JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME 1980s RETROSPECTIVE - The making of a Hollywood action star - Part 1 of 4 скачать в хорошем качестве

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME 1980s RETROSPECTIVE - The making of a Hollywood action star - Part 1 of 4

This retrospective video explores Jean-Claude Van Damme from his humble beginnings in Belgium to his rise to fame in 1980s Hollywood. This is the 1st video in a 4 part retrospective on JCVD Follow me on Instagram: @dneyts Jean-Claude Van Damme, or Jean-Claude Camille Francois Van Varenberg was born on October 18th, 1960 in Brussels, Belgium in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe which is a commune of Brussels, Belgium. Being a frail boy, his father introduced him to Shotokan Karate at the age of 10 in the hopes that he would become a little more assertive and less weak looking. This led Jean-Claude to enjoy martial-arts and he joined the national center of Karate in Belgium at age 12. JCVDs actual martial-arts style is a blend of kickboxing mixed with some elements of Karate. As training progressed, young Jean-Claude developed a passion for the art under the guidance of Claude Goetz with whom he still trains sometimes or needs advice. It’s a sort of real-life Miyagi/Daniel LaRusso friendship that has prevailed throughout the decades. This is what I’ve always loved about sports, is that the hard work that is required to achieve certain skills creates bonds that last a lifetime. All this training did lead to a competitive Karate career from 1976 to 1980 which gave Van Damme 44 victories and 4 recorded defeats in tournament and non-tournament semi-contact matches. At the age of 15, Van Damme started his competitive karate career in Belgium. From 1976 to 1980, Van Damme compiled a record of 44 victories and 4 defeats in tournament and non-tournament semi-contact matches. He did also have a competitive full-contact career from 1977 to 1982 under Claude Goetz which led to 18 victories by knockout and 1 defeat. It wasn’t until 1982 that he made the big leap and moved to America with his best friend of the time Michel Qissi in order to follow his dream of becoming a movie star. Michelle actually acted in a couple of Van Damme films but I’ll get back to him a little bit later. Once in the States, JCVD did a bunch of small jobs in order to survive and even developed a friendship with Chuck Norris. They often sparred together and he even worked as a bouncer for a bar named Woody’s Wharf, owned by Norris. Van Damme’s first real role in a film was a short film entitled “Monaco Forever” that had Van Damme playing a Karateka trying to seduce the main actor. It’s not a good movie and not even a real American production, but even from the small comedic part he had, we can already see the making of a star. By the way, did you guys ever notice the cool dance moves that JC does in the movie Breakin’. He’s not acting in it but an extra and the camera happens to catch him in the background. Next to him is actually his buddy Michel Qissi. As you can tell sometimes while starting in Hollywood you gotta be willing to take on some odd jobs and act in not-so great productions before getting a big break. On a last little fun note, Jean-Claude was the first stuntman to portray the “Predator” in a bunch of test filming. Once on set, he was very disappointed to find out that the suit was covering him fully and limited a lot of his movement. Plus the prototype suit looked more like a cockroach than the final Predator design. Upon accepting the job he was under the impression that it would be more of a skin fitting suit that would allow him to perform some of his martial-art kicks. He did remain on the set for a little while, but this was also around the time when he got the offer to play in Bloodsport. He did eventually get replaced for not wanting to perform a dangerous stunt but this was a blessing in disguise. Stunt work can be dangerous and if his goal was to be a leading man, being covered from head to toe was probably not the best choice. #jeanclaudevandamme #jcvd #bloodsport