Michael Chaturantabut is a Thai-American actor

Actor

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 of Chinese

Chinese people

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 descent best known for his role as Chad Lee, the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue is the 2000 incarnation of the Power Rangers TV franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive....

. Chaturantabut was trained at Sharkey's Karate Studios located in Naperville

Naperville, Illinois

Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...

 and Momence, Illinois

Momence, Illinois

Momence is a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,171 at the 2000 census, and 3,063 in 2009. It is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Chicago–Naperville–Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical...

. Chaturantabut was also Taylor Lautner's martial artist coach and encouraged him to get into acting. He is married to McKenzie Satterthwaite and is also the founder of Extreme martial arts

Extreme martial arts

Xtreme Martial Arts or XMA is a brand name owned by Michael Chaturantabut. Chaturantabut's XMA is a combination of elements from martial arts, acrobatics, and gymnastics, with an emphasis on showmanship....

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External links

• XMA Official Website