Ron Van Clief

Ron Van Clief

Birthday: 1943-01-25

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also known as: Ronnie Van Clief , 朗雲奇里夫 , Рон Ван Клиф

imdb_id: nm0885885

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.

Played in movies:

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

Score: 8.1

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Score: 7.9

UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

Score: 6.9

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

Score: 6.7

Top Fighter

Score: 6.4

Way of the Black Dragon

Score: 6.0

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

Score: 5.5

The Super Weapon

Score: 5.5

The Squeeze

Score: 5.2

Colorz of Rage

Score: 5.0

Kung Fu Fever

Score: 4.7

Black Dragon's Revenge

Score: 4.6

The Black Dragon

Score: 4.5

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Score: 4.3

Blazin'

Score: 3.3

Snow Black

Score: 2.0

Hot Lead Hard Fury

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Bamboo Trap

Score: 0.0

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