In 1978 Sensei O'Neill failed me on my 4th Kyu grading examination in Barnsley. This was the wake up call that I needed. Fast forward 46 years and I'm still training. Thank you Sensei for failing me as it learned me to handle adversity not only in karate, but in everyday life. Oss!
As a teenager in the 1980’s I was privileged to train at his Samurai Dojo located on Victoria Street (if memory serves me right) on several occasions. His training sessions were gruelling and the atmosphere electric. He often refereed at local competitions, sometimes stepping in to keep fighters like the formidable Alfie ‘Animal’ Lewis in check! You could not fail to be impressed by his skill, dedication, real world wisdom (the kind that comes from facing some pretty ugly situations), humble character and his way of communicating whether when teaching, bumping into him in a gym (as I did on one occasion) or through Fighting Arts International, a fantastic publication. He made a lasting impact that still resonates with me today. Sensei O’Neil, one of Liverpool’s legends. 押忍 (“oss”), respect!
I used to train at the Red Triangle on Everton Road in the early to late 80s, under Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton, and Frank Brennan. It was good to see those pictures of them on here. They ensured that the techniques were never forgotten, and the freestyle Kumite sessions were great. We used to have gradings on a Saturday morning, mostly. Bob would be sensei on Mondays (always having what seemingly looked like a different lady waiting for him patiently on the benches at the side of the wall near the dojo entrance), Andy used to do Wednesdays, and the mixed group of all Kyu levels on a Friday with both Andy and Frank. Frank's brother Jimmy was training there regularly at the time, and Terry would frequent from time to time. He had a beast of a build! I really miss those years. They were some of the best years of my life. I remember getting a lift off of Sherry from the club to Kirkby one night in his Sierra 4x4, where I then had to get the last bus back home. They were all gentlemen. But, if you crossed them, you could tell that you'd be in some serious trouble. They were the toughest men I've ever known.
@staytrue5307 Yeah, they're as bad in the Kumita as Frank Dux. These guys would be destroyed by a current ufc ranked bantamweight. But they are more manly than the current English Anglo who is watching their country get taken from them
I used to train in Golds Gym in Liverpool in the mid 80's. Terry used to train the same time as me. He was in incredible shape. Obviously everybody knew who he was. But when he trained, you used to think, if he hit me, I'd be dead 😁. His toe nails looked hard as well! All black and cracked from all the kicking. Very polite bloke. Never had a conversation with him. But he'd say hello or tell you to get off the pulley so he can do his triceps! 😃
I met Terry when I lived in Liverpool 1989-1993. He worked out at a gym called muscle mechanics. He is a very modest and unassuming man. You would never know he would rub shoulders with the likes of Grace Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I trained at the red triangle before joining the Royal Marines in 79 real hard training but very respectful training area great instructors including the Brenda's and Billy Griffiths Andy sherry and Bob Pointon all karate legends I just wish I had kept up my training
He was my instructor at the famous Samurai Martial Arts Club on Victoria St Liverpool. He was an inspirational instructor and at times frightening,but he was / is the best Sensei I ever trained under. A true gentleman outside the dojo
@@PaulGappyNorris You have to remember Terry was already in Hollywood teaching Arnold Schwarzenegger how to use a sword when the first tkd classes were arriving in Britain.
It's great to see Vernon Bell Sensei being mentioned in this video. Vernon was a dear friend and teacher to me, and he used to speak very highly of the young Terry O'Neil.
I met Terry one night in Liverpool in 2001 and ot talking to him he was working on a bar anyway at the time I was unwell with my mental health and my appearance was unkempt basically I didn't care if I lived or not anyway we got chatting about martial arts something I love told him about myself and he gave me the time and he has compassion when I was talking to him I kept calling him Mr oneil out of respect and he kept telling my name is terry so he said come back tomorrow and I will give u a book so I turned up and he gave me a signed martial arts book something I cherish and proud to have and will always remember that night forever I hope your well Mr oneil and I always think of that night it helped me from taking my life thanks for the chat Mr oneil 💯❤️
Awsome! I met some Sensei O'neill in Riverside CA during the world championships. He was kind, non assuming and polite. An incredible role model. Unforgeable.
