Chuck Norris Doesn’t Know My Name
About “Chuck Norris Doesn’t Know my Name” By Antonio Graceffo In an interview recently, someone asked me how I got my start in TV and video work. The funny story is that my first film work was in 1989, when I was an extra in Delta Force Part II, with my idol, Chuck Norris. At the time, I was so excited, I thought it was the beginning of huge things for me. I really thought I was going to...
Read MoreWarrior 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 MoreSilat Tomoi DVD
Coming Soon… Silat Tomoi DVD Featuring Kru Jak Othman and the Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo Silat Tomoi is an ancient form of Malay martial art which combines kickboxing with blade fighting. The art originated from the northern part of Malaysia and the southern part of Thailand, a region which was once unified as a single kingdom. Silat Tomioi is a deadly component of the Muay arts (Muay...
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...
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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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