"Look up his history. Musashi is the hero of Japan, yet he murdered innocent men, women and children for money. He was a 'stone killer' (assassin) They despised him when he was alive and canonised him when he was dead. Mark my words, that's what they'll do to me"

Count Dante speaking to Massad Ayoob in 'Black Belt Magazine' March 1976.

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Floyd Webb is an independent filmmaker who has worked as a producer on a numbers of projects over the years including the 2006 American Masters program, The World of Nat KIng Cole, by director Ian Hunt for Double Jab Productions , UK; 3D effects and animation producer for Wesley Snipes' Amen Ra Productions on the documentary, Dr. Ben; associate producer of Daughter of the Dust, directed by Julie Dash; researcher on The Last Angel of History, directed by John Akomfrah.

In the late1960s through mid 70s Floyd was active in the martial arts community in Chicago. He attended numerous tournaments and saw Keehan/Dante at the events he held at the Coliseum. He may have even spoken to him a few times. Floyd's tournament participation was undistinguished, yet he was steeped in the lore of the times and has begun to seek out his old contacts from the early days of kumite in Chi-Town. Gregory Jaco was but one of his instructors among the many backyard Mas Oyama book learning, basement brick breaking, late night gymasium encounters, street challenges, beat downs(I got beat when I was cocky) and eventual evolution to soft styles and adopting Taoist philosophies.

Simmie Williams is an art director/designer. He grew up in Gary, Indiana a rough and tumble town that has produced the likes of Fred Williamson, Avery Brooks and the Jackson 5 (Leave Micheal out of this). Simmie participated in the wild world of martial arts Gary style.

Both Floyd and Simmie have worked for Playboy Magazine. It appears Playboy was Count Dante's last legitmate hairdressing job before he allegedly got involved with the mob.

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