Ron Van Clief

Biography

Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief is a martial arts legend. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, he started martial arts training in his early teens. At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds, Van Clief was fast, powerful, and tough. He won 10 New York State Full-Contact Karate Championships. He won multiple Karate Point-Fighting Titles. By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt. His karate record was reported to be 110-8. In 1994 at age 51, he launched a comeback on December 16, 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie. The Black Dragon landed one good punch, but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission, thus ending one of the greatest fighting careers in martial arts history.

Filmografi

Top Fighter1995 · SelfIron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks2019 · SelfThe Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2023 · HimselfThe Black Kung Fu Experience2012 · SelfUFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994 · Enter the Clones of Bruce2023 · SelfBlack Dragon's Revenge1975 · Black DragonFist of Fear, Touch of Death1980 · The BoxerDeath by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee1993 · SelfBlazin'2001 · DavisBamboo Trap1975 · Way of the Black Dragon1978 · Bill EatonColorz of Rage1999 · DicipleThe Squeeze1978 · DukeThat's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death2020 · Kung Fu Fever1979 · Black DragonThe Black Dragon1974 · The Black DragonHot Lead Hard Fury2018 · Solomon LinkSnow Black2021 · Jerrod CamdenUFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors1994 · SelfThe Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief2020 · SelfThe Super Weapon1976 · Himself