At last! A picture of Ray Fuller. I started my karate with him, and his wife Pauline, at Dartford in 1974. It's hard to find any info on him but he changed my life.
Anyone know Sensei Kingsley Johnson- 4th/5th Dan Shotokan, trained with him from 1993-2005, he was one tough trucker, made his students work really hard, and didn't show much mercy, when they made mistakes, I managed to get a black belt, but the guy was tough like steel, always remember his palms, like rock/stone, even when doing roundhouse kicks, my feet used to sting, every time, even the pads felt softer!😁
There are to date but few who can still stand and face the reality of the fury of a true knowledgeable fighting man... So the reality of combat in the world today are here for a moment but will not stay and as we can see it has happened just that way...
As tough as I like to think that I was...I would have wanted nothing to do with a guy like Terry O'Neill....and any unskilled local tough guy was out of his mind to mess with him.
It's sad that Andy Sherry, was recently jailed for indecent assault of kids. The other side is these guys are LEGENDS for what they have achieved in the sport and other endeavours.
@@pauljohnson6019 No false allegations, but Sherry tried to deny it by claiming it was jealous Karateka that wanted to oust him from leadership?? This went back about 20 year and there were several victims (teenage boys!!)
@@gerrodmendham461 I see, like 15/16 year olds? But was there actual evidence of sexual abuse, or was it just hearsay? In any case, it's usually the one making the claim, that is on him to prove it.
Aswell as his brief stint in Judo he also trained some Wrestling. Was in phenomenal shape and obviously a lethal striker. I think if he entered the early days of the UFC, like UFC 1 - 10, he would of done pretty well Whether he would of beat the likes of Shamrock, Gracie, Oleg Taktarov and Dan Severn i'm not sure. Although if he improved his wrestling I think he would of been able to beat some of them. Terry Vs Don Frye would of been very interesting 😂 Needless to say if he got the bug for it, with his mind he would of gone away and rapidly improved his all round skillset. He was 45 in 1993 when the first UFC was held.
I trained with Terry and Gary Spiers back in the day, and for my troubles I got a broken nose and I got lifted off my feet after a kin geri to my nuts 😮 those were the days 😂
Started to watch your content & really enjoy. Only thing is the quality is undermined by the crappy, tacky AI illustrations, they really take away from the gritty reality of the subject matter,. The AI just makes it look cartoony & less realistic. Great content that would be up there at excellent if not for the AI crap, use more photos or film of the subject. Hope you see this as constructive criticism & sincere advice to improve a great channel 👍
Sadly I don’t think Terry is teaching anymore? This is a a real shame as he was very honest about his opinion and would talk to anybody. I think the recent KUGB scandal has affected everybody in some way.
That was the first KUGB National championships I ever attended, and only one I never competed in as I was only a Purple belt at the time & a spotty faced 17 year old...lol. Even though Von (I thought it was Vaughan?) Johnson beat him in an exciting bout, I was overawed by Terry's fighting presence!! A few years later, I was on the same area as Terry (I managed to beat big Bob Maher from Manchester!) and would have fought Terry (???) if I'd won my next match against John Bolton (From Terry's Dojo the Red Triangle!).......Luckily, I 'lost'...lol.
@@gerrodmendham461 thats great to speak to someone who was there yeah they reckon the red triangle were the best around but the welsh boys from cardiff used to beat them regularly i saw von the other day he gave up karate many years ago but is still looking great and fit as a fiddle he is my old mans best pal from childhood
@@Tigerbaysoulcrew Yes, I was impressed the way Von Johnson dealt with Terry! He was a big guy himself, and had a big bushy beard at the time, which (I don't even know why today) I thought was strange back in those days for a Karateka?? If you're talking about the KUW then yes, Von probably was the best, but we fought Richie Noblett's Afan Lido Wado Ryu fighters many times...They were Shit hot....Roberto Mastrangeli, Unel (Steve & Cedric) Wellington & Andy Morgan (fantastic kicker)..............
