Terry O'Neill training the Torbay Karate Club 1991.

[@neilc6302]

Graded me my purple belt back in the day. I remember looking at his feet and thinking they looked like slabs of meet. He was an imposing fella. Loved his training sessions.

[@lionsroarsifu]

The BEST Kareteka ever produced in the UK and a Gentleman too.

[@matthewpaulden9604]

Came across this video just looking for old Karate stuff and found this video.I remember this training session very well and was abit awe struck with Terry.!! That’s me at 52secs..Thanks for posting this video

[@andrewthurgill8816]

gary spiers was the tougest street fighter and a great freind off terry o neils

[@davidedwardnoyce409]

found this blast from the bast.....thanks graham for posting this....i remember chucky pulling me to one side ten seconds before this course and saying to me "noyce, pay attencion tonight like never before, do you hear me son?" ......fantastic course, true legend of a karateka...

[@tq25tn]

Good To hear from you mate. Hope all is good. Oddley only thought about you the other day

[@eskertoo]

Terry was a legend round Merseyside.Used to do the doors at some clubs.There was a big kick-off in a well known rough club in Birkenhead and Terry walked through dealing out kicks to the head.Apparently scored 11 knockouts....or so the story goes.

[@monitor4728]

Tony Richards the guy is a legit legend 💯👍🏻

[@Quondare17]

I used to do the door at the Victoriana with Terry in 70 Grat days with Terry , Bobby Poynton and Andy Sherry

[@PaulGappyNorris]

As usual over time...those stories are embellished more and more 🙄

[@tq25tn]

That sounds like a situation with a bag full of stories!

[@capnjackgallows3204]

Still is a legend , I havent seen him for quite sometime but I see his daughter now and then

[@thomascurtin4011]

One of the most experience Karateka's in the world.

[@tonywilson4339]

terry oneil was good freinds with the late great gary spiers

[@kemetfirst315]

The #1 rated toughest street fighter according to Blackbelt magazine.

[@PaulGappyNorris]

Kemet First - 😂😂😂. Must be true if it's in Black Belt Mag.

[@Mr-Keyes]

@Paul Norris Laugh all you want , but I bet you wouldn't laugh if he was in your face. His reputation in the UK is legendary among tough bouncers.

[@mcronrn]

Thank you for posting this video! A nice reminder of a tough karateka and a different era!

[@tq25tn]

I agree, it was much tougher era in Karate and if you couldn't take it, you didn't go and nobody cared either way.

[@monitor4728]

One of the very best and in the street totally devastating

[@Oncewasdonka]

He was teaching either Arnold or Stallone some moves for a movie. They were having a bite to eat and their old teacher shows up. Some big hardcase from Hollywood. Trying to impress Terry he told him "I've had 3 fights to the death". Terry coolly asked him How many did you win. Arnold or Stallone burst out laughing. Sorry I cant remember exactly who the star was but it was 40 years ago.

[@bucksmusic]

It was Arnold, he and Terry O'Neill were quite close friends for a while. I think Terry had a small role in Conan the Barbarian as a result.

[@Jesuswept70]

2 roles as different baddies. He got killed twice.

[@neilfagan1011]

I had the privilege to train under Terry in early 1980

[@SlotsNPot]

In Newcastle by any chance?

[@spudhead1161]

Samurai?

[@trentfrancis4646]

Ninja@@spudhead1161

[@tommystevenson2921]

outstanding

[@abbasjabarooti]

I had the pleasure of sensie's wisdom and skills when I studied at Manchester polytechnic. Eventhough I trained Korean karate (Teakwon-do) everytime I heard he was coming to grade the shotokan club I would attend just to be inspired from his expertise not mention his ethics and just the way he was. Oosā

[@user-xq6sj3jk5x]

Trained with Terry many times a fantastic karate master .

[@RECKANOWHERE]

Brilliant and scary guy

[@kdikarate]

A Supurb Karate man .. osss

[@williamsmith8790]

Fighting karate men. These old school practitioners didn’t know that “karate don’t work.” They just whipped people with it.

[@gurmitsanghera8918]

Spot on! After training 4 hours a day, 6 days a week for at least the first ten years , I became super fit but still was not confident enough with my skills. After much soul searching and taking a break for 2-3 years, I began to realise that over 50% of what was being taught was impractical. Together with Bruce Lee’s philosophy on the martial arts I re-evaluated my art and began to change things to make it workable. Then I started to gain some success!

[@billuk1413]

@@gurmitsanghera8918 was that in dartford by any chance?

[@gurmitsanghera8918]

@@billuk1413 Yes it was! I take it you are one of the brothers from years back?

[@billuk1413]

@@gurmitsanghera8918 you and bindra were two of the most talented karate guys I have ever seen! I assumed you were naturals but you were obviously working very hard as well.

[@gurmitsanghera8918]

Bill Uk, I am honoured by your comment. I am not taking the credit away from all my instructors (Ray Fuller, Jimmy Patterson,Pauline and many others). Years on I have met those who were ahead of me and some have commented that karate does not work. It was a phase that I went through in my journey also. The basic form ( i.e., kata and basics ) are the foundations. How you go onto develop these two in freestyle is the key. I once questioned my friend and teacher Jimmy Patterson on the effectiveness of kata and it’s interpretation. I felt bad because as knowledgeable as he was he was unable to show me a way forward. It was years later, through different disciplines,that karate or it’s development into a complete discipline, truly started to come together as a complete form. I thank my God for the wonderful people I met on my journey and thank you again ,@Bill UK, for your kind words. God bless you all.

[@MrProfchaos71]

Just think. Not long ago there was more than one drunk guy in more than one bar that said “ I can take ‘em “ 😂😂

[@tommyhassan3545]

My good mate Von Johnson beat terry O’Neil in the final of the British championships I’m 1978

[@antoniospanayiotou8619]

clumsy but cute!! 😅