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In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Damme, not Damme.
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Born
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg () 18 October (age&#;64) Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Other names
"JCVD"
"The Muscles from Brussels"
Height
5&#;ft 9&#;in (&#;cm)[1]
Weight
&#;lb (82&#;kg; 12&#;st 12&#;lb)[1]
Division
Middleweight
Style
Karate, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Taekwondo
Fighting out of
Brussels, Belgium
Team
Team Goetz
Trainer
Claude Goetz Dominique Valera
Rank
&#; 2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate
Years active
–present (martial arts) –present (acting)
Total
19
Wins
18
By&#;knockout
18
Losses
1
Total
48
Wins
44
Losses
4
Occupation
Martia
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Other name(s)
JCVD "The Muscles from Brussels"
Date of birth
October 18,
Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October ), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films.
Early life[]
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on 18 October , in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, who was an accountant and florist. His father is Walloon (French-speaking) from Brussels, and his mother is Flemish (Dutch-speaking).
He began martial arts at the age of ten, enrolled by his father in a Shotokan karate school. His styles consist of Shotokan Karate and Kickboxing. He eventually earned his black belt in karate at He started lifting weights to improve his physique, which eventually led to a Mr. Belgium bodybuilding title.
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Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was physically weak. At the age of 12, Van Damme began his martial arts training at Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Master Claude Goetz in Ixelles, Belgium. Van Damme trained for 4 years and earned a prick on the Belgium Karate Team. He won the European professional karate association's middleweight championship as a teenager, and also beat the 2nd best karate fighter in the world. His goal was to be number one but got sidetracked when he left his hometown of Brussels. In at the age of sixteen, Jean-Claude started his Martial Arts fight career.
Over the next 6-years, he competed in both full-contact and semi-contact matches. He debuted un