Jean-Claude Van Damme training 1979

[@morrink]

Van Damme was a real fullcontact-fighter back in the days. He was a world champion and his record was 19 fights and one loss.

[@sennekiermer7761]

i believe JCVD could be world champion. he got the best technique i ever saw

[@kickfighter100]

Van Damme was Karate champion back in the day...only lost one fight...

[@jinkazamamonkey]

Everyone thought Van Damme was a fake when he said he had fought many kickboxing matches but they were not looking under his real name Van Varenberg - if you do the same you'll see the wikipedia number of fights and results - and they are very impressive.

[@poida769]

@Bfolks84 You're comment is old but I will reply anyway. I was on a trip with some friends in Yarrawonga, a small town in Victoria, Australia. The local blokes decided they didn't like "outsiders" in their pub and picked a fight with us. One of my friends was unbelievable at Tae kwon do and at the beginning of the fight did a spinning back kick to the head of a local and this guy ended up straight on the floor!! It looked awesome. I'll never forget it......

[@PoeticJustice05]

@HDsharp People don't realize that Van Damme's real life makes for a better movie than his actual movies. Dude was a kickboxer, and lost twice in his career, both times, he came back and kicked the dude's ass that beat him. He was a European Champion. He's not just a "typical kickboxer," that man KNOCKED GUYS OUT. 20-2 in his career, with 20 KNOCKOUTS.

[@JCVDAK]

25 people who disliked this video are just jealous and lifeless. GET OVER IT, HIS JUST TOO GOOD FOR YOU.

[@deguimerautube]

I applaud you, because you speak the downright truth.

[@goldestmean]

Van Damme, c'est le meilleur!!

[@eurofighter2007bravo]

Thanks, the uncut class of JCVD is a part of the reportage "a day with JCVD" from French channel Canal +.

[@FatTopG]

@Bfolks84 idd i agree with you, if you are trained and you know you can do it, then use it. I on the other hand can't perform such stunt but i love lowkicks,fists,elbows,grappling... When i ran into trouble and if i looked back on the fight i noticed that i used the tricks and techniques that are familiar to me. So i can imagine if a guy has trained his high kicks for several years, that he will use them.

[@putusnegus1986]

SHUT UP!! VAN DAMME IS A LEGEND !!

[@jmi84]

@fliptthescript Van damme is not a fake. He has a proffesional european fighting record of 18-2.

[@backtothePI]

As for JCVD lots of personal problems, but I always thought the skills were real. Applying the discipline of martial arts to your everyday life is the real challenge. Not beating people up. But that's not to judge the guy. We all have our demons.

[@diasa88]

Van Damme for live!!!

[@joshua626]

This is why I love youtube

[@eurofighter2007bravo]

Yes absolutely, he was on the Breakin movie background dancing and applauding...

[@r9alexito]

Van-Verenberg is his real last name. Van-Damme is his coach second name so he uses it in honor him.

[@Ecurrie84]

@itaboi309 people that have mastered the technique pull it off like second nature to them, its not a case of them thinking of pulling that type of kick off it just happens. If someone can do that type of kick then if thats the best thing to hit someone with during the fight, thats when it comes out. Type in the best muslim fighter or simply muslim fighter(s), there is this arab fella who is great with it and he pulls it off in real fights like its nothing to him, he's great!

[@emperor1994]

Don't be stupid,VD competed since he was 16,his record is 18-2-0.he was one of the best at that time.Learn the facts -speak later

[@johnnyrinsma]

thank you for adding put more on if you got

[@timlachance25]

actually i always thought van damme was a ballet guy idk why but i found out he was a european kickboxing champ in 1980 and his record was 18 and 1 and he was only 19 when he quit full contact fighting after he won the championship and he focused on acting seagal to the best of my knowledge has never fought in any competitive karate tournament he is simply a product of hollywood but to his credit he is a master of aikido but doing the moves and using them in a fight are very different

[@Bfolks84]

There you go...when I was in high school there was a party and some guy did a spinning back kick and knocked some guy out. Anyone can use anything they want..they just have to drill it incredibly hard.

