Terry O'Neill: Brutal Fights, Doorwork, Acting with Arnie & Britain's Greatest Karate Practitioner.

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Matt Legg, Fighting & True Crime Channel

8 ай бұрын

Terry O'Neill is a legend in the Martial Arts World.
A very Dangerous Fighter.
Known as Britain's Greatest Ever Karate Practitioner, after Winning Numerous Competitions throughout the World.
He tested his Karate Skills in real life situations, whilst working as a doorman in some of the toughest clubs in Liverpool. Also working
alongside The 'Deadliest Street Fighter ' Gary Spiers,
And Martial Arts Legend and professional Bodyguard Dennis Martin.
Going on to become an award winning actor and founding and publishing a popular Martial Arts Magazine.
Terry has lived an amazing life.
Link to Working with Warriors.If you would like to read about Dennis Martin, Terry O'Neill and Gary Spiers Working with Warriors amzn.eu/d/2xOQwYv
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@hannahoneill6199 8 ай бұрын

My wonderful Dad! I’ll show him this video. Thanks for posting - Hannah O’Neill

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah wow! Thank you Hannah, I'm glad you liked it 🥊👍

@chrisharding5783 8 ай бұрын

Sense Terry. Trained and graded me. I the 80s Samurai martial arts centre.

@terrymoogan3773 8 ай бұрын

hello Hannah I met ye dad at Tony bucks place when I was sixteen talked to him many times, lovely guy I just told my life story on shaun attwoods crime podcast liverpool bank robber to the Hollywood Butler. my book comes out in December good read thx love Terry Moogan,

@stecorr70lfc44 6 ай бұрын

My sensei knows your arl fella and speaks very highly of him. As a scouser he was both feared and respected around our way

@grozy2000 5 ай бұрын

Used to see your dad most weekends at the courtyard in oxton. Lovely man and also had a story to share. Give my best, he may remember Craig (me) and Jon …. ‘Would all residents like to go to their rooms’ would be his way of saying please leave you’re the last ones here 😂😂😂

@truckerfromreno 8 ай бұрын

He knocked me back from a pub on Slater Street - he was the real deal, very polite and you just knew it was wise to follow his instructions.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Lol, nice one. Thank you for the message 🥊👊

@Nonegiven14582 8 ай бұрын

I think Derek Chisora would have got in

@jaywalkercrew4446 8 ай бұрын

Wise choice, he's a unit.

@Harry-gf6dx 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976I like these videos have u done one on pat roach he was a hard man

@MrPolicekarim 8 ай бұрын

From Auf Widersehen Pet?@@Harry-gf6dx

@jawdzbanga4540 8 ай бұрын

“ the first problem is making sure you aren’t going to hospital ...the second problem is making sure you aren’t going to jail. But if u think to much about problem two .. you ain’t gonna get past problem one “ 💯💯💯 .. that’s a cracka of a quote 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 what a legend of a bloke..great life

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

It is, lol Nice one 👊🥊

@TheBrown101 8 ай бұрын

Met Terry at a karate tournament in Aberdeen in the early 90's , he even graded me for my next belt at this tournament. The man is a LEGEND 👊🏼

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Well said 👊🥊

@poopiepantsmcgee456 8 ай бұрын

"But If you think too much about problem two, you ain't gonna get past problem one." I like this guy.

@robski907 8 ай бұрын

I bet he is still dangerous even at 75 years old , respect.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

I bet he is 🥊👊👍

@davidrudd9032 8 ай бұрын

Yeh, same as George Foreman. See the video of him hitting the bag at 75!!

@tonywilson4339 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 terry oneil and gary spiers were the best doorman

@GarY-Dela-HoYa 8 ай бұрын

They say the last thing a fighter loses is his punch...👍

@ibrstellar1080 8 ай бұрын

I just picture him walking fro, a cash machine and a pair of Hoodies jumping him only to get the shock of their sad little lives😉.

@sorearm 8 ай бұрын

Terry O'Neill and Gary Spiers. Total legends and utter respect

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Definitely. Thank you 👊🥊

@user-bb3rx7mh8k 5 ай бұрын

How would you put Spiers against Lenny McLean Matt! Out of interest

@mach1954 8 ай бұрын

Matt so glad you’ve done this. Terry was my brother in law and is a life long friend. An absolute gentleman. Trained under him for years over at the Liverpool dojo. I won’t use the word fortunate ( as it certainly wasn’t for the people on the receiving end ) but I’ve seen him apply his trade on the doors many a time. No drama but explosive and decisive. There was only ever a one way ticket to the floor if that roundhouse kick hit you !!

