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Antonio Graceffo is a martial arts and adventure author living in Asia. He is the author of the books, "Warrior Odyssey" and "The Monk from Brooklyn." He is also the host of the web TV show, "Martial Arts Odyssey," which traces his ongoing journey through Asia, learning martial arts in various countries. Warrior Odyssey, the book chronicling Antonio Graceffo's first six years in Asia, is available at Amazon.com. The book contains stories about the war in Burma and the Shan State Army. See all of Antonio’s videos on his YouTube channel, "brooklynmonk1". Follow "Brooklynmonk" on Twitter. Visit his website to sign up for his mailing list. Contact him at: Antonio@speakingadventure.com. Antonio Graceffo is self-funded and needs donation to continue his writing and video work. To support the project, you can donate through the PayPal link on his website, www.speakingadventure.com.
Shackled by the Neck Dispute
The Long Neck Karen Tribe are forced to work in a human zoo, but smelly, hippy backpackers think it’s great.…
Body Conditioning and Hardening for Fighters
Shihan Mike told us to put a pad into our belt, which would partially soften the blows to the abdomen. When he said “start” my partner started punching me in…
Getting My Butt Handed to Me
Forget the black belt tests. How do you grade yourself? After all, the only grading that matters is the one you give yourself.…
My Malaysian Masters
One of the very special aspects of my relationship with Guru Mazlan is that he has never agreed to teach his style to a non-Muslim before. I feel very honored.…
ALG Khmer Language Picture Story
Linguist and author Antonio Graceffo uses ALG concepts to learn Khmer language through picture stories. The pictures and an English retelling of the story create a context to make the…
My Monkey Has a Problem
The monkey is one of countless species of animals that makes Malaysia an incredible adventure destination. And the lesson I learned from Sheung Di and his girlfriend’s adopted baby is:…
Learning A Language Through Another Foreign Language
Studying a foreign language through the medium of another foreign language appears to have a number of benefits.…
Wrestling with the Vietnamese Language
You can’t learn a language in twenty minutes a day. One hour a week won’t get it. To truly learn a difficult language, such as Vietnamese, will take a dedicated…
Muay Thai Chaiya: It’s nothing like Muay Thai
I recently discovered Muay Thai Chaiya, which I train with Kru Lek. It is an ancient form of Muay Thai, a codified martial arts fighting system, which students learn step-by-step…
A Tale of Two Merchants: Manufacturing Doesn’t Make Money, Sales Does
A college business professor once dazzled his class by reducing the world's myriad businesses to a single sentence: "All companies do one of two things; they make or sell a…
Martial Arts Odyssey: Shan Kung Fu
Meet young Master Kawn Wan, whose parents were murdered by the SPDC Burmese government army. Now, he lives on the Shan State Army base, teaching Lai Tai Kung Fu to…
Martial Arts Odyssey: Master and Soldier
In the war zone of Burma, Antonio Graceffo meets Mater Kawn Zanie, a legendary, undisputed master of Lai Tai, Shan Kung Fu; a soldier with decades of combat experience who…
In Shanland: Human Side of War
The war effects of the war in Burma don't stop at the border. Host Antonio Gracefo takes us to a Buddhist monastery in Thailand where a Shan soldier, Tun Yee,…
In Shanland: At the Battle Front
Host Antonio Gracefo takes us to the front lines of the world’s longest running war. He explains the history of the conflict and how the genocide is being fueled by…
Video: Shan Medical Mission (Part 2)
Host Antonio Graceffo rejoins the team of medical volunteers who are donating their time and risking their lives to give treatment to the war orphans living in Loi Tailang.…
Video: Shan Medical Mission (Part 1)
Antonio Graceffo accompanies a volunteer medical mission on a visit to SSA headquarters in Loi Tailang, where they render much needed medical aid to the war orphans and abandoned children.…
Martial Arts Odyssey: Practical Fighting in Shan State, Burma
Using martial arts, Antonio Graceffo helps to educate the world about the plight of the Shan people of Burma.…
In Shanland: Poppies and Oppression
On the frontlines of the war in Burma, Antonio Graceffo shows us a Burmese government Opium production facility and a village of Shan people, enslaved, living under threat of death,…
In Shanland: Hospital in a War Zone
The hospital at Loi Tailang is the only medical facility open to all ethnicities from Shan State.…
In Shanland: Grandfather With One Leg
In this new episode, Antonio Graceffo interviews an aged Shan man who was captured by the Burmese SPDC forces, held and tortured for four years, and then released to a…
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