[@MoDave]

i cant wait to see hes fight July 2011

[@MiiN7AGE]

@transporter224 yep your right he was a real fighter record of 19 - 1 or 22-2 im not sure witch one is the legit record but he went be his birth name Jean Claude Van Varenberg and he was a top fighter prob one of the best kickboxer/ karate fighter of all time

[@poolboyinla]

I was born in 1979

[@pretojeetkunedo9690]

Bom treino do vadamme

[@TheUniversalEyes]

@fliptthescript You're wrong van damme he was a real fighter and was very good at it. Saying he isn't is stupid, that's like saying arnold schwarzenegger was never a body builder.

[@clearcombat]

The element of surprise does work, you just can't use it over and over. In a street fight it can work well with a solid boxing stance.

[@eurofighter2007bravo]

Unfortunaly she died on 2006. She was karate black belt. A very nice girl.

[@Clarensee]

Now this looks rare.

[@Vishonov]

@AFGalwayz True, but sometimes they are effective when wannabes are looking for a fight. The same with board/brick breaking. It's not like you could focus your energy to break someone's body like that in a day to day situation. I was typing a response to all the laments here who never fought a real fight in their life and think everything is ring based. JCVD is a true martial artist whom I wouldn't want to fight in real life - in the ring or in an alley.

[@Bfolks84]

Mmm..I disagree slightly with your statement. I've read, and seen fighters who can use fancy stuff in real fights. It's not what you learn, but how you train it. Nothing is impossible to learn and/or apply.. It's just a question of are you willing to put the effort in to make work.

[@Bones87ish]

Unlike Bruce Lee who has no footage of himself in a real fight to prove what he said was real Jean Claude Van Damme is actually a real martial artist

[@SadisticStang]

Telephowned, I'm glad you bring up that point about Lee. He gets far too much credit for real fighting skill, yet was never a professional fighter. He also didn't really design Jeet Kun Do as we know it. Though I would say he was more valuable to the fighting world than Jean Claude. Either way, what people don't consider is that Chuck Norris, who worked with Bruce, was actually a real fighter, and a good one. The only downside is that it was more karate based, as opposed to say Muay Thai.

[@JeffreyJamesLippold]

You tell em brother...lol! I have used some of the most ridiculous techniques in real defense situations, and they actually work better, because no one believes you are going to throw a jumping 360 degree hook kick to the head. I don't think in these situations, I just do what I do, and laugh that I got away with it afterward. But I tell you what, you pull off a technique like that and knock the guy out cold, no one there will ever mess with you again, period.

[@Leonidas3888]

nice video, i heard van damme was never a martial arts practitioner before the movies, guess this prove that wrong. Looks like its before no retreat no surrender

[@Bfolks84]

@poida769 haha! That sounds awesome man..wish you had a camera there to post it on youtube.

[@Bfolks84]

It's upsetting to hear the same arguments I hear for years. You can't apply this, and you can't do that. Honestly, you can do anything you put your mind to, and if that means using some super spinning backfliping kick in a real fight then so be it!!! Don't let anyone say you can't just because THEY CAN'T!!!

[@choquestephane620]

👌 👌 👌 👌

[@dkrto]

ninjutsu.... comes from NIN meaning perseverence (kanji is blade over heart which implies even with the blade over my heart i wont quit) and jutsu whichs is normally transltaed as technique, method, etc.... But a lot of people like Johana up there only know about it from films or the web...

[@shinbooks]

@blugularis I saw it on I think Van Damme's IMDB or Don the Dragon Wilson's IMDB info. I am not sure which one, but that is where I got the info from.

[@PoeticJustice05]

@DragonHellraiser If you're talking about his upcoming fight, that may be a bad idea, but then again, he's JCVD, he was a master martial artist. If anybody could win a kickboxing match over the age of 50, it'd be him.

[@wiggalama]

I believe you meant beat as opposed to be, they have been hating on you due to the misspelling.

[@TehKrank]

i think ninjutsu is derived from "ningen" meaning human and "jutsu" meaning "art"

[@backtothePI]

I wouldn't say all cultural arts are just fancy moves. Often times people were not sure of the character of the person they were training. So they hid practical application in flowerly movements. So the application is there if you have the skill and experience to find it. Sadly though many never realize it and are left with fancy moves that will likely never work in a real altercation.

