Southend-on-Sea, England: Kung Fu master Tony Anthony and Avanti Ministries

[mightydavefish]

Hmm.
He's figured out a way to cash in on both Jesus AND Kung fu.
He can part TWO kinds of suckers from their money.
In the end it's brilliant.
The kind of idiots for fall for one part of his crap will probably then fall for the other.
I'm jealous I didn't think of it first.

[forgetit]

Just the way this story is discribed it sound like bullshido to me.

[ben1g]

[ChingChuan]

Thanks for your replies, all of you.

Hi, I'm a christian and a martial artist, and I came here for just this discussion.

Same for me ;).

The idea that a 4 year old could pick up a Dao and raise it over his head is also laughable.

Is this a verifable fact? (how heavy is a Dao?) Perhaps there's someone who knows... I mean, as I said, I'm trying to find as many verifable facts as possible, since I don't think they'll believe me without solid argumentation.

it shows a complete lack of knowledge of Kung Fu to believe that in the early '80s there was an organised world body who could put him in training with a skilled coach and find work for him.

When was the first organised world body for Kung fu founded?

I really hope that this guy can be stopped!

[ironhill]

When was the first organised world body for Kung fu founded?

I've read his book (no I didn't pay for it). He mentions the International Kung Fu Federation many times in reference to his alleged world titles and bodyguarding experience.

This seems to be the same organisation (how many International Kung Fu Federations can there be)

http://www.internationalkungfu.com/

Looking at this

http://www.internationalkungfu.com/R...ations_IKF.pdf

On the first page or so, says it was founded in 2003. I got the impression that his Kung-Fu past had to have happened at least ten years ago, with all the prision time he claims so how can he have been the champion in an organisation that didn't exist? Why not e-mail them and ask them if they have ever heard of Tony Anthony? Anyone who reads his book can surely tell what a crock of shit it is though right?

[Jadonblade]

When questioned on why there is no evidence for his world titles he claims that they were underground as it was illegal >_>.

[Asriel]

Oooh the lying cunt. It sounds to me like he's being backed in a corner and will contradict himself soon enough.

It's a World title but you can't have any proof cos it's illegal is as bad as saying I can prove it but I don't want to.

[honesty]

Well the wikipedia page got deleted. Will see if they try to put it back...

[Grey Owl]

I was lent this guy's book a couple of years ago by a member of a christian group who knew I taught martial arts. I did read it but to be honest I can't remember much about it and I certainly didn't take his claims too seriously. It struck me the book was being used as a form of propaganda and seemed to be a bad rewrite of every Van Damme/Segal movie. I'm amazed this guy actually exists at all!!

[floydwebb]

the sad part is that if Jesus really turned up one day and spoke his mind about tolerance, christians would damn him and keep reading Tony Anthony(is his name even real???).

in british how do you sayyyyyyy....WANKER!!!!

[basske]

has anybody send a mail to the IKF??
i didnt found a mail-adres

[angrypedestal]

http://www.internationalkungfu.com/

[Asriel]

the sad part is that if Jesus really turned up one day and spoke his mind about tolerance, christians would damn him and keep reading Tony Anthony(is his name even real???).

in british how do you sayyyyyyy....WANKER!!!!

I prefer Tosspot but a very good attempt. I can imagine you saying it in a Dick Van Dyke cockney accent.

[angrypedestal]

I have a feeling that perhaps it would be better to suspend judgement on Tony Anthony and whether he is a kung fu master or not rather than make an assumption, which as we know is the mother of all fuckups. Its easier than having to eat your hat after all.

Just a thought.

I prefer Gobshite. Or just a plain TWAT..

[forgetit]

In the video that Honesty put up it looks like all the people in the audience are covering there mouths with there hands and that is like a tell. It to me means that they are wanting to say this is crap, pure bullshit. Is it just me seeing that!

He sounds english to me. That is pure crap I mean he is full of shit, a horrific childhood.

This is fake I am sure of it. Someone is putting this up here and just seeing how many will follow and check the information out, to see if anyone will look up Tony Anthony.

This has to be trolling, it is just to contained of pure crap to be anything else the hole thing.