Ron Balicki

Ron Balicki is an actor and stuntman for various films and television series. He is also a well known martial arts practitioner, teacher and author. He is a student and the son-in-law of Dan Inosanto.

Biography

Balicki grew up in Chicago, Illinois. In 1987 he became a Deputy Sheriff for Cook County, Illinois. He helped form a "Special Operations Resistance Team" which trained officers in riot control. Around this time he served as bodyguard for Hollywood movie and music stars including Steven Seagal, Public Enemy, Kid 'n Play, Queen Latifah and D.J. Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith. On 6 December 1995 he married Diana Lee Inosanto,^[1] daughter of Dan Inosanto. They have two sons.

Martial arts

Balicki began training in the martial arts in the late 1960s, and in 1982 began studying with Dan Inosanto. Balicki earned his full instructor certification under Inosanto in the arts of Maphilindo Silat, Filipino Kali, and Jun Fan Gung Fu (Jeet Kune Do concepts). In addition, Balicki also trained CRCA Wing Chun with Sifu Randy Williams.

Balicki served as stunt coordinator and fight choreographer on many film projects (see "filmography" section below). He and his wife choreographed martial arts for the stage production, Be Like Water, produced at East West Players in 2008, which features the ghost of Bruce Lee visiting a troubled teenage Asian American tomboy, offering her lessons and guidance.

Law enforcement

Balicki has traveled extensively to train Military and Paramilitary organizations from the DEA to local law enforcement agencies, including Navy Seals, Anti-terrorists, the French Secret Service and Homeland Security personnel.

Martial arts studies

Balicki has studied under the following martial arts masters:

• Dan Inosanto: Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, Maphilindo Silat, Thai Boxing
• Yorinaga Nakamura: Shoot wrestling
• Edgar Sulite: Lameco Escrima
• Nicolas Saignac: Savate
• Anthony De Longis: Bullwhip
• Leo Giron: Bahala Na Eskrima
• Tom Meadows: Latigo y Daga (Whip and Dagger)
• Chai Sirisute: Muay Thai
• Randy Williams: Wing Chun
• Fred Degerberg: Degerberg Blend Thai Boxing
• Pete Cruz: Degerberg Blend
• Herman Suwanda: Mande Muda
• Paul DeThouras: Bukti Negara
• Victor DeThouras: Serak Silat
• Larry Lindenmann: Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali
• Christopher Ricketts - Edgar Sulite: Bakbakan Eskrima

He has earned instructorships in:

• Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do
• Filipino Martial Arts\Kali
• Maphilindo Silat
• Muay Thai
• Savate
• Lameco Escrima
• Degerberg Blend (7th Degree Black Belt)
• Wing Chun
• Latigo y daga (whip fighting)
• Shoot wrestling

Professional fighting

• Balicki competed in America and Japan in "Vale Tudo" matches (No holds barred) fighting tournaments. As a professional Shoot Wrestler, he holds the title of "Shooter" (Professional Fighter) under Yorinaga Nakamura.
• Balicki won the 1996 Southern California Boxe Française Savate Championship Tournament.
• Balicki is a 3 time knife fighting Champion in the Cold Steel Challenge weapons fighting tournament.
• Balicki is a 2 time sword fighting Champion in the Cold Steel Challenge weapons fighting tournament.

Mixed martial arts record

Notable students

Ron Balicki's notable students include:

• Bren Foster: Actor
• Brian Tee: Actor
• Ross McCall: Actor
• Aaron Eckhart: Actor
• Ellen Hollman: Actress
• Lucy Liu: Actress
• Simon Rhee: stuntman, actor, Martial Artist
• Milla Jovovich: Actress
• Socratis Otto: Actor
• Taboo (rapper): Actor/Singer Black Eyed Peas
• Louis Mandylor: Actor
• Cuba Gooding, Jr.: Actor
• Cesar Cipriano, Actor
• Troy Miller: Martial arts instructor and founder of the MARS Academy in Grand Junction, CO
• Larry StClair: Martial Way Academy Austin, TX
• Fariborz Azhakh: Team Karate Center Woodland Hills, CA
• Willie Laureano: Martial Artist Woodland Hills, CA
• Marc Halleck: North Shore Martial Arts Academy Libertyville, IL
• Johnny Strong: Actor Martial Artist
• Don Edwards: Integrated Martial Arts Academy Livingston, NJ
• RAID, French Anti Terrorist Team Paris France
• Cliff Lenderman: Lenderman Academy Tacoma, WA
• Roger Luri: Kensho Academy Chicago, IL
• Lynn Thompson: CEO of Cold Steel

