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Jeff- it's hard to give you an easy answer because people achieve their film goals in MANY different ways. First- it's important to understand your goals- wanting to be the next Jet Li is very different from wanting to be a stunt person.

Here are some different options
-get lots of film experience, respond to ads for actors, martial artists, and stunt people- respond to ads just for actors because acting experience will help & you'll get to network, that way when you meet someone who later needs a stunt person, they'll think of you
-some people get famous by being famous martial artists first, they win all the big tournaments (usually in forms) and so people know their name & know how experienced they are & are familiar with their skills
-sometimes just having a huge internet following can help, be it from your own personal website or popular youtube vids, etc (like the Friday Night Madness guys)
-make your own videos so that you have something to show people later, by making your own stuff you get connected to meeting new people & then in time you already have tons of footage to show people of your skills & experience
-get connected with a live show at a theme park, they usually offer on-the-job training for specialty stunts if you already fit the basic qualifications
-go to one of those stunt camps- there are a lot & some of them suck, but some are also a great opportunity to meet people & get experience that is hard to get otherwise
-get some photos taken & send them to agencies to try to get representation
-sleep with a film producer with a lot of money

There are a MILLION different ways that people achieve their goals in the industry. These are just some examples of things that have worked for some- granted, they've also not worked for others, so none of them are a guarantee. It's all about persevearance.

Perhaps you could start by getting an agent who could get you some photo shoots or commercial work as a young martial artist.

Just make sure you're getting stuff like that from a real agent- who only works with percentages, not someone who will ask for money up front- those are scams.