Billy Blanks with partner Tomoko and daughter Angelika.

Billy Blanks speaks of June wedding

Monday 18th May, 06:00 AM JST

TOKYO —

Fitness guru Billy Blanks, 53, attended a special screening recently in Tokyo of Thai martial arts film “Chocolate” (billed as “Chocolate Fighter” in Japan) with his wife Tomoko, 39, and their baby girl Angelika who was born in November. The couple registered their marriage in January.

Blanks showed off his new “high-kick exercise” drill on stage and said that his life in Osaka is quite different from the lifestyle he led when he was busy with his popular “Billy’s Bootcamp” video series.

He said their wedding will be held on June 20 in Osaka and hinted that guests might find it to be a bit more active than a usual wedding. He also said that he was busy preparing for the mid-July opening of his studio in Shinsaibashi.

“Chocolate Fighter” opens in Japan on May 23.

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jkoffman at 12:12 PM JST - 18th May

She's a bit old for a second wife - it's suppose to be half your age plus eight, so he should of gone for 35 tops. Billy your 3rd wife will have to be half your age minus 3.

Thank goodness he didn't land the Kanno Sisters, however would of been interesting to see Billy and Bob Sapp scrap it out.
soldave at 12:24 PM JST - 18th May

Ahhh... there was me thinking the first sentence mentioning him and the movie together and then talking about him being on stage meant that he might have had some relevance to this movie. Then I remembered this is Japan
PaulieWalnuts at 12:37 PM JST - 18th May

Chocolate was an awesome film if you like a bit of chop socky with your choccy.
noirgaijin at 12:47 PM JST - 18th May

Come to Japan, promote your very successful fitness video, win your self a gold digger of your choice, paying child support and a third alimony at age 60.
combinibento at 12:47 PM JST - 18th May

Bobby Blanks should make like his video and get the boot.
ultradodgy at 12:59 PM JST - 18th May

This dude must have been beating them off with a stick - how bummed was he when he slipped one past the goalie.
Crimsonsil at 06:37 PM JST - 18th May

I saw chocolate. It was one of the best martial arts films I've ever seen. Doesn't have much to do with Billy though.
PaulieWalnuts at 12:26 AM JST - 19th May

.how much money does he have?..must be quite a lot, otherwise she wont bother chasing after him....that's J women's rule.

it's your biased generalisation. far from a rule
motytrah at 03:11 AM JST - 19th May

Come to Japan, promote your very successful fitness video, win your self a gold digger of your choice, paying child support and a third alimony at age 60.

I dunn'o, if things go south he can always move out of the country. Gold digging can prove quite difficult when the gold if off-shore.
space_monkey at 09:31 AM JST - 19th May

He should have ALL his money overseas and never apply for permanent residency.
T_rexmaxytime at 10:33 AM JST - 19th May

the baby is cute
WilliB at 12:06 AM JST - 20th May

I noticed that the "bootcamp" craze had died down. Had no idea that he had been hiding out in Osaka all the time. Now we know what he has been up to :-)
knews at 11:52 PM JST - 20th May

Didn't he make something like US$100 million from the videos? That number rings a bell.
biglittleman at 10:13 AM JST - 22nd May

Wasn't he married to the short haired Blond Caucasian lady in most of his early fitness videos?
L4dymercury at 02:36 PM JST - 22nd May

Cute daughter....

And lol... " Chocolate Fighter "