It was an immediate eye opener." The style was more difficult for him to learn than other martial arts disciplines. choked me out in 10 seconds! He was only training for a year and a half at that time and I had been training for 10 yrs.
Cardenas had become interested in Brazilian jiu-jitsu after losing a friendly match against "a blue belt in BJJ.
In 2009, he started a kids-specific program at Hollywood Brazilian jiu-jitsu studio in West Hollywood, and in 2011 he opened the Force/Balance Brazilian jiu-jitsu & Yoga school. Īfter Power Rangers, he owns a martial arts studio in Burbank, California and one in his hometown of San Antonio. Many years later, starting at the 2007 Power Morphicon convention, he began making convention appearances with other former cast members. Cardenas left the Power Rangers series and retired from acting during Power Rangers Turbo, due to contract disagreements, and possibly to focus on his martial arts career. He had no previous acting experience and had to learn on the job. His character, Rocky DeSantos, replaced Jason Lee Scott as the Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, and later became the Blue Zeo Ranger for Power Rangers Zeo. Career Īt age 20, Cardenas left his native Texas and settled in Los Angeles to audition for a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers role that would change his life. He earned 5th degree black belt in Taekwondo and a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Steve Cardenas has been in martial arts for 28 years. He started training in martial arts when he was about 12 years old and reached black belt in Taekwondo at age 16. He is of Puerto Rican and Spanish ancestry.
Spending his early childhood as a military brat, Cardenas was raised in San Antonio, Texas. Early life Ĭardenas was born Stephen Antonio Cardenas on in Hampton, Virginia, at the Langley Air Force Base. He is best known for playing the character Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and eventually the Blue Zeo Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo. Stephen Antonio Cardenas (born May 29, 1974) is an American martial artist and actor. Rocky DeSantos / The Red Ranger / Blue Zeo Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Zeo
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