a small gym, in Tainan, Taiwan, Host Antonio Graceffo meets 62 year-old Chen Ging Hway a former champion of boxing and San Da (Chinese kickboxing). He teaches Antonio some old-school professional fighting and tells stories about the early days of Syo Bodji, free fighting, in Taiwan. Still active, Chen Ging Hway is an official in the Taiwanese Kudo association and trains Taiwanese fighters who go to competitions in Japan. Kudo is a new form of MMA from Japan which is sweeping Asia. Join Antonio on facebook Watch it for free on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbCI0bbrh38 Martial Arts Odyssey: OLD SCHOOL Taiwan Part 2 Antonio helps train a young Taiwanese Tae Kwan Do practitioner who wants to fight San Da and MMA. Sixty-two year-old Chen Ging Hway a former champion of boxing and San Da (Chinese kickboxing) Teaches Antonio the painful wedge-hand strike that he used to use to lay his opponents out. Join Antonio on facebook Watch it for free on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2FZRx3SXo Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the host “Martial Arts Odyssey,” a web TV show which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. His books are available on amazon.com Contact him: Antonio@speakingadventure.com Join him on facebook.com His website is http://www.speakingadventure.com This episode was edited by Antonio Garceffo and features the official Martial Arts Odyssey intro and outro by Andy To. muay,thai,kick,boxing,kickboxing,martial,arts,odyssey,Brooklyn,monk,brooklynmonk,Antonio,Graceffo,china,Chinese,san,da,Taiwan,ROC,mixed,traditional,CMA,TMA,grappling,striking,clasic
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Brooklyn Monk in Asia 
Love it & just ordered your book from Amazon. Keep up the good work! I searched your library of Youtube videos looking for any clips that touched on Taekwon Do & only found the second part of this video where you trained the TKD practioner for MMA competition. Have you come across any hard core Taekwon Do schools in your travels? I am curious as to whether traditional (or ITF style) TKD is popular in SE Asia. I beleive that there is a strong following in China and know that it used to be very big in Vietnam & I think Malaysia. I now that the “olympic” style is popular everywhere but my interest leans more toward the old school with full contact (or semi full contact) sparring and punches to the head.
Thanks in advance!
Marcus (in Canada)