[@dss103]

@Bfolks84 agreed. as MMA progresses people will learn. give it some time. just look at machida. he proved karate can bang with the rest of the styles out there, even in the cage

[@baiyuchin60]

This is something I have not said in 17 years. "Adjust the Tracking"

[@ye11owsn0w]

JCVD was a very good fighter, at one time he was like 12-0 with 12ko's. But then he got a little too confident and it went down hill. Nonetheless the guy was badass. Most of his fights lasted less than a min.

[@MuayThai2000]

yeh he won a martial arts championship at some stage.. i think it may have been world title.. nothing to well known.. but something..

[@blugularis]

@shinbooks I recall that Challenge, JCVD was flipping off his lips (lies) about being the world kick-boxing champion, and Don said, "okay, then fight me," and I don't know that Van D. ever declined, he just never answered.

[@AFGalwayz]

@Vishonov i know bjj is ineffective at multiple opponents. its just flashy moves put you at risk more than you should be. you already have multiple opponents why stack the odds against yourself even more by doing flashy moves? biggest priority in outnumbered situation is finding a way to get out.

[@Bones87ish]

Well if u look at the videos to your right click on the one that says "Jean Claude Van Damme 1979 fight caught on tape" You could say what you want about the video but the fact is he's still competing n i'm not a Bruce Lee hater but i have yet to see a video of him actually competing against another man. I mean it's not like he was around before films you get me. There should at least be ONE video of him competing

[@Bones87ish]

I know it's not a real fight i just said he was competing. Which video are u talking about when u said "during the demos the opponent did really try to hit Bruce" I would really like to see it. Not that i don't believe u i just wanna see it. N i do agree that Bruce had a better understanding of martial arts btw

[@Kapojos]

where is real fight footage of van damme?

[@poida769]

@Bfolks84 Sorry mate, this happened in 1992, hardly any mobile phones let alone cameras. I'll tell you it was bloody awesome, some of my friends were pretty crazy but this guy was the only who did martial arts, the truth is he was good at every sport.. typical!! We became a little famous after that, just through being associated with the "karate expert". The police had to come down to break up the fight and even they were going on about it.

[@PiratOfTheCaribbean]

hey, im not sure if u understand what Bruce Lee did??? His style which is win chung, later mixed with kung fu, cannot be done in a competition because the goal would be the death of the other. Karate, Teakwando and others can be done comeptetively, Whin chun not!

[@hip2thabone_da_sticky1]

Hey they ain't no english subs? Not everyone can understand something that sounds like a turbo charged video playing fast forward :)

[@AQ1888]

@yungdoni123 The music is traditional Japanese. As in the same place that Karate originates from - so if any music does fit Karate training it would be this style.

[@HDsharp]

@transporter224 Having competed in Competitions doesnt make anyone a legit fighter, there are rules in sports. There are soldiers who havent fought in competitions who are better at combat than champions.

[@izdagrimeyone]

in what movie

[@PoeticJustice05]

@DragonHellraiser Yeah, you may be right.

[@dragonfist25]

@Bfolks84 Well said.

[@zeimeris]

@jmi84 not 20-2 with 20 KOs?

[@pencap20]

I do not think many of the respondents to this post are watching the UFC lately. Maybe it is the fact that people and the fighters are so used to boxing and the ground game, but I have seen more and more pro and amateur fights where guys/gals are just coming out and kicking guys square in the jaw unexpectedly and getting the KO or TKO when the opponent can't continue. Don't get me wrong, the 80's fantasy Karate ideal that hours of Kata will help you is all theory, no application. Fighters Fight.

[@Kapojos]

search for 'bruce lee sparring' for example, or actually many other videos where is doing the 'sticky hands' work out. its not real competing ofcourse, but there is a taste of spontaneous action between 2 people. as far as i know bruce never competed, only when he was 14 or so. but im sure there must be some footage which has not been showed yet! as i understood he got challenged many times during the recording of enter the dragon

[@AFGalwayz]

@Bfolks84 i dont think thats what its about. no point in doing a super spinning backflip kick. why make yourself so vulnerable? fighting is suppose to be about using as little energy as possible to achieve maximum result.

[@face2facechick]

@Leonidas3888 he was, I just think he wasn't very good at it. All his movies...same movies...very different than the martial arts films we see today. However, his films are still good!

[@HDsharp]

@transporter224 I'm not a fan per se in what talent he has to offer but he amuses me as a person, I just dont understand why he has a large following. I used to watch hes movies but after a few they all seem the same. I think when he shoots his fight scenes they dont really fight so they look fake, while in other better fight movies they actually go toe to toe (sparring) so theres more realism.

