A student of Don Rodrigues, Bannon-Rodrigues is a 9th degree
black belt. and forms champion with and without weapons. She won Black Belt Magazine's Female Competitor of the year in 1989. She holds 9 World Championships, including consecutive 3-time World Titles at the
W.A.K.O. Games. In 1990 at the
W.A.K.O. World Championships Bannon-Rodrigues took bronze in Women's Semi-Contact Kickboxing and took gold in Women's Musical Forms. and
Mortal Kombat: Conquest. In 2012 Christine did the martial arts choreography for the film Champions of the Deep (2012). In 2025 she was inducted into the Martial Arts History Museum Hall of Fame. Christine teaches at the Don Rodrigues Karate Academy, where she is a co-owner with Shihan Don Rodrigues. ==Filmography==