Comments on: The Black Dragon: Appointed by Bruce

By: noglorynorecognition

noglorynorecognition — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:46:04 +0000

WHILE MOST PAJAMA WEARING FOOLS WERE BUSSY BOWING AND SHOUTING THERE LUNGS OUT I WAS LEARNING BOXING AT SAINT MARY`S RECREATION CENTER BRONX..

I GOT FOOT WORK ,DISTANCE ,,TIMEING ,,ANGLE STEPPING ..PIVIOTS.. THIS IS ALL THE RUDEMENTS OF BOXING AND KICKBOXING..

YOU ALL HEAR ME I GOT BOXING ALMOST FREE AND TO BOWING TO THE MASTER!!!!!.
THIS WAS 1964-66....I BOXED IN THE ARMY !!!!
I FOUND MUAY THAI AND IT WAS A PERFECT FIT FOR ME NO NONSENCE..
EVERY THING FROM MYBOXING WENT INTO THAI FIGHTING PLUS I HAD LOTS MORE TO LEARN. NECK FIGHTING AND THROWS PLUS KNEE AD ELBOWS.

I SPENT MOST OF MY LIFE IN THEGYM ..

By: william hart

william hart — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:35:44 +0000

It is really good to see Grand Master Ron Van Clief still going strong he has not faded into opscurity like some have. Master Ron is one of my heros next to Jim Brown, Jim Kelly and Richard Rounftre (Shaft) I rembemer the first time I saw Ron Van Clief on a clip that I saw on TV and me and my friends was saying who is this? and when I saw the movie The Black Dragon I was like WOW a black man doing things like Bruce Lee even he did’nt appeair until the end of the movie but when he was shown Ron Van Clief did his thing. I would have liked to have seen him in other films with the Shaw Brothes period flims that would have been cool to see him and Ti Lung or Gordin Lu eather team up or have a real crazy battle at the end of the movie just think to see Master Ron Van Clief in a period peace with the long pulled back hair (for him it will be dreads) in closing it is good to see that the Black Dragon is still alive and breathing fire!!!!!!!

By: RON VAN CLIEF

RON VAN CLIEF — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:49:16 +0000

mispelled corrections MICHAEL SCHULTZ AND BERRY GORDY.. GM JASON LAU,GM RON AUSTIN, GM FRED HAMILTON,GM LEO FONG,GM DANIEL PAI,GM DAN INOSANTO,GM JIMMY JONES,GM TAYARI CASEL,TAROO MASON,MASTER WILLIAM OLIVER,MASTER LUIS DELGADO,GM OWEN WATSON, DOUGLAS TURNER WARD,lex stevens and harry madsen PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR LEAVING OUT ANYONE…RON VAN CLIEF

By: RON VAN CLIEF

RON VAN CLIEF — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:42:29 +0000

THIS IS AN ABBREVIATED LISTING OF MY TEACHER, MENTORS, ROLE MODELS
GM MOSES POWELL, GM RONALD DUNCAN,GM GEORGE COFIELD,GM TOM LAUPPET,GM FRANK RUIZ, GM PETER URBAN, GM RONALD TAGANASHI,GM REMY PRESAS,GM LEUNG TING,GM MASAFUMI SUZUKI, GM TATSUO SHIMABUKU, GM LATINO GONZALES, GM DUNCAN LEUNG, GM HARRY ROSENSTEIN, GM ED PARKER, GM BRUCE LEE,GM STEVE MUHAMMAD,SAMUEL JACKSON,MORGAN FREEMAN,DENZELWASHINGTON,MALCOM X,SPIKE LEE,ROYCE GRACIE,HELIO GRACIE,JOE MOREIRA,GM CARTER WONG,GM SHAN CHOU, SERAFIM KARALEXIS,MICHAEL SLCHULTZ, BERY GORDY,LEE WADE,RADU TEODORESCU, SIMINA VAN CLIEF(THE BOSS) AND OFCOURSE MY USMC DRILL INSTRUCTORS SGT’S STOVER,NORTON AND McCALL..my mother Doris and my father Allaire and ofcourse my children, RON JR. LISETTE,ESTEBAN AND KAI…THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MADE ME WHAT I AM TODAY… THANK YOU ALL RON VAN CLIEF

