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.

Filmography

Enter the Clones of Bruce

Self

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

Himself

Snow Black

Jerrod Camden

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

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

2020

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

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Hot Lead Hard Fury

Solomon Link

The Black Kung Fu Experience

Self

Blazin'

Davis

Colorz of Rage

Diciple

Top Fighter

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UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

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UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors

1994

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee

Self

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

The Boxer

Kung Fu Fever

Black Dragon

Way of the Black Dragon

Bill Eaton

The Squeeze

Duke

The Super Weapon

Himself

Bamboo Trap

1975

Black Dragon's Revenge

Black Dragon

The Black Dragon

The Black Dragon