GMstr. Urban referees as Dr. Maung Gyi opens up a can of whoop ass....

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I found this video courtesy of Bando Bob, a student of Dr. Maung Gyi.
Maung Gyi brought the Burmese martial art called Bando, here to the USA.
He was not a big man, but hit like one, with a lightning speed.

I recall Don Nagle saying that he considered Gyi as his equal in fighting.

In the early days of East Coast KaraTe tournaments, it was Maung Gyi, Don Nagle, and Peter Urban, who where, in Urban's words "The Establishment."

In this video clip, Dr. Gyi defeats the well known boxer Jeff Goldberg as Maestro Urban referees, at Sunnyside Gardens in NY.

Incidentally, Sunnyside Gardens was one of, if not THE location for many of the now historic events in our East Coast martial arts history.

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 1

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What we have here is a CLASSIC tournament program circa 1966, which was sent to me courtesy of my friend and Chinese American GoJu yudansha Stephen Trost.

This was at a time when the pioneers of East Coast KaraTe where still alive, and still working together.

For those of you who actually take the time to read, you will find some really interesting participation going on here from the camps of Urban, Nagle, Gyi, and Cho just to name a few, as well as some really well known names from around the country.

Two names on page 9 that I found especially interesting are:
#1. Listed as one of the ticket takers is Roy Colonna, who besides later becoming a high ranking yudansha, was the artist who drew the famous line drawings in Urban's book The KaraTe DoJo.

#2. Listed as Downstairs Usher, is Kow Loon "Kayo" Ong, who was just a young teen then, but who I can say with much authority, and meaning no disrespect, now has a deeper knowledge of Martial Arts than all of the other names on this program combined. But that's just my opinion, and I could be wrong.... but I doubt it.....

As usual, if you click on the following images, they will enlarge for easier reading.

Enjoy!

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 2

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 3

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 4

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 5

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 6

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 7

Peter Urban MKS Karate Championships 1966 part 8

Peter Urban MKS Karate championships 1966 part 9

Merry ChristMas!

Osu! Personally, I observe ChristMas as a Holy Day rather than a commercial excuse for greed. So please indulge me so far as to read this classic 1986 martial arts comic, which tells a story with a moral that befits my belief system.

Please click on each of the following pics to enlarge and read. If you click on the pic once again, after it becomes enlarged, it will enlarge even more for easier reading.

Enjoy!