 Seagal left Matsuoka in charge of the dojo, which the latter ran until the two parted ways in 1997.Seagal helped train Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist Lyoto Machida, who credited Seagal for helping him perfect the front kick that he used to knock out Randy Couture at "UFC 129" in May 2011.In 1987, Seagal began work on his first film, "Above the Law" (titled "Nico" in Europe), with director Andrew Davis.