@waldi1339 8 ай бұрын

👍🏻, ikken hisatsu!

@joeowenstalkingsense4439 8 ай бұрын

Some Terry O’Neill one liners when training under him in the 1980s: "Karate isn't to improve your health - it's to destroy theirs." "I don't care if you're First Dan, Second Dan, or Desperate Dan - if you can't switch on you'll lose." "Hitting them with a knuckle-duster, baseball bat, or on the sly - it's not cheating: it's called winning."

@songoku9348 2 ай бұрын

Love these. Especially the first one.

@brianshields7485 2 ай бұрын

😂 that's brilliant I love it he has a very quick wit 😂

@boma23 8 ай бұрын

Loving these biographies. My Dad was born '47 and grew up doing judo and karate, and getting in to occasional trouble around Merseyside. I remember seeing him in all my dad's MA mags and on TV and seem to remember Dad telling me how good Terry was in real life, when seeing him on TV.

@DudeSilad 8 ай бұрын

I used to train in Gold's Gym in Liverpool in the 80's and Terry used to come in around the same time. He was an incredibly physically imposing fella. Ripped to shreds and strong as fuck. I was only a kid and in awe of him. Always polite. Never had a conversation with him but he always nodded hello in passing. His toe nails were black! No doubt from all the kicking. Did anyone see who the black prisoner officer standing behind him in the scene from The Governor was? Idris Elba. The actor he argues with in The Civvies clip is Jason Isaac's who is also from Liverpool. He's done pretty well for himself as well!

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Wow! He would have made a big impression on me aswell. Great you got to see him in his prime. Thank you 🥊👊

@paulkemp6314 8 ай бұрын

Civvies was the best seris

@DudeSilad 8 ай бұрын

@@paulkemp6314 It was powerful stuff. And a great theme tune. Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits.

@DudeSilad 8 ай бұрын

@@carlmckay4962 I remember the owners, one of them had curly hair? I used to go in the 80's when it first opened. Great place for it's time. Probably small now in comparison to the modern day gyms. Used to have a lot of competitive bodybuilders who sucked up to Terry. You'd have 20 people in there and knew Terry would batter us all in one go 🤣

@winstonbrown1516 8 ай бұрын

@DudeSilad. Good eyes fella. Saw that myself and had a chuckle. Always annoys me when people say I look like him. I'm better lookin! Well..., I am!

@johnryan3551 8 ай бұрын

Terry was one of the nicest fella's you could wish to meet, So friendly, polite and respectful. Only worked with him a couple of times and it was a pleasure to work with him.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice to hear that. 👍🥊

@AndWhat443 8 ай бұрын

I Met Terry once through a mutual friend back in 2011 and at first I had no idea who he was, he isn't the tallest of blokes and he just seemed like a nice normal guy. I had no idea he was the super strong guy on the front of the martial arts magazines I used to buy in my youth. Even at 60 odd he was still in amazing shape for his age and he is a super nice fella with absolutely zero arrogance.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

That's what I respect, lovely 🥊👊

@thomasowens5824 8 ай бұрын

I was so very fond of Terry, I was only 15 when I first met him and trained under him on and off for some years, he had a big impact on me and I am forever thankful.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah lovely 👍🥊

@Santeria78 8 ай бұрын

What a gentle soul. He talked about compassion. A real warrior

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

👊🥊👍 Well said

@joeowenstalkingsense4439 8 ай бұрын

Excellent portrayal of a true Samurai Warrior! I trained under Terry in the early 1980s, an experience that will never leave me. I devoted a full chapter to Terry O’Neill in my book, "Pain & Plenty of It". Thanks.

@MrDanybe 8 ай бұрын

Read your door wars book joe, great read. Also enjoy your videos our city is changing and not for the better, as you say once it's changed, it's changed forever, we are living the Kalergi plan unfortunately

@karlbyrne6021 8 ай бұрын

So is dublin. 10s of thousands of young Muslim men who are unvetted are being brought in by the government. Very sinister and not going to end well.

