Jon Bluming and Ashihara?
Hello everyone, I also echo Maddogs assessment. Antonio is not only a top notch karate ka, he proved it in the Miami streets as a law enforcement officer. There my friends, are no referees, bugo helmets, gloves or anything else. Pick up a copy of Steady Training, good reading. :)
Mas Oyama and Jon Bluming: the untold truth
So I heard (from a legit source) that at the time, just before they fell out, Oyama visited the Netherlands to straighten out a dispute with Bluming. During one of their meetings, Bluming was trying to negotiate a lower membership fee, which is normally to be paid to the Honbu (head organisation) in Tokyo. Oyama rightfully, did not accept this, and at one point during their conversation, he hit the steel top of a solid table, which was in the room, with his bare fist. He hit the steel table top so hard, that there was a big dent visible to the shocked onlookers in the room. After that, Bluming gave in, and agreed to pay the membership fees that his organisation was due to the Honbu in Tokyo. Oyama was amicable in person, but he was not someone you could mess with in business. He was a legit badass and is an undisputed legend, period.