Two cult classic American martial arts films planning major 30th Anniversary celebrations during New York City conventions
This year marks the 30th anniversary of two icons of American martial arts cult cinema – The Last Dragon and The Karate Kid. Both films were part of the unique lexicon of the 1980’s, where Americans were brought together after decades of countless wars, the Civil Rights Movement, and a series of major recessions, all ….
Shidoshi Ron Van Clief The Black Dragon training seminar
Ron Van Clief Chinese Goju and Aikijitsu Seminar
Trailblazing Dragon returns to where it all began
Grand Master Ron Van Clief returns to the New York area this week for a series of film screenings, book signings, self-defense seminars – and memories. Memories that come not only from more than 40 years of training in the martial arts. Those memories also come from his years as a Brooklyn teen invading Chinatown ….
Rare shot of Ron Van Clief and Jim Kelly together
Grandmaster Ron Van Clief autobiography The Hanged Man released
The Hanged Man is the astonishing true story of Grandmaster Ron Van Clief, a man surrounded by trauma and violence, who’s forced to become a superman in order to survive. The events that forged Ron Van Clief are brought on by harsh circumstances, racism, and tragic choices. With an iron will, he becomes “The Black ….
A clip from the “lost” cult classic Treasure of the Ninja
I was chatting this morning with my great friend and Blvd. Warriors interviewee, Grandmaster Ron Van Clief, and he mentioned a filmmaker friend of his named William Lee. I decided to find out more about Lee and found this retro-style clip from a movie Lee directed in 1987 called Treasure of the Ninja. The clip ….
Grand Master Ron Van Clief
Grand Master Ron Van Clief has trained and taught Martial Arts well over 40 years. He has appeared internationally on television and radio demonstrating his art, as well as at many colleges and universities lecturing and presenting the Ron Van Clief 101 curriculum. He holds a black belt or the equivalent in Karate, Ju-Jitsu, Aiki-Jitsu, ….