@joeowenstalkingsense4439 8 ай бұрын

@@MrDanybe Would it be best to stick to the topic the video is about? Thanks

@FFTuk 8 ай бұрын

@@MrDanybeI have a cousin who hated immigrants to Sheffield but liked my Asian wife because ‘she isn’t like the rest of them.’ Then he did an ancestry dna test and found out he’s 30% Afghan ancestry. 😂. We are all mixed breed, so Kalergi plan was debunked a long time ago when dna testing became available. Doesn’t mean uncontrolled immigration is a good thing though.

@MrDanybe 8 ай бұрын

@FFTuk how has it been debunked we are living it you fool

@adamfoster7632 8 ай бұрын

I signed Terry up to a gym on the Wirral a few years ago. Ended up spending over an hour chatting to him. One of the nicest people I've ever met

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

That's great to hear that. Humbleness 👍🥊

@robertmcintyre9073 8 ай бұрын

Lived in , Paignton Devon early 2000s. It was a very quiet Sunday afternoon. Went to pick my wife up from work at a shop. As I literally turned right a guy bumped into me, straight into my arms. It took less than a second to recognise it was THEE man himself. O'Neil. We had an amazing chat , told him I'd just read his book. Had a laugh about it. Me misses took a picture of us , Terry's arm around me shoulder. I've still got the goosebumps thinking about meeting, one of the most dangerous man in the world. Great podcast on him 👏

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant message. Thank you very much 👊🥊👍

@lottilomaxndom 8 ай бұрын

Terry was my mentor in karate and later bodybuilding for over 20 years, a massive impact on my life and to this day a dear and close friend ❤ really like your channel Matt

@Kuji9 8 ай бұрын

A very worthy and nicely put together tribute to a modern warrior. Terry was my main inspiration when I started Shotokan in 1988. We live in an age now where men are afraid to be men, for fear of seeming to be overtly aggressive or discriminatory. Our ancestors were warriors and hunter gatherers for hundreds of thousands of years. They would tell tales of great warriors and brave deeds from such men around the fire. Modern times have lost this concept. We live in a celebrity culture where people now worship the people who play these warriors, such as actors. So to hear a worthy tribute to a modern warrior is a rare privilege in todays digital world. Many thanks.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you very much. That's a great message. And I totally agree. I'm not liking the way things are going with all of this 'Woke' rubbish that's going on nowadays. Bring back the good old days 🥊👊

@philmckenna5709 8 ай бұрын

Well said, mate!

@bryanpanvert5288 8 ай бұрын

Good work

@pjobeaglaoich3188 8 ай бұрын

Terry is a genuinely nice man, anyone that knows him as a friend is very lucky..

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

👊🥊👍

@marcusbain8743 8 ай бұрын

Great video Matt, for someone who didnt know Terry you have done a very good job. I knew Terry as he was my friends Sensei. Also from the many doors he worked. He once explained and showed me that everything can be a weapon. From holding a wrigleys chewing gum packet to reading a broad sheet newspaper. Also as I was into Tai Chi he showed me sticky hands. The toughest and one of the Nicest Guys you could meet. Got my first pair of Nunchaks from his Liverpool shop when it opened too. Yes one if the greatest Karateke this country ever produced. One of our Great Scousers.

@babaana 8 ай бұрын

A true warrior. It’s another world for me, I’d never heard of these men, so thanks for the video, I’m glad I watched. These men are a breed apart. They’re tough, courageous and morally upstanding, they’re true warriors and great teachers.

@MidnightMag 8 ай бұрын

He used to work on the doors by my old work, really nice guy and gave me some old magazines on martial arts one night, everyone respects him and you just know not to mess with him. Really easy to speak too and treats everyone with respect, what a guy!

@bio-plasmictoad5311 8 ай бұрын

Geez, he was absolutely shredded .