[@dkrto]

Nin does mean perseverance or long-suffering....look it up....im not lying

[@skaanescrew]

its strange to see that almost every discusion on utube ends upp in a angry argue. although it sometimes can be fun to argue like this, and because its not a very big deal, it kinda scares me to see that so called martial arts spesialist along with "normal" people always starts to argu and call eachoter names. if u truly want to learn the way, then stop, take think, and learn! no wonder its so much war on the planet, when everyone knows best

[@Mark-Tyson]

JCVD looks great, as long as he is not actually fighting!

[@IndyJK9]

@Alceo1976 I think he won the world all-style.

[@phre3k187]

which one is frank?

[@telephowned]

bruce lee was also an actor, friend, and he also never participated in any professional bouts. i don't know if VD made any claims to being a professional fighter, but i'm very knowledgable about BL, so i'm curious what your criteria are for defining someone as 'real' or 'fraudulent'. could bruce have whipped joe blow off the street? sure. but VD would probably do the same. ppl were calling for bruce to fight ali, and bruce said that ali would kill him. is bruce a fraud then for ducking ali?

[@Kapojos]

ok but this is not really a real fight... than its maybe a little bit more real than the demonstrations of bruce on tape. during the demo's the opponent did really try to hit bruce. what was actually again your point? i hope you agree with me that bruce had a much deeper understanding of martial art than jean. you can just see by the way he moves and expresses himself. jean is a bit more entertainment instead of showing knowledge

[@transporter224]

@HDsharp i take it u arent a jcvd fan so may i ask if u dont like him why are you watching and commenting on the video?

[@vidsmaxx]

@Bfolks84 so true

[@g22451]

@Bfolks84 Couldn't agree more... i mean look at Lyoto...he's whoopin people...

[@mauzerrs]

he always was about 75kg...never more :D

[@IamDarkStar2012]

point fighter

[@sagmann20]

all dangerous and legit fighters? gimme a break

[@Vishonov]

Maximum result is achieved by focused energy. You conserve your energy for opponents and this is why BJJ is a good method 1-1 but bad to use with multiple attackers. I have yet to see a single BJJ practicioner that can take on more than one opponent at once, they always say: "Triangle", "Kimura", "Guillotine" - You think you can "triangle" someone while the other guy's kicking you in the face? Most of the flashy moves aren't applicable in real life but are good enough to fend off assholes.

[@nathatkd]

well obviously the fight with khamsing will be just a show, Jean claude will lose but looking really good against the world champion. thats my prediction of the outcome of the fight with khamsing. Think about it, the champion cant lose, JCVD dont want to be seen bad. so, this is what I think.

[@FourSaykenWestAK]

i think boxing is the most practical Martial art there is huh?

[@cchhouji]

eh yeah

[@LOLONO666]

valera used to be the best

[@squidb8]

I see even then he liked to jump into the splits for fun.

[@xbaja91]

jodie foster?? xD

[@sagmann20]

lol, fair enough

[@atsporty]

rare or extinct video :)

[@samuraiyao]

Let say bruce lee never died who would win in an all out brawl bash Lee or Van Damme...

[@nevermoonawolf]

@AFGalwayz to you at least

[@Vishonov]

@AFGalwayz *their lives

[@milnusthegnome]

00:50 that's what you get for showing off

[@godadameve]

What's with that fucked up 'Clutch Cargo' like music in the background?

[@TehKrank]

Nin does not mean perserverance....

[@Leonidas3888]

Actually I did read that in a magazine, my bad i said heard. There was a guy they interviewed and he said he trained Jean in all is MA skills. That Jean was merely a ballet dancer which would explain his great flexability. Sorry I dont remember the guys name, and it was an old magazine. And dont comment me talkin shit, cuz I am a JVD fan

[@timlachance25]

i didnt know about seagal im sure hes very accomplished ive just always been a little biased to the fighters who have competed their is a big gap between "knowing" and doing ive seen many times guys that are black belts get into a real fight and have no idea how to implement their karate into the fight they just have soo much things going thru their head they get overwhelmed i think anyhow im sure many masters dont compete because they dont see the point but if they did theyd woop some donkey

[@Alceo1976]

You´re wrong... Please, read a lot before to wrote something...