The Art of Fighting: Brooklyn Monk Part 2

Robert Clyne, The Art of Fighting conducts an in depth interview with Antonio Graceffo, the Monk from Brooklyn. Beginning with his childhood in New York and tracing his family move to Tennessee. Find out about the early years and how Antonio first got into martial arts. In this extremely candid interview Antonio talks about his family and the events of his childhood which set the stage for his years of wandering and fighting.
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Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of six books, available on amazon.com, most notably, Warrior Odyssey and The Monk from Brooklyn. He is the host of the web TV show Martial Arts Odyssey, which has had over 160 episodes. Of late, he is starring in the world's first 3D martial arts TV series, Brooklyn Monk.
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[lagook]

did robert post this before? im getting confused between the both of you

[brooklynmonk1]

Robert edited and produced parts 1 and 2 whih he posted months ago. then he gave me the rest of the raw footage and i produced the rest of the series, from number 3 on. that's why the quality drops in part three and beyond.

[randyds5]

i live in nashville, tN, Born and raised.........cant say its my ideal place...but eh.........someday, ill move on up. interesting tale man. reminds me of my childhood. ahmitofo

[brooklynmonk1]

hey amn sorry if i insulted Tennessee. things are extremely different there now than they were thirty years ago when i moved there. i also graduated from Middle Tennessee State, near nachiville.

[ambinautic]

wow thats deep,,everyone should see this video

[KungFuKid1015]

Hey this is for Antonio, my name is josh and I am a student at Fire and Water, Dave Collins is still teaching and still going strong. Anyway its good to se this interview, very nice. God Bless

[reaperofgenocide]

I love hearing personal stories. Especially ones from fighters because its like the building of their life which lead them to the path that they chosen. At the first part if this i was pretty interested. Then like 2 minutes into this part i was totally interested. Pretty intriguing story. Of hardship, personality, and basically ... life.

[gkdrummerboy]

Damn dude.

[randyds5]

oh no, you didnt offend me at all Antonio. I know how things were back then too, my mom told me alot about how people were alot less tolerant back then. someday ill make a pilgrimage and learn some chaiya. If you ever make your way back to middle Tn someday, we will have to share some stories and train or something. Keep doing what you do my friend. Ahmitofo

[chanheurng]

thanks for sharing alittle about your life. Love your work, keep up the great work.

[LegendaryAG]

i wish you the best of luck antonio

[Bebopchiflow]

your a strong man antonio