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Am Absolutely amazing pyhsique 🥊👊

@eclipse7436 8 ай бұрын

And probably natural

@circleseven5115 8 ай бұрын

One of your best vids yet Matt. What a life the bloke has had! On top of being hard as a coffin nail he is a surprisingly accomplished actor 😀.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. He is good, great screen presence 👍🥊

@VictorVentriloquista 8 ай бұрын

Hard as a coffin nail.😅

@pricklypickles 7 ай бұрын

I happen to come across this video, quite by accident really, whilst watching other videos about living tough in Liverpool and to my surprise to see a video on KZfaq about my karate instructor, Terry O'Neil, I was elated. Mr Terry O'Neil was my karate instructor for approximately 18 months. Because, I worked away from home, I couldn't make the gradings, but I kept up the lessons regardless. I speak highly of Terry O'Neil everywhere I go, even as recently as a week ago from submitting this comment today 21.11.2023. You can imagine how happy I was to accidentally come across this video. I bought his magazines and trained in his Liverpool dojo in the late 1970's. 😅.

@mattlegg1976 7 ай бұрын

Ah that's brilliant, I'm glad you liked it. And thank you for watching and leaving a comment 🥊👊

@asianhawk069 8 ай бұрын

I met Sensei Terry in 1983. he threw me during a training session. I wasnt hurt. Great control. Great teacher.

@Nipajim 8 ай бұрын

The great thing about Terry was / is, not only is he well 'ard, but he's also superb Shotokan technician, making the Karate most of us aspired to back in the day, but my everlasting memory of Terry is him sliding Steve Cattle's teeth back to him after a Crystal Palace battle ... 🙏

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you for the message. Great to hear from people who knew him 🥊👊👍

@dwgould2001 8 ай бұрын

I watched Terry a few times at Crystal Palace, over the years, I was told about his kicking ability, honest I thought it was BS, as I'd never seen him fight or train . Think it was some sort of demo match between Belgium and KUGB, I'm not sure TBH it was a very long time ago.He pulled off a rolling axe kick and scored. I don't think I've seen another KarateKa, with kicks that good, he's sweeps and roundhouses were exemplary. What an inspiration he was to me. Bob Poynton was another stand out, should've failed my brown belt, but let me pass, when all my other club mates passed theirs. Told me to train harder as he wouldn't be so lenient next time. A true gentleman.

@practice2391 8 ай бұрын

This popped up in my feed and I suddenly realized that I knew him briefly in Toxteth Tech in the early 60s. He was really committed to Karate at that point. Great to see what he achieved.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah nice one. That's brilliant. Someone else mentioned Toxteth Tec aswell 👍🥊

@ControlAllDa1337 7 ай бұрын

I was once (rightly) chewed out by Terry at a karate grading in front of about 200 people because he noticed I slightly pulled my kick to the left to give a small girl a better chance of blocking my full grown adult kick lol. He was right to do it, and gave me a nod of approval when I repeated the kick properly.

@Jackson-vw4pe 5 ай бұрын

Was denied entry as a young gobby kid by Terry for being too drunk, his look alone sobered me up. What an absolute machine 👌👊

@anjoLas 8 ай бұрын

This is the kind of guy you don't wanna mess up with or you'll end up in the hospital or in the morgue. The world needs more guys like Terry O'neill !! Awesome video!

@mjbjsp 8 ай бұрын

A true legend. Had the opportunity to do some Karate courses with Terry. A very scary but humble man indeed. 🥋👊🏻

@TribeOfTraders 4 ай бұрын

I met Sensei O'Neill at a KUGB competition. He was selling back copies of FAI. He had time for everyone and was such a gentleman. Years later he came to conduct a training session at our dojo. We were all in awe of him. The world does not have enough people like Sensei O'Neill.

@teikarate 8 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to attend a course run by him in the 90s and then met him again when i got to the final of the British Uni's in '98 which he was referee for. Love hearing about Terry and his generation.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. Great to hear that 👍🥊

@deanharris9331 8 ай бұрын

I've trained with Terry on numerous occasions and he was extremely flexible for his size. His partner at the time was a girl called Loretta Lomax who was also a second Dan black belt (shotokan) she also later became 1990 British women's bodybuilding champion. I myself was inspired by this pair and later took up bodybuilding and later became South Britain champion .The funny thing about this story was the show I won was also judged by a woman called Diane Bennett (who i also got to know) who in 1966 took in a young 19 year old man from Austria into their home called Arnold Schwarzenegger ........yep for year's Arnold lived with them in London before he moved on to bigger things. Apparently he always use to keep in contact and send birthday and Christmas cards every year. 😊👍

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah wow! That's great that you were around those people. Great inspiration. Thank you 🥊👊

@deanharris9331 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 Thank you buddy for putting up great content......Awesome work. 👍😊

@markmcclennan7407 8 ай бұрын

Yes I remember reading about Arnie living in London wasn't it near West Ham ?

