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Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks is certainly one NBA player anyone would want to have on their corner in a fistfight. For starters, Brooks never backs down from a battle. He has made it his life's mission to be an irritant, someone who incessantly annoys the biggest stars in the association. He has ruffled quite a few feathers along the way, and he has relished his role as one of the NBA's villains. But the Suns forward's opponents may have to be more careful in engaging in any sort of beef with him. Brooks is diversifying his combat portfolio, with the Suns even posting a video on social media of his Kung Fu training during a trip to China this offseason. Dillon Brooks experiencing a Kung Fu class in China 🇨🇳 (via @Suns) pic.twitter.com/05cE7BNTz0 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 8, 2026 For as much combat technique one can learn from mastering the art of Kung Fu, it's the laws of this martial art that could help channel Brooks' fiery energy into something even more productive than it usually has been throughout his career. As if it hasn't been proven already, the 2025-26 season showed that Brooks is a legitimate culture-setter in the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies fell off following his departure in 2023. He then helped establish the Houston Rockets as a respectable team yet again, leaving the team a better place than when he found it. And then the Suns, a team that was widely expected to fall off following the departure of Durant, managed to hold strong despite their injury woes. They made it to the playoffs, thanks in large part to the culture of tenacity, resiliency, and unabashed confidence that Brooks helped instill into the team. As Po, the famous Dragon Warrior in the Kung Fu Panda movie franchise, once realized, there truly is no secret ingredient. And Brooks has long known that being himself is more than enough, regardless of how much negative attention he brings towards himself.