United Kingdom, March 2 -- Michael Jackson had a black belt in karate and was a secret martial arts expert who was obsessed with Bruce Lee films.

The King of Pop learned the fighting art form as a child along with his brothers in the Jackson 5 - Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Jackie - at the insistence of their late father Joe Jackson who wanted all his sons to be able to protect themselves.

Michael's secret fighting skills have been revealed by his former bodyguard Matt Fiddes, who met the Billie Jean singer in 1998 when he was just 18 after being introduced to him by spoon bender Uri Geller.

Taekwondo expert Matt - who is from Barnstaple, Devon, and runs his own global franchise of martial arts schools - was surprised to discover Michael...