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Ron Van Clief

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82 Years Old

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.

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA on 25th January 1943

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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
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The Black Dragon
The Black Dragon
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Top Fighter
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Enter the Clones of Bruce
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Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
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The Squeeze
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Black Dragon's Revenge
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Blazin'
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The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief
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Way of the Black Dragon
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That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
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UFC 4: Revenge of the Warriors
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Hot Lead Hard Fury
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