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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Enter the Clones of Bruce
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2023
Snow Black
Character:Jerrod Camden
Release Date:11/01/2021
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
Character:Self
Release Date:30/08/2020
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Character:
Release Date:15/05/2020
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2019
Hot Lead Hard Fury
Character:Solomon Link
Release Date:07/09/2018
The Black Kung Fu Experience
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2012
Blazin'
Character:Davis
Release Date:03/04/2001
Colorz of Rage
Character:Diciple
Release Date:01/01/1999
Top Fighter
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/1995
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/1994
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
Character:
Release Date:16/12/1994
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1993
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Character:The Boxer
Release Date:01/09/1980
Kung Fu Fever
Character:Black Dragon
Release Date:06/02/1979
Way of the Black Dragon
Character:Bill Eaton
Release Date:28/12/1978
The Squeeze
Character:Duke
Release Date:25/10/1978
The Super Weapon
Character:Himself
Release Date:07/05/1976
Bamboo Trap
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1975
Black Dragon's Revenge
Character:Black Dragon
Release Date:06/11/1975
The Black Dragon
Character:The Black Dragon
Release Date:02/03/1974
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