What a ridiculous and immature comment! Don't downplay the usefulness of karate! Shotokan and many of its practitioners do deserve criticism, but the fact that you needed to bring up muay thai demonstrates how biased you are! Muay thai is obviously very effective but outside of 'sport' (entertainment), Karate for the most part, regardless of 'style', has always had more to offer than muay thai in regards to self protection or doorman/security type work especially when Karate is complemented by decent grappling skills/knowledge. Which is why there's a big history of combatives educators making more use of it than muay thai. Karate doesn't need to be validated by testing it against muay thai! As an example, there are plenty of low-level kicking techniques in karate, done in a grounded stance that reduces the chance of falling over or being taken to the ground, by comparison alot of muay thai kicks are too sporty and increase the chance of falling over on surfaces like concrete or being taken down due to the stance 'traditionally' being more vulnerable.
@@kaylemkerr6989 oh sure, a well trained Muay thai guy cannot defend him/herself in the street, because Muay thai work too good in the ring, What a load of BS, how the Fcuk do you think a karate guy that cannot with stand punch and kick in a heavy volume fashion, in a ring, no third party interference, can hold their own the chaos of real life
@@pauljohnson6019 it’s not all about kumite, especially as it is now. I trained with and was trained by & graded by the same senseis as Terry back in the mid 60s. I appreciate what you say about senior dan grades however karate has become a sport not a martial art. These days you might as well compete in gymnastics. I don’t take away the fact that some train very hard but believe me it is a sport not the way of karate. The days of the Red Triangle have long gone as has the true spirit and ethos that was karate-do👍
In 1978 Sensei O'Neill failed me on my 4th Kyu grading examination in Barnsley. This was the wake up call that I needed. Fast forward 46 years and I'm still training. Thank you Sensei for failing me as it learned me to handle adversity not only in karate, but in everyday life. Oss!
I'm Sheffield not far lol
Ive always admired Terry Oneil, Great martial artist
As a teenager in the 1980’s I was privileged to train at his Samurai Dojo located on Victoria Street (if memory serves me right) on several occasions. His training sessions were gruelling and the atmosphere electric. He often refereed at local competitions, sometimes stepping in to keep fighters like the formidable Alfie ‘Animal’ Lewis in check! You could not fail to be impressed by his skill, dedication, real world wisdom (the kind that comes from facing some pretty ugly situations), humble character and his way of communicating whether when teaching, bumping into him in a gym (as I did on one occasion) or through Fighting Arts International, a fantastic publication. He made a lasting impact that still resonates with me today. Sensei O’Neil, one of Liverpool’s legends. 押忍 (“oss”), respect!
I used to train at the Red Triangle on Everton Road in the early to late 80s, under Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton, and Frank Brennan. It was good to see those pictures of them on here. They ensured that the techniques were never forgotten, and the freestyle Kumite sessions were great. We used to have gradings on a Saturday morning, mostly. Bob would be sensei on Mondays (always having what seemingly looked like a different lady waiting for him patiently on the benches at the side of the wall near the dojo entrance), Andy used to do Wednesdays, and the mixed group of all Kyu levels on a Friday with both Andy and Frank. Frank's brother Jimmy was training there regularly at the time, and Terry would frequent from time to time. He had a beast of a build! I really miss those years. They were some of the best years of my life. I remember getting a lift off of Sherry from the club to Kirkby one night in his Sierra 4x4, where I then had to get the last bus back home. They were all gentlemen. But, if you crossed them, you could tell that you'd be in some serious trouble. They were the toughest men I've ever known.
terry oneil and gary spiers were legends along with all the other legends in this video old school karate at its best
The only difference between them and Steven Seagal is 30 shitty movies
@@samboherring3673Absolutely clueless. Congratulations on that 🙄
@staytrue5307 Yeah, they're as bad in the Kumita as Frank Dux.
These guys would be destroyed by a current ufc ranked bantamweight.
But they are more manly than the current English Anglo who is watching their country get taken from them
@@pa6981 yep, him and Steven Seagal would tear it up
I used to train in Golds Gym in Liverpool in the mid 80's. Terry used to train the same time as me. He was in incredible shape. Obviously everybody knew who he was. But when he trained, you used to think, if he hit me, I'd be dead 😁.
