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.
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, daughter of Dan Inosanto. They had 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 instructorship in Maphilindo Silat, Filipino Kali, Eskrima and Jun Fan Gung Fu (Jeet Kune Do concepts).
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.
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.
Balicki has studied under the following martial arts masters:
Dan Inosanto: Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, Maphilindo Silat, Thai Boxing
Yori Nakamura: Shooto
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: Bakbakan Eskrima
He has earned instructorships in:
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 Yori Nakamura.
Balicki won the 1996 Southern California Boxe Française Savate Championship Tournament.
Ron Balicki / Dr. Steven Gold. Jeet Kune Do: The Principles of a Complete Fighter. Brooklyn, New York: HNL Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0953176630
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"