@lottilomaxndom 8 ай бұрын

Aw Dean that’s so nice you remembered the side kick Like old Lolly Lomax ☺️ I was blessed to spend so much time and to mentored by this amazing man ❤️ those really were my glory days, seems so many years ago …… hey ho 😻😻😻

@deanharris9331 8 ай бұрын

@@lottilomaxndom They were great time's with so many great memories. It was truly inspirational to train with such nice people. In a way it sort of changed the direction of my lifestyle when looking back . Thank you ❤❤

@stevebrindle1724 8 ай бұрын

As usual, I really enjoyed this! Mr. O'Neill (Sensei)is a legend in the Shotokan world and was a leading student of Sensei Enoida who settled in the UK running the famous Red Triangle club in Liverpool from the early 1970s I watched him in Kumite and can bear witness to his incredible Mawashi Geri (Roundhouse kick)

@RecoveringGenius 8 ай бұрын

I've never heard of this guy being from the US. But I absolutely believe every bit of his story... Because he has fantastic technique!! You can see when he moves in his stances his hips are coming straight forward while he remains low and his head is nice and even and not rising up! This takes years of hard work as well as "heart" and "spirit" to stay in the stances during class when you are utterly exhausted. What can I say about his kicks? Well, no need for words... One look at that side kick ....and that tells you everything! Cheers mate! As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Always good to see the real deal! Thanks for putting this together amigo!

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your message, and for watching 🥊👍

@riptiz 8 ай бұрын

Trained with him several times. Brilliant martial artist,teacher and man.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one. Thank you 👍🥊

@dermotrooney9584 8 ай бұрын

I trained under Terry for a while and I was a proper knob-end but he put me right in the kindest way. Rare combination of deep knowledge, skill and fighting power. Lovely man but he should bring back Fighting Arts for those of us who'd rather read about violence than join in. 🌟🌟🌟

@hannahoneill6199 8 ай бұрын

I’ll pass this on to my Dad - Terry O’Neill - he’ll be really grateful to read people’s kind comments and words. Thank you so much 🙏

@dermotrooney9584 8 ай бұрын

@@hannahoneill6199 Lovely. Thanks Hannah. Ask him does he still get letters addressed to: "The Editor FArts"? And pass on the kindest regards from all us ageing wannabes with two left feet. 🌟

@ste999ste 5 ай бұрын

Terry is an absolute legend. Have worked doors with Terry. He is a gentleman, a joker and a man not to be messed with. I have also been present at a few of his seminars. He is getting on these days which is sad but I have nothing but love and respect for this great man. He has so many great stories to tell, his life itself should be made into a movie. Also a very generous man. Real martial artist who lives a true life of budo.

@mattlegg1976 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Definitely needs a movie about hid life, I agree. 👊🥊

@tumbel99 8 ай бұрын

The real deal right there man.Respect to Terry O’Neill.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

🥊👊👍

@JasonSmith-lp8ws 8 ай бұрын

Absolute magic. What a geezer. God bless you Mr Terry O'Neil. Another great matt. 👍

@Martin-ic6uo 8 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet and train with Terry O’Neil in the 80s. I can safely say, the best martial artist I’ve ever seen in 45 years of training. I would recommend reading the book, working with warriors, by Dennis Martin , for some great stories about Terry. Superb video, as always 🙏🇬🇧

@philhagoes9339 8 ай бұрын

These stories are awesome! Having worked door security for 6 years, its great hearing about the legends. Congratulations on your channel from California!

@ultimateoutdoors4659 8 ай бұрын

I was a member of Stockport Shotokan Karate club in the 70/80’s and KUGB. The club attended many courses and competitions where Terry was in attendance. He was a legend! A polite and quite a humble guy, which belied his awesome fighting skills and someone not to be messed with!

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one. Thank you

@popsbubbles1242 8 ай бұрын

Wow, I thought he was just an actor of hard men, had no clue of his history in karate and door work. I can't imagine him loosing many fights fast, accurate and very powerful= dangerous. Excellent nice one Matt.