His toe nails looked hard as well! All black and cracked from all the kicking. Very polite bloke. Never had a conversation with him. But he'd say hello or tell you to get off the pulley so he can do his triceps! 😃
I met Terry when I lived in Liverpool 1989-1993. He worked out at a gym called muscle mechanics. He is a very modest and unassuming man. You would never know he would rub shoulders with the likes of Grace Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I trained at the red triangle before joining the Royal Marines in 79 real hard training but very respectful training area great instructors including the Brenda's and Billy Griffiths Andy sherry and Bob Pointon all karate legends I just wish I had kept up my training
Working With Warriors is an excellent book and Dennis Martin ,Terry and Gary all British martial arts LEGENDS 💯🔥👊🏻
I agree it is an excellent book, I trained with a few people mentioned in the book, they were beasts and as hard as nails.
He was my instructor at the famous Samurai Martial Arts Club on Victoria St Liverpool. He was an inspirational instructor and at times frightening,but he was / is the best Sensei I ever trained under. A true gentleman outside the dojo
This is such a great tribute to a Karate legend, and such a humble gentleman ❤
Great to see this video Terry and my old instructor Steve Cattle
Steve was a true gentleman & superbly fit. RIP Steve ❤
Best kicker I have ever seen and have seen a few.
FFKs🙄almost anyone worthy their salt in Taekwondo will have better kicks than Terry 🙄😬😐
@@PaulGappyNorris I have done both and can assure you never seen anyone in Taekwondo kicking to his standards.
@@PaulGappyNorris You have to remember Terry was already in Hollywood teaching Arnold Schwarzenegger how to use a sword when the first tkd classes were arriving in Britain.
It's great to see Vernon Bell Sensei being mentioned in this video. Vernon was a dear friend and teacher to me, and he used to speak very highly of the young Terry O'Neil.
Terry was a real bloke with honour and integrity.....
While using excessive force against pissed up people??... sounds like a true Gent?
@@ZalMoxis is not was. Terry is still with us thankfully👍🙂
I met Terry one night in Liverpool in 2001 and ot talking to him he was working on a bar anyway at the time I was unwell with my mental health and my appearance was unkempt basically I didn't care if I lived or not anyway we got chatting about martial arts something I love told him about myself and he gave me the time and he has compassion when I was talking to him I kept calling him Mr oneil out of respect and he kept telling my name is terry so he said come back tomorrow and I will give u a book so I turned up and he gave me a signed martial arts book something I cherish and proud to have and will always remember that night forever I hope your well Mr oneil and I always think of that night it helped me from taking my life thanks for the chat Mr oneil 💯❤️
a real gentleman bro
Wow great story. Hope you are doing great ❤
That's what humans are here for to help each other. I hope you are doing well my friend.
I think that's the one of the few videos I've watched all the way through. Very good
Glad you enjoyed it!🙏🏼
Awsome! I met some Sensei O'neill in Riverside CA during the world championships. He was kind, non assuming and polite. An incredible role model. Unforgeable.
At last! A picture of Ray Fuller. I started my karate with him, and his wife Pauline, at Dartford in 1974. It's hard to find any info on him but he changed my life.
Maybe we sparred then. I was known by Ray as Smudger.
My clearest memory of Ray was the Tattoo around his throat "- - - - Cut along dotted line - - - - " a real character 🙏
What an amazing gentleman but at the same time a legit killer if he wanted to Terry O'Neil the Godfather of British Karate 🇬🇧🏴
Brilliant instructor and nice guy.
Great Video, Sensai Sherry would come to Flint, in the 70s to conduct our Gradings.
Nice little video this. Looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks for watching!🙏🏼
Great to see karate used in the real world..
Amazing thank u
Very hard man
Anyone know Sensei Kingsley Johnson- 4th/5th Dan Shotokan, trained with him from 1993-2005, he was one tough trucker, made his students work really hard, and didn't show much mercy, when they made mistakes, I managed to get a black belt, but the guy was tough like steel, always remember his palms, like rock/stone, even when doing roundhouse kicks, my feet used to sting, every time, even the pads felt softer!😁
I started karate late in life, worth it though. At 72 still looks the part
What Dan are you?
@@pauljohnson6019 I'm only yellow belt, 45 now started at 43.
There are to date but few who can still stand and face the reality of the fury of a true knowledgeable fighting man...
So the reality of combat in the world today are here for a moment but will not stay and as we can see it has happened just that way...
