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.
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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.
Known for
Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathThe Boxer4.4
Kung Fu FeverBlack Dragon
The SqueezeDuke
The Black DragonThe Black Dragon
Black Dragon's RevengeBlack Dragon
Way of the Black DragonBill Eaton
Blazin'Davis
Bamboo TrapFilm
Colorz of RageDiciple
Snow BlackJerrod Camden
Hot Lead Hard FurySolomon Link
The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefWriter
Filmography
- 2023The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van CliefFilm: Writer
- 2021Snow BlackFilm: Jerrod Camden
- 2020That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathFilm
- 2018Hot Lead Hard FuryFilm: Solomon Link
- 2001Blazin'Film: Davis
- 1999Colorz of RageFilm: Diciple
- 1994UFC 4: Revenge of the WarriorsFilm
- 1980Fist of Fear, Touch of DeathFilm: The Boxer
- 1979Kung Fu FeverFilm: Black Dragon
- 1978Way of the Black DragonFilm: Bill Eaton
- 1978The SqueezeFilm: Duke
- 1975Bamboo TrapFilm
- 1975Black Dragon's RevengeFilm: Black Dragon
- 1974The Black DragonFilm: The Black Dragon
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