Emil farkas biography

He began training in the martial arts at a young age and he earned his black belt in Judo at age 17 and his black belt in Karate at 18.
Emil Farkas was born in 1929 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia (today Slovakia).
Emil Farkas is an American martial arts instructor and writer known for his appearances in numerous films and in television shows.

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Emil Farkas

Martial arts instructor, writer (born 1946)

Emil Farkas (born 1946) is an American martial arts instructor and writer known for his appearances in numerous films and in television shows.

Life

Farkas was born in Hungary in 1946.^[1]^[2]^[3] During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Farkas' father decided to escape Hungary ^[4] The family escaped through the border and went to a refugee camp in Vienna.^[4] Farkas later came to live in Toronto, Canada.^[2] He began training in the martial arts at a young age and he earned his black belt in Judo at age 17 and his black belt in Karate at 18.^[2]

His family moved to Los Angeles and Farkas studied at the California State University, Northridge.^[2] At age 22, he took a job as a bodyguard for Phil Spector.^[5] In 1970, Farkas founded his own dojo, the Beverly Hills Karate Academy where he has been teaching now for over 45 years. The dojo is now however closed as of 2023. ^[2] Farkas wrote the first script for a ninja movi

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The Illustrated International Martial Arts Encyclopedia: The New And Revised Edition of the Original.

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The Illustrated International Martial Arts Encyclopedia is the most authoritative, one volume reference book ever written on the martial arts. With over 500 pages, it covers all aspects of the arts from the masters to the champions to the well-known practitioners, all the key pioneers who have helped shape martial arts history worldwide. All major and many minor styles and weapons are explored, as is the history of martial arts in most of the major countries of the world. The Encyclopedia covers the major trends, from movies to books to organizations, and delineates their impact on martial arts culture and on the mass public. With over 500 photos, many of them rare from private collections, this all-encompassing reference book contains over 1 -million words, over 500 biographies and a massive martial arts bibliography of 1,183 published books in 26 categories. Authors John Corcoran and Emil Farkas are internationaly respected martial arts h

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"We Will Meet Again": The Story of Emil Farkas

Emil Farkas was born in 1929 in Zilina, Czechoslovakia (today Slovakia). The youngest of five siblings, Emil, like his brothers, excelled at sports from a young age, especially at gymnastics. When deportations of Slovak Jewry began in 1942, two of Emil's brothers, his sister, his brother in law and niece were sent to extermination camps in Poland. Emil, brother Dežo and his parents where sent to the Novacky concentration camp. Following the outbreak of the Slovak uprising and the entry of the Germans into the country in 1944, the family members were separated and Emil was sent to Sachsenhausen. From there, he was sent to Bergen-Belsen and then to Dachau. He was liberated in a village near the camp. In 1949, he immigrated to Israel and volunteered in the Air Force. In Israel, he continued pursing gymnastics, was a member of Israel's national gymnastics team, and coordinated the physical education program at the Haifa Technion's Bosmat school. Emil lives in Haifa. He married Eva, and they have two children and grandchild