1972年5月25日康李出身在越南西贡，他的母亲是越南华裔。对于一个孩子来说，当时的越南并不是一个理想的成长土地。战争的阴影笼罩着康李的家庭。

　　1975年4月30日，战火吞噬了康李的家乡，而在此之前的数天，康李随着父母举家逃到大洋彼岸的美国。逃离死亡阴影的康李在美国大地上自由呼吸，同时他与格斗技结下了不解之缘。10岁时康李第一次正式接触格斗训练，他进入道场开始练习跆拳道，不过他仅仅练习了几个月，因为他对套路的练习并没有兴趣，总是记不住死板的动作，他更希望能自由发挥自己的力量。进入中学，康李开始练习罗马式摔角，随后他在加利福尼亚州萨拉托加市的西谷学院就读期间继续摔角练习，而且是州际冠军。这段时期内康李系统学习了古典摔角、自由式摔角和希腊式摔角，并且在大学期间不断出赛，获得包括89年全美AAU角力大赛冠军在内的多项荣誉，扎实的摔角功底为康李日后独特的格斗技打下重要基础。

　　1992年，康李开始跟随越南武术老师学习中国功夫。有了良好的基础，康李对于功夫的学习和领悟能力很高，很快他开始康李过胸摔兼任助教。

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Cung Le (born May 25, 1972) is a Vietnamese-born American actor, retired mixed martial artist, Sanshou fighter and kickboxer. He competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), holding a record of 2–2 with the organization. In kickboxing and sanshou, he is a former International Kickboxing Federation Light Heavyweight World Champion, having a professional kickboxing record of 17–0 before moving to mixed martial arts. He defeated Frank Shamrock to become the second Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before vacating the title to further pursue his acting career. Le is perhaps best known in mixed martial arts for competing in Strikeforce, holding a record of 7–1 with the organization before its demise.

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