Story of Cus D'Amato as a kid

Story of Cus D'Amato as a kid NOTE: No copyright infringement intended. KING OF THE WORLD Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero By David Remnick Random House © 1998 David Remnick. All rights reserved. ISBN: 0-375-50065-0. From Chapter 1 As a kid, growing up in the Bronx, D'Amato starved himself for days, the better to withstand the pain when someone tried to take food from him. He was probably the youngest fatalist in the borough. He used to watch funeral processions outside his building and say, "The sooner death the better."...

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Some sarong notes from a Dan Inosanto seminar by JMAN

NOTE: submitted by JMAN. If you have questions or comments, please email me and I will forward it to him. May 20-21, 2000 (?) Dan Inosanto Chicago (?) seminar We worked on some sarong techniques, including chokes with the sarong while doing body scissors/guard and some "freestyle" grappling with the sarong (only allowable techniques were sarong chokes and arm bars). We then did some freestyle attack and defense against sarong from the ground. These methods were developed by Dan and one of his BJJ instructors (a Machado BB, but not one of the...

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Story of Cus D'Amato and fear

Story of Cus D'Amato and fear NOTE: No copyright infringement intended. THE BLACK LIGHTS: Inside the World of Professional Boxing by Thomas Hauser Pages 18-20 One of boxing's foremost authorities on the subject of fear is Cus D'Amato, the legendary trainer of Jose Torres and Floyd Patterson. A diminutive, outspoken man who has worked with young fighters for most of his 77 years, D'Amato often looks back on his own experiences to put the subject of fear into context. "I remember the first time I got involved in what I call a waiting fight,"...

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