Emil Farkas Explained

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] During the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Farkas' father decided to escape Hungary The family escaped through the border and went to a refugee camp in Vienna. Farkas later came to live in Toronto, Canada. 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.

His family moved to Los Angeles and Farkas studied at the California State University, Northridge. At age 22, he took a job as a bodyguard for Phil Spector.[3] 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. Farkas wrote the first script for a ninja movie, but the film was never produced. Farkas later became a stunt and fight coordinator for martial arts movies. Farkas has co-authored and published books on martial arts. One of his ideas for a film sent to Robert Kosberg was used in the book How to Sell Your Idea to Hollywood to illustrate how "the sheer simplicity of an idea can be coupled with fortuitous circumstances-catapult[ed] an outsider into the Hollywood game."[4]

Farkas has been on the cover and featured in many martial arts publications. In 1978, he was on the cover of Inside Kung Fu with the story "Emil Farkas vs. the Amazing Spiderman".[5]

Farkas holds an eighth-degree black belt in Karate and is both a fourth-degree black belt in Judo and Jujitsu.[6] He has been termed "Sensei to the Stars" for his martial arts training with celebrities.

Filmography

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Menches You Don't Want to Mess With . Jewish Journal . 30 June 2005 . 16 January 2014 . Tugend, Tom.
  2. Web site: Beverly Hills Karate Academy - About Us . Beverly Hills Karate Academy - . 16 January 2014.
  3. Book: Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector . Random House LLC . Brown, Mike . 2008 . 187 . 9781400076611.
  4. Book: How to Sell Your Idea to Hollywood . AuthorHouse . Robert Kosberg . 2011 . 15. 9781463412562 .
  5. Emil Farkas vs. the Amazing Spiderman . Sobel, Stuart . Inside Kung Fu . September 1978 . 5 . 4.
  6. Web site: Double trouble: Hungarian native Emil Farkas' martial arts training made him 'Sensei to the Stars' and he's started a second career as a writer. . Los Angeles Business Journal . 9 August 2010 .
  7. Combat shotokan . Panther Productions . 1989 . Emil Farkas; Joseph Jennings . VHS.
  8. American Masters & Champions of the Martial Arts . Mastersline Video Productions . 2003 . Emil Farkas; Don Warrener . DVD.
  9. Encyclopedia Of Self Defence . Rising Sun Productions . 2000 . Emil Farkas; Y. Ishimoto . VHS.
  10. Book: The Complete Martial Arts Catalogue . Simon and Schuster . Farkas, Emil . 1977 . 9780671226688. 2798261.
  11. Book: Fight Back : A Woman's Guide to Self-defense . registration . Holt, Rinehart and Winston . Farkas, Emil . 1978 . 9780030210518. 3705957.
  12. Book: The Overlook Martial Arts Dictionary . Overlook Press . Farkas, Emil . 1981 . 9780879511333 . 7307696 .
  13. Book: Training and Fighting Skills . Unique Publications . Farkas, Emil . 1980 . 9780865680159. 7735219.
  14. Book: Martial Arts : Traditions, History, People . Gallery Books . Farkas, Emil . 1983 . 9780831758059 . 8627221 .
  15. Book: The Martial Arts Dictionary . Allison & Busby . Farkas, Emil . 1984 . 9780850315981. 154166090.
  16. Book: Mujeres, defiéndanse : no más víctimas indefensas : expertos les enseñan cómo dominar al agresor (Women Defend yourself: no more helpless victims: experts teach you how to master the aggressor) . Edamex . Farkas, Emil . 1993 . 9789684096820. 28988737.
  17. Book: The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia: Tradition, History, Pioneers . Pro-Action Pub . Farkas, Emil . 1993 . 9780961512637. 28100847.
  18. Book: The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia: A Century of Martial Arts Worldwide . Trans-Euro Film Trust . Farkas, Emil . 2011 . 9781478351788.

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