Nice tight riveting upload
Reminds me of bomber(pat roach )from auf weidershen pet,,he was renowned jukoda. Monster size of man who went on to wrestling after judo.
terry lived under me on bidston hill, i never worried about anyone breaking in lol
As tough as I like to think that I was...I would have wanted nothing to do with a guy like Terry O'Neill....and any unskilled local tough guy was out of his mind to mess with him.
It's sad that Andy Sherry, was recently jailed for indecent assault of kids. The other side is these guys are LEGENDS for what they have achieved in the sport and other endeavours.
omg really?? wow
Was there evidence for this, or just someone made a false allegation? What exactly was the claim, which kids, boys or girls?
Sherry was a very explosive, dynamic Karateka, but I 'always' thought he was a little odd!! Very quiet, unassuming & polite, nonetheless 'odd'!
@@pauljohnson6019 No false allegations, but Sherry tried to deny it by claiming it was jealous Karateka that wanted to oust him from leadership?? This went back about 20 year and there were several victims (teenage boys!!)
@@gerrodmendham461 I see, like 15/16 year olds? But was there actual evidence of sexual abuse, or was it just hearsay? In any case, it's usually the one making the claim, that is on him to prove it.
The days of real doorman!
He would have been good in the UFC.
Aswell as his brief stint in Judo he also trained some Wrestling. Was in phenomenal shape and obviously a lethal striker.
I think if he entered the early days of the UFC, like UFC 1 - 10, he would of done pretty well
Whether he would of beat the likes of Shamrock, Gracie, Oleg Taktarov and Dan Severn i'm not sure. Although if he improved his wrestling I think he would of been able to beat some of them.
Terry Vs Don Frye would of been very interesting 😂
Needless to say if he got the bug for it, with his mind he would of gone away and rapidly improved his all round skillset.
He was 45 in 1993 when the first UFC was held.
I trained with Terry and Gary Spiers back in the day, and for my troubles I got a broken nose and I got lifted off my feet after a kin geri to my nuts 😮 those were the days 😂
Sensei Terry O'Neill is an absolute legend. One of the best karatekas ever known. Cool video too. P.S. Is it AI generated?
Different breed.
Anyone know how I can watch some of his kumite fights
05:17 Can anyone explain why the AI, used to create this video, included Guro Dan Inosanto in a picture?
1. AI didn’t create this video. I did. 2. Because it’s the ONLY picture of Tommy McNally I could find.
Started to watch your content & really enjoy. Only thing is the quality is undermined by the crappy, tacky AI illustrations, they really take away from the gritty reality of the subject matter,. The AI just makes it look cartoony & less realistic. Great content that would be up there at excellent if not for the AI crap, use more photos or film of the subject. Hope you see this as constructive criticism & sincere advice to improve a great channel 👍
The old videos and photos are better. 50's spot on.
Sadly I don’t think Terry is teaching anymore? This is a a real shame as he was very honest about his opinion and would talk to anybody. I think the recent KUGB scandal has affected everybody in some way.
Ummm you’re right he is not teaching anymore. He passed away a while ago
@@richardmoscovitch3328False. He is still very much alive.
He still alive lives by me
Worked on my friends bar
@@richardmoscovitch3328 No one's told Terry .... !!!! 😮
British are the real deal
Gary's a kiwi...
@@InappropriatelyMeand where do white kiwis descend from? Oh Britain. lol we share the same blood.
@@cjchill933 you wish, stop swearing in public... Spiers was Maori as Stephen French on the podcast reveals. 🤣
Andy Hug ( R.I.P ) vs Terry O'Neill , wonder how that would have worked out.
My mate Von Johnson beat terry o’neal in the final of the British championships in 1978 Von is the best karate man to come out of wales
That was the first KUGB National championships I ever attended, and only one I never competed in as I was only a Purple belt at the time & a spotty faced 17 year old...lol. Even though Von (I thought it was Vaughan?) Johnson beat him in an exciting bout, I was overawed by Terry's fighting presence!! A few years later, I was on the same area as Terry (I managed to beat big Bob Maher from Manchester!) and would have fought Terry (???) if I'd won my next match against John Bolton (From Terry's Dojo the Red Triangle!).......Luckily, I 'lost'...lol.
