Saw shades of this when the 4th and last installment of Karate Kid came out w/ a very young Hilary Swank.

And then of course there's Quentin T w/ his whole Kill Bill series. Heard that Uma trained her ass off for those films. Then nearly got killed in car scene.

Don't care what anyone says....one of THE best kick-your-ass-just-as-soon-as-look-at-you was Diana Rigg playing Miss Emma Peel in the Avengers tv series.