@tedazetedaze4714 8 ай бұрын

He was a hero of mine as a kid, he used to teach Shotokan Karate at the Red Triangle on friday nights. I used to see him in Golds gym liverpool and as a kid i use to love going to his Dojo shop in Victoria st look at the martial arts weapons and buy his Martial Arts magazine, pure legend

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you for the message 🥊

@garyfallows1123 8 ай бұрын

My dad was Welsh team manager in the early 80's, I got to know most of the Red Triangle lads, Bob Poynton RIP, Billy Higgins, Frank Brennan, Andy Sherry, Steve Cattle RIP, and Terry, all really great guys and Legends, I spent a week on the summer course training with them along with sensei's Enoeda, Kase, Tomita, Shirai, Kawasoe, I was only 13 at the time, but I trained all week and took my Shodan grading on the Friday and passed, at the time I was the youngest Shodan in Wales

@snakeman9902 8 ай бұрын

Billy Higgins, well that's a name of the past. He use to have a dojo not far from me.. I've never rated traditional karate on the streets. Then along comes the exception, Billy was one of them, he could certainly handle himself on the streets..

@garyfallows1123 8 ай бұрын

@@snakeman9902 yea, Billy was a great guy, trained with him many times when he came to my Dojo

@boltonred9464 8 ай бұрын

Billy still runs Sei-Do -Kan dojo in Leigh and Atherton, I used to train with him around 20 year ago, now my 9 year old Grandson trains with him@@garyfallows1123

@Sditchvampire 8 ай бұрын

Heard a funny rumour about Frank Brennan and Andy Sherry recently. Not sure if there’s any truth to it

@tommyhassan3545 8 ай бұрын

My mate Von Johnson from cardiff beat terry O’Neil in the final of the british championship in 1978

@imran34100 7 ай бұрын

Sensei O’Neil did some of my gradings. He was an excellent teacher

@mattlegg1976 7 ай бұрын

Ah wow. That's brilliant 👊🥊👍

@SoulOnTopJB 8 ай бұрын

Great tribute to my former instructor (Red Triangle, Paradise St Dojo), an absolute legend as you say.

@neillchippett655 8 ай бұрын

There was a story I remember hearing from my KUGB days, that he once referred to Frank Brennan as a choir boy.😂

@pauljames970 8 ай бұрын

I trained with him at chorley Shotokan with Danny Fong and the crew. You didn't mess with Terry O'Neil !!

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥊👊

@mikeanderson7568 Ай бұрын

Terry o neil scared the shit out of me when i was a teenager. He was invited to do a weekend course in Aberdeen back in 88/89 . I was 13 or 14 yrs old and a purple belt at the time . The sunday morning was around a 9am start . As terry was explaining a particular technique i had yawned a couple of times , not because i was bored but through tiredness as he'd put us through our paces most of the day before . His reply to my yawning was "look son if you open your mouth again I'm going to stick my foot in it". I never yawned again that day . I also remember him taking his gi off to reveal an awesome physique. I only ever classed two karateka as heros and terry was one of them alongside mikio yahara . Fearsome and gentlemen.

@Coffeeanddonuts 5 ай бұрын

That Karate dude was in shape no joke.

@dr.options 8 ай бұрын

Wow...he just looks scary and tough as hell! These videos are great! The old saying, "you can often see the physical battles a man has been in on his ears" really is true! I'm sure it was originated by a wrestler, but it is certainly epitomized by Tony Buck!

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Lol, yeah he was 👊🥊

@GTMarmot 8 ай бұрын

Steve Morris vs Terry O'Neill would have been interesting to watch.

@t.jconnolly6492 4 ай бұрын

Steve Morris gojoru also the real deal

@AlbieSol560 8 ай бұрын

I remember Terry from around Liverpool and at some local karate tournaments. A Master and a gentleman.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one 👊🥊

@TopDogSecurityLtd 8 ай бұрын

Worth speaking with Steve Morris No Holds Barred - a real warrior.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one. Thank you 👍🥊

@TopDogSecurityLtd 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 Steve Morris would be a fantastic interview. If you could get him on. No BS from him and he’s a serious guy who was around at the time of Gary Spiers etc. As well as being a genuine fight anyone anywhere guy he brought a few notable fighters along too including Vince Jauncey and Floyd Brown. Terry Steward who you probably know, uses to train with Steve Morris when young and