Publications

Books

• Ron Balicki / Dr. Steven Gold. Jeet Kune Do: The Principles of a Complete Fighter. Brooklyn, New York: HNL Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-9531766-3-0

Article

• "Variety" (USA), 10 July 2005, Vol. 399, Iss. 6, pg. 63, by: Dennis Harvey, "The Prodigy"
• "Inside Kung Fu" (USA), December 2004, Vol. 32, Iss. 12, pg. 127, by: David Tadman, "Instructor Profile: Ron Balicki"
• "Ceinture Noire" (France), November 2004, Vol. 36, Iss. 11, pg. 44, 45, by: Ceinture Norie, "Diana Lee Inosanto et Ron Balicki Ou L'heritage Du Jeet Kune Do"
• "Inside Kung Fu" (USA), September 2004, Vol. 32, Iss. 9, pg. 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, by: Ron Balicki, "The Fighting Sarong"
• "Martial Arts Legends" (USA), March 2000, Vol. 18, Iss. 3, pg. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, by: Ron Balicki, "The Focus Mitts JF/JKD's Most Versatile Weapon"
• "World of Martial Arts" (USA), August 1999, Vol. 10, Iss. 8, pg. 15, 16, 17, by: Ron Balicki, "The use of patterns in the art of Kali & Pencak Silat"
• "Budo International" (France), May 1999, Vol. 19, Iss. 10, pg. 60, 61, 62, 63, by: Ron Balicki & Joaquin Almeria, "Shoot Wrestling"
• "World of Martial Arts", December 1998, Vol. 9, Iss. 12, pg. 80, 81, 82, 83, by: Ron Balicki, "Getting to the point before it gets to you"
• "World of Martial Arts", October 1998, Vol. 9, Iss. 10, pg. 67, 68, 69, by: Helen Miller, "Rise to the Shoot World"
• "Inside Kung Fu", August 1997, Vol. 24, Iss. 8, pg. 8, by: Ron Balicki, "Insiders"
• "El Budoka" (Spain), 1996, Vol. 247, Iss. 5, pg. 9, 10, 11, by: Joaquin Almeria, "Jeet Kune Do Ron Balicki Interview"
• "El Budoka", May 1995, Vol. 238, Iss. 4, pg. 27, 28, 29, by: Ron Balicki & Joaquin Almeria, "Shoot Wrestling"
• "El Budoka", March 1995, Vol. 231, Iss. 4, pg. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, by: Joaquin Almeria, "Jeet Kune Do"

Pictorial

• "Inside Kung-Fu", 1 September 2004, Vol. 32, Iss. 9, pg. 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, by: Ron Balicki, "The Fighting Sarong"

Magazine cover photo

• "Inside Kung Fu", February 2000, Vol. 27, Iss. 2
• "MA Success" (USA), February 2004

Periodicals

• MA SUCCESS (cover/article)
• Inside Kung Fu (article)

