Warrior Odyssey: The Travels of a Martial Artist in Asia
Buy Warrior Odyssey on Amazon Following the author’s landmark decision to quit his job on Wall Street and become a martial arts student, Warrior Odyssey captures one man’s ongoing adventure across the Far East. Beginning in Taiwan, this autobiography documents how the protagonist learned the Chinese language, kung fu, and “twe so” (push hands), then journeyed on to the Shaolin...
Read MoreAustralian Journalist David Calleja Interviews Antonio Graceffo about “Warrior Odyssey”
by David Calleja Warrior Odyssey is the sixth book written by Antonio Graceffo, the American host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey. Having spent nearly nine years in Asia studying martial arts, Antonio has immersed himself in the languages, cultures and religions of a number of nations in that time, Warrior Odyssey looks at the first six years of his journey. Arriving in Taiwan in 2001,...
Read MoreAdventures in Formosa
Buy Adventures in Formosa on Amazon Most people only know Taiwan as a place where computers are assembled, but Antonio Graceffo discovered the Island of Formosa is unbelievably beautiful, and it offers unlimited adventure if you are willing to look for it. Antonio rode his bicycle 1,500 KM around the island. Next, he climbed some of its tallest peaks, traced its longest rivers, and mounted a...
Read MoreThe Monk From Brooklyn: An American at The Shaolin Temple
Buy The Monk from Brooklyn on Amazon Antonio Graceffo was lucky enough to be one of the few, and this is the chronicle of his experience. Antonio has twenty-five years of experience with martial arts, so it is with a knowing eye that he observed the training at the temple. But it is his background that gives him a very unique perspective. An Italian-American from Brooklyn, New York, and a former...
Read MoreRediscovering the Khmers
Buy Rediscovering the Khmers on Amazon Mention Cambodia and most people think of either Angkor Wat or the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. But there is so much more! To help “get the word out,” Antonio was hired to show Cambodia’s possibilities, helping increase its tourism industry. To accomplish this daunting task, he traveled the country and played tourist. It turned...
Read MoreBoats, Bikes, and Boxing Gloves: Adventure Writer in the Kingdom of Siam
Buy “Boats, Bikes, and Boxing Gloves” on Amazon The following is an Amazon review by “Yowza” For anyone who has travelled in South East Asia, they know that every day is an adventure. For most, however, this entails merely learning a couple words (‘beer’, ‘two more’, ok 3 words) of the local language. For Antonio Graceffo, he explores the territory...
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Following his landmark decision to quit his job on Wall Street and become a martial arts student, Warrior Odyssey captures Antonio's ongoing adventure across the Far East.
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