai Magazine, can you tell us about your life and what brought you in the world of martial arts?

Thommy Luke Boehlig: Hello and thanks for having me. I have always been a big fan of martial arts movies especially the ones of my hero Bruce Lee. I was raised in Germany but spent parts of my childhood in New York, where I encountered my first martial arts movies. When I was 6 my mother took me to my first Judo class. That wasn´t quite what I wanted and after a while my cousin took me to a Shotokan Karate Club in Virginia Beach USA where he was a member. I also had a few friends who were into the martial arts as well and together we would train what we learned from martial arts book from the 60´s and 70´s. However, what I always wanted was to learn the Kung-Fu of Bruce Lee but it wasn´t before I turned 15 that I got the chance to come across a club that actually offered Chinese Kung-Fu.