By: RON VAN CLIEF

RON VAN CLIEF — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:00:43 +0000

REGARDING THE BKF I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE BKF SINCE I MET GM STEVE MUHAMMAD IN THE 1960′S. AWAITING THE APPLICATION FORM FROM GM STEVE…THE BKF IS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MARTAIL ARTISTS COULD CALL THERE ON… KUDOS TO GM STEVE AND GM DONNIE WILLIAMS.. SORRY I DIDN’T STUDY WITH GM DONNIE WILLIAMS BUT I WAS MENTORED BY GM STEVE..BRUCE LEE TOLD ME HE HAD THE FASTEST HANDS HE HAD EVER SEEN RON VAN CLIEF ronvanclief@yahoo.com 347 417-3610 RON VAN CLIEF

By: RON VAN CLIEF

RON VAN CLIEF — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:31:29 +0000

THANK YOU FOR THE GRACIOUS WORDS. OVER THE LAST 52 YEARS OF MY MARTIAL ARTS JOURNEY I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND SITUATIONS. I HAVE NEVER ALLOWED BULLSHIT TO CHANGE MY LIFE GRANDMASTER URBAN TOLD ME WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER THAT 90% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS ARE FULL OF SHIT…WHY IS THERE SO MUCH BULLSHIT IN THE MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY? IF MARTIAL ARTS IS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT WHY ARE THEIR SO MANY WANNA BE’S.. THERE WAS ONLY ONE BRUCE LEE, ONE CHUCK NORRIS, ONE GM PETER URBAN, ONE RON VAN CLIEF… EVERYONE SHOULD BE TRUE TO THEMSELVES.. I HATE THE TERM THE BLACK BRUCE LEE…WE ARE WHAT WE ARE OR WHAT WE MAKE OURSELVES. MARTIAL ARTS IS ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT…IT IS 90% AND 10% PHYSICAL(MOST PEOPLE HAVE THOSE PERCENTAGES REVERSED…THAT IS THE PROBLEM…THERE IS NO INVINCIBLE ART OR INVINCIBLE ARTIST. WE LOSE AND WE WIN AND THE RESULT IS THE SAME… WE GROW AND LEARN FROM OUR EXPERIENCES..IT IS TRUE THAT MMA WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE PUBLIC AND PRACTITIONERS VIEW AND PERCEIVE MARTIAL ARTS STUDIES. THE MARTIAL ARTS HAVE EVOLVED SINCE THE FIRST TIME TWO CAVEMEN FOUGHT OVER FOOD. IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE LONG AFTER WE ARE DRIED BONES..WHEN I WAS 21 AND IN MY PRIME I THOUGHT I WAS A SUPERMAN, ACTUALLY SENSEI URBAN CALLED IT SUPERNORMAL…SUPERNORMAL IS A MORE REALISTIC TERM TO DEFINE EXCELLENCE IN ANY ENDEAVOR..IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE GLOBAL MARTIAL ARTS COMMUNITY UNIFIES. HUMAN POTENTIAL IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE ON THE PLANET… LET US ALL USE THAT POTENTIAL FOR THE RIGHT REASONS….RON VAN CLIEF THE BLACK DRAGON

By: jiujitsu77

jiujitsu77 — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:59:15 +0000

victor forgive my ignorance, but how do i get to your profile?

fred and ron? oh man i would love to see them.

By: Victor

Victor — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:00:06 +0000

Yes Ron Van Clief deserves all the respect, even at his age , he looks and moves 30 yrs younger. btw, Jui Jitsu or anyone interested, I have some older mags with from either late 70’s or early 80s, with Ron Van Clief, Fred Williamson and others on covers, great stories. PM me

By: Thomas Felder

Thomas Felder — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:27:04 +0000

Grand Master Ron Van Clief has always been one of little words and more action. He is very humble in casual conversation and possesses dominating skills once unleashed. The article is a great vehicle exposing some new topics to the world. However, I only hope the future releases a biography to unfold a more vivid chronicle of Grandmaster Van Clief’s experiences. There’s no doubt… He is a true martial arts living legend. I am honored to be one of his many students and truly grateful for the many lectures, and teachings he has provided over the years. Moreover, I am with extreme gratitude for the faith he has in me by privileging me to establish my own system. It is truly my pleasure to applaud one of the greatest martial artists on the planet. Chien! Hanshi Thomas (Peacemaker) Felder ….. God is good!

By: jiujitsu77

jiujitsu77 — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:45:31 +0000

the black karate federation. it is currently headed by Sijo Steve Muhammad and Grandmaster Donnie Williams. i was certain that RVC trained with Donnie Williams