Ron Van Clief
| Ron van Clief | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 25, 1943 Brooklyn, New York City, United States |
| Other names | Black Dragon |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13.0 st) |
| Fighting out of | New York City, U.S. |
| Teacher(s) | Moses Powell, George Coffield |
| Rank | 10th Dan (Founder of Chinese Goju) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ron Van Clief (born January 25, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American martial artist and an actor in Hollywood and Hong Kong action films. He is the father of poet Shihan van Clief.
Ronald Van Clief was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City. On November 16, 1960, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC from March 30, 1961 to March 21, 1962. He was stationed in Okinawa with the Third Marine Division from June 6, 1962 to June 1, 1963. He returned to Camp Lejeune and served there from August 3, 1963 until April 16, 1964, at which time he was sent on Temporary Additional Duty to the Marine Barracks at U.S. Navy Base Guantanamo, Cuba until September 12 that year. He returned to Camp Lejeune once more, where he remained until his release from Active Duty on April 16, 1965. His military decorations include: Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Rifle "Sharpshooter" Badge.
Ron van Clief began his martial arts career competing in both full-contact and non-contact karate tournaments in New York then internationally, going on to win several national tournaments and world championships.
Van Clief was a student of Goju-Ryu masters Peter Urban, Frank Ruiz, and Moses Powell, as well as WingTsun founder Leung Ting Modern Arnis (Remy Presas) Brazilian jiu-jitsu (Joe Moreira).[2] In 1971, Van Clief created his own style of martial arts, called "Chinese Goju," attempting to unify Japanese style goju-ryu with its roots in Chinese martial arts. He currently holds the rank of 10th degree red belt (shidoshi or grandmaster), in this system.
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