Filmography

Film and television work

• "The King's Rook* (2014) Fight Choreographer / Stellar Films / Livi Zheng
• "Absolution* (2014) Stunts / Steamroller Prod / Keoni Waxman
• "The Drakken* (2014) Fight Coordinator / Stunt Coordinator / Character - Merauder #1 / Matt Wilson
• "A Good Man* (2013) 2nd Unit Director / Fight Coordinator / Character - Polanski / Steamroller Prod / Keoni Waxman
• "Daylight's End* (2013) Fight/Stunt Coordinator / Stunts Double Lance Henriksen / Throttle Films / Will Kafuman
• "The Beautiful Ones* (2013) CO-fight Coordinator / Stunts Double Ross McCall / First look Prod / Jesse V. johnson
• "Force of Execution* (2013) Stunts / Ernest (One Shovel) / Stunts / Steamroller Prod / Keoni Waxman
• "Dusk* (2013) Stunts / Thug
• "Sony HMZ-T2" (2012) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "The Last Tour" (2012) (Stunt Coordinator) (Co Producer) (Role: Uncle Bob)
• "I, Frankenstein" (2012) (Martial Arts Trainer - Aaron Eckhart / Socratis Otto)
• "Level 7" (2011) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "Punk'd" (2011) (Stunt)
• "Should've Been Romeo" (2010) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "Hit List (2010 film)" (Stunts)
• "Big Time Rush" (2010) (Stunts)
• "Game of Death (2010 film)" (Stunt) (Role: Jimmy)
• "War of the Ages" (2010) (Stunt Coordinator / Fight Coordinator)
• "Tainted Hearts" (2009) (Stunt Coordinator)
• Sinners & Saints (film) (2009) (Producer) (Stunt Coordinator) (Role: Rucker)
• "Highway Hunters" (2009) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "The Dark Path Chronicles" (2009) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "The Cursed" (2010) (Stunt Coordinator) (Stunt Double: Louis Mandylor) (Co Producer)
• "The Sensei" (2009) (Stunt Coordinator) (Executive Producer) (Role: Frank)
• "The Prodigy" (2008) (Stunt Coordinator) Fight Choreographer) (Role: Frank) (Stunt Double: Rains) (Associate Producer)
• "Just Legal" (2005) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Julias Home" (2005) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2003) (2004) (2005) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2004) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Fist of Cheese" (2004) TV Series (Stunt Coordinator) (Associate Producer) (Role: Hoodie)
• "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (2004) (Fight Coordinator) trainer: Milla Jovovich
• "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" - (Stunts) (2004)
• "Drake & Josh" (2004) TV Series (Stunt Rigger)
• "Redemption" (2002) (V) (Stunts)
• "A Ribbon of Dreams" (2002) (Associate Producer)
• "Alias" (2001) TV Series (Stunts) Multiple Episodes
• "Point Doom" (2001) (Stunts)
• "Modern Warriors" (2000) Himself
• "Life Streams" (2000) (Stunt Coordinator) (Fight Choreography)
• "No Tomorrow" (1999) (Stunts)
• "The Roseanne Show" (1998) TV Series (Stunts)
• "3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain" (1998) (Stunts) (Role: Big Dawg)
• "The Cutoff" (1998) (assistant stunt coordinator) (Stunt Double) Winner: Action Film Festival
• "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Spy Game" (1997) TV Series (Stunts)
• "Money Talks" (1997) TV Series (French Terrorist)
• "Spawn" (1997) Cop
• "JAG" (1996) Soldier
• "The Rock" (1996) Soldier
• "The Glimmer Man" (1996) (Stunts)
• "Barb Wire" (1996) (Fight Trainer: Temuera Morrison) (Stunts)
• "Second Skin" (1996) (Stunt Coordinator)
• "MTV New Edition Music Video "Hit Me Off" - (Stunt Coordinator) (1996)
• "Dear God" (1996) Cop
• "Sword of Honor" (1996) (V) (Stunts)
• "The Burning Zone" (1995) Soldier
• "Mars Attacks" (1995) Military Captain
• "Surface to Air" (1995) POW
• "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) TV Series (Martial Arts) (Stunts)
• "Biography "The Life of Bruce Lee" (1993) (Martial Artist)
• "Fate of the Dragon" - (Stunt Coordinator) (1993)
• "Defender" - (Stunts) (1993)

Actor

• A Good Man (2013)
• The Last Tour (2013)
• Force of Execution (2013)
• Sinners & Saints (2009)
• The Sensei (2008)
• The Prodigy (2004)
• 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
• Barb Wire (1996)

Training videos

• "Close Range Combat Wing Chun Series" by Randy Williams (1987) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant) Producer)
• "Espada "Y" Daga" by Edgar Sulite (1993) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant)
• "The Defensive Edge Series" (1995) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Instructor / Author) Producer)
• "The Explosive Art of Penchak Silat Serak" by Victor DeThouars (1999) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant) Producer
• "The Warrior's Edge Knife Fighting Series" (2002) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant) Producer)
• "Blitzing Sticks" by Victor DeThouars (2003) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant for Dan Inosanto)
• "Stun Stagger and Stop Series" (2004) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Assistant) Producer
• "The Fighting Sarong Series" (2005) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Instructor) / Author, Producer
• "Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Instructor Series" (2004) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Instructor / Author) Producer
• "Fighting with the Sjambok Series" (2005) (Ron Balicki Co-Martial Arts Instructor / Author) Producer
• "Filipino Boxing Series" (2006) (Ron Balicki Martial Arts Instructor / Author) Producer

References

External links

• RonBalicki.com - official site
• Ron Balicki at the Internet Movie Database