Nganga Tolo-naa
Back in the early 70s I did some minor local competing just for the hell of it. I would go with friends to Chicago Heights, IL to the school of Ray “The Chicago Tiger” Cooper. Cooper is a legendary early competitor on the regional scene who was also one of the early students of John […]
Back to Court Today, May 9th…A history of litigation
We go to back to court, today May 9 in Boston. For those of you who don’t know, I am being sued for copyright infringement by William V Aguiar Grand Master, of the Black Dragon Fighting society. This case is concerned with the making of the film and my lack of interest in committing $10,000 […]
Back to Court Today, May 9th…A history of litigation
We go to back to court, today May 9 in Boston. For those of you who don’t know, I am being sued for copyright infringement by William V Aguiar Grand Master, of the Black Dragon Fighting society. This case is concerned with the making of the film and my lack of interest in committing $10,000 […]
Count Dante and Incredibly Strange Wrestling
His name is Bob Calhoun and he is also known as Count Dante, west Coast rock and roll star. He is an extraordinary writer who has collaborated with Gene LaBell on his biography and written for numerous online publications. His new book, Beer, Blood, and Cornmeal: Seven Years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling was just released […]
Count Dante and Incredibly Strange Wrestling
His name is Bob Calhoun and he is also known as Count Dante, west Coast rock and roll star. He is an extraordinary writer who has collaborated with Gene LaBell on his biography and written for numerous online publications. His new book, Beer, Blood, and Cornmeal: Seven Years of Incredibly Strange Wrestling was just released […]
The Hall of Kung-Fu: McVicker’s Masters
I was walking down Madison Street past the site of the old McVickers Theater at 25 West. In the 70s the McVick was where we got to see triple-feature Kung Fu and Blaxploitation films for $1.50 and $2.00. In the 1980s I would have an office in the Chicago Building on State and Madison. I […]
The Hall of Kung-Fu: McVicker’s Masters
I was walking down Madison Street past the site of the old McVickers Theater at 25 West. In the 70s the McVick was where we got to see triple-feature Kung Fu and Blaxploitation films for $1.50 and $2.00. In the 1980s I would have an office in the Chicago Building on State and Madison. I […]
A Note From Master Woodrow Edgell
The following letter from Reverand Woodrow Edgell is in response to claims made on the Fall River Black Dragon Fighting Society Blog regarding Master Joe Dodaro. Mr. Edgell was a long time student of John Keehan who split with him when he became Count Dante. Edgell is Joe Dodaro’s teacher and they were both student […]
A Note From Master Woodrow Edgell
The following letter from Reverand Woodrow Edgell is in response to claims made on the Fall River Black Dragon Fighting Society Blog regarding Master Joe Dodaro. Mr. Edgell was a long time student of John Keehan who split with him when he became Count Dante. Edgell is Joe Dodaro’s teacher and they were both student […]
Recent research developments.
Plans for several more interviews have solidified for this weekend and over the next month.I have a childhood friend and a relative of Dante’s to speak with as well as a scholar who has written on martial arts and popular culture. It has been hard to get an interview arranged in Japan with Akira Toriyama, […]