@@gerrodmendham461 thats great to speak to someone who was there yeah they reckon the red triangle were the best around but the welsh boys from cardiff used to beat them regularly i saw von the other day he gave up karate many years ago but is still looking great and fit as a fiddle he is my old mans best pal from childhood
@@Tigerbaysoulcrew Yes, I was impressed the way Von Johnson dealt with Terry! He was a big guy himself, and had a big bushy beard at the time, which (I don't even know why today) I thought was strange back in those days for a Karateka?? If you're talking about the KUW then yes, Von probably was the best, but we fought Richie Noblett's Afan Lido Wado Ryu fighters many times...They were Shit hot....Roberto Mastrangeli, Unel (Steve & Cedric) Wellington & Andy Morgan (fantastic kicker)..............
@@gerrodmendham461 some great sportsmen came out of the tiger Bay Area in cardiff
@@Tigerbaysoulcrew Pretttty rough down there I've heard!! Didn't Shirly Bassey drag herself out of the slums in the early 60's...lol
Back in the 90s, Frank Bruno made £4 million in the second Tyson fight. This guy was making £50-100 doing nightclub doors?
What is a doorman?
Not taking piss did he voice Thomas tank engine after ringo his voice is familiar
If it would, it would be and if it could, it could be, but as it is, it isn't...
Violence personified
Why no mention of the time Big Brian Cockerel knocked out Terry and Gary Spiers with one punch?
We're U there or did you here about it
@@jaycee571 Big Bri filmed it
@@heimihenderson4543 any links
He must've known Frank Dux
I bet Dux could beat your bundle of sticks butt.
@@GBody-sn5ok you must be from the US and living in your mom's basement.
You must live under the sewage that lines the streets in your city, so I guess I'm above you still. @MysteriousRider84
@@GBody-sn5ok are you telling me that you live in the sewers?🤣
You must be a person of "People Who Annoy You" due to your inability to contextually make sense of simple grammar.@@MysteriousRider84
Great documentary!
Thank you!
OSU..!!!
5min17...danny inosanto friend of bruce who?ynwa
Too stiff too muscular, he moves too heavy
You tell him that! Your opinion & you are entitled to it.
I m not a great karate fan but this guy is a real monster, i gve him that
nah, kyokushin and its offshoot like Kudo, seidokaikan,... prove that karateka must face Muay Thai fighter to prove the karateka is a legend
What a ridiculous and immature comment! Don't downplay the usefulness of karate! Shotokan and many of its practitioners do deserve criticism, but the fact that you needed to bring up muay thai demonstrates how biased you are! Muay thai is obviously very effective but outside of 'sport' (entertainment), Karate for the most part, regardless of 'style', has always had more to offer than muay thai in regards to self protection or doorman/security type work especially when Karate is complemented by decent grappling skills/knowledge. Which is why there's a big history of combatives educators making more use of it than muay thai. Karate doesn't need to be validated by testing it against muay thai! As an example, there are plenty of low-level kicking techniques in karate, done in a grounded stance that reduces the chance of falling over or being taken to the ground, by comparison alot of muay thai kicks are too sporty and increase the chance of falling over on surfaces like concrete or being taken down due to the stance 'traditionally' being more vulnerable.
@@kaylemkerr6989 oh sure, a well trained Muay thai guy cannot defend him/herself in the street, because Muay thai work too good in the ring, What a load of BS, how the Fcuk do you think a karate guy that cannot with stand punch and kick in a heavy volume fashion, in a ring, no third party interference, can hold their own the chaos of real life
Real fighting against intoxicated easy pickings!... not hard to beat up pissed people!
the police take anyone now. the physical requirements are a joke
This is true. Cowards, too. Unless in packs.
He should be a 7th Dan !
My current instructor is one!
@@pauljohnson6019and?
@@mikeh2613 It's rare you get trained by a 7th Dan, they can probably end the kumite sparring very quickly, if they wanted!
@@pauljohnson6019 it’s not all about kumite, especially as it is now. I trained with and was trained by & graded by the same senseis as Terry back in the mid 60s. I appreciate what you say about senior dan grades however karate has become a sport not a martial art. These days you might as well compete in gymnastics. I don’t take away the fact that some train very hard but believe me it is a sport not the way of karate. The days of the Red Triangle have long gone as has the true spirit and ethos that was karate-do👍