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Ron Van Clief

Ron Van Clief

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1943-01-25

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Bamboo Trap

Bamboo Trap

1975

0.0

Movie
Black Dragon's Revenge

Black Dragon's Revenge

1975

4.6

Movie
Blazin'

Blazin'

2001

4.0

Movie
Colorz of Rage

Colorz of Rage

1999

5.0

Movie
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

1993

8.2

Movie
Enter the Clones of Bruce

Enter the Clones of Bruce

2023

8.8

Movie
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

1980

4.3

Movie
Hot Lead Hard Fury

Hot Lead Hard Fury

2018

0.0

Movie
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

6.8

Movie
Kung Fu Fever

Kung Fu Fever

1979

4.4

Movie
Snow Black

Snow Black

2021

2.0

Movie
That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

2020

0.0

Movie
The Black Dragon

The Black Dragon

1974

4.8

Movie
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

2020

5.5

Movie
The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1978

5.2

Movie
The Super Weapon

The Super Weapon

1976

5.5

Movie
Top Fighter

Top Fighter

1995

6.4

Movie
UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

1994

6.9

Movie
Way of the Black Dragon

Way of the Black Dragon

1978

6.0

Movie