The Promise of Power

This morning I was out about 5:00 am, headed for the gym, trying to fat bust. On the way back I spotted this empty newspaper machine. It was totally empty but for an old muscle advertisement lodged in the display window. I was already thinking about my cutting of the film, my structure of lack […]

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The Green Dragon Dilemma

I have encountered a great dilemma in telling the story of the dojo war. I have many versions from one side, Keehan’s side, and spotty information from the Green Dragon side. The activities of John Keehan, where and who he learned from remain mysterious to some, fictional to others and a few I have talked […]

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What’s New is old…info keeps coming

More info has made it’s way to me regarding the Dragon/Dojo Wars. Info is constantly filtering through, some of it credible and believable and some not. I am going to show excerpts of a letter I recieved below. I have changed the names to protect the informant who now lives in a far eastern location, […]

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Shooting and recording narratives….

I am busy this week with the recreations for the film and writing and recording narrative. Not much more to report than that. If you are curious about the coming lawsuit in Fall River, you will have to wait. They will get the attention they so badly crave in a courtroom at some point. The […]

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As the Shoe Drops 2…a humorous look at Copyright

To give my readers a better idea of the challenges I am facing, I post a video that examines the concept of copyright and fair use through some humorous multimedia. This is really funny and informative. I found this on the Fair Use Project FAQ page

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As the Shoe Drops….Aguiar v. Webb et al

Aguiar v. Webb et alPlaintiff: William V. Aguiar, IIIDefendant: Floyd Webb, Barron Sheppard, Wendy Sheppard and Ashida Kim Case Number: 1:2007cv11673Filed: September 7, 2007 Court: Massachusetts District CourtOffice: Boston Office [ Court Info ]County: BristolPresiding Judge: Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf Nature of Suit: Intellectual Property – CopyrightsCause: 17:101 Copyright InfringementJurisdiction: Federal QuestionJury Demanded By: […]

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Looking at contemporary marital artists

When I do my online research I spend a little time looking at new martial artists. I am especially watching and enjoying the work of Sifu Rudy Curry and BlackTaoist on YouTube. Their perspective on the combat applications of Bagua Zhang are fresh and humourous. These guys operate from a New York street perspective, but […]

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Where’s My Website…http://thesearchforcountdante.com

Test bested. The site is back up and I am working on my new interviews. I am still getting these harassing emails but hey, walk in the forest bugs are going to annoy you. They are still God’s creatures. Now on to more serious stuff. I got interviews to arrange. Hopefully a few surprises will […]

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thesearchforcountdante.com suspended??? we will see.

All I want to do is make the best film I can make. Complete a work of art based upon and around the life of one John Timothy Keehan, aka Count Juan Raphael Dante. Financing and production is hard enough, research is incredibility difficult for a story spanning this much time. But thern, there are […]

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Return of The Masters: Chicago

I met Bill Wallace last night with Preston Baker. He is in town for The Return of the Masters Tournament this weekend. Bakers school is in the basement of a nondescript industrial building on the far Southside of Chicago. Former karate Champion Shihan Baker, is a community activist and a minister. He remains true to […]

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