Antonio Graceffo

Writer's Biography

Antonio Graceffo is an adventure and martial arts author living in Asia. He is a professional fighter and the author of four books available on Amazon.com.

Checkout Antonio's website http://speakingadventure.com/

Get his CDs and DVDS at http://cdbaby.com/cd/graceffo

Get Antonio's books at Amazon.com:

The Monk from Brooklyn
Bikes, Boats, and Boxing Gloves
The Desert of Death on Three Wheels
Adventures in Formosa

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Featured Travel Stories in Oriental Tales Magazine

South Korea: Sirum Blues: A Brooklyn Monk Learns Traditional Korean Wrestling
- Story by Antonio Graceffo
- 8th Online Issue

The players meet in a small circular ring with a sand covered floor. They wear bicycle shorts with a satba, a thick strong belt wrapped around their waist and right thigh. The players start kneeling on the floor, facing one another. The right hand is gripping the satba tightly at the opponent’s waist; the left hand is wrapped in the satba under the opponent’s right thigh. When the referee gives the signal they stand up, left knee first, then the right. They must stand at exactly the same time and without the position changing or a restart is called and they have to go back down on their knees and do it again.

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Surin Island, Thailand: The Sea Gypsies of Surin Island: The Wake of the Tsunami Brings Both Help and Harm to Thailand’s Mogen People - Story by Antonio Graceffo
- 7th Online Issue

One of the smallest ethnic minorities in Asia, The Sea Gypsies were virtually unknown by the outside world until the 2004 Tsunami ravaged South East Asia. One of the most amazing stories reported by the international press was that not one of the Sea Gypsies died. Having lived in close communion with the sea for centuries, the Sea gypsies knew well in advance when the Tsunami would hit and they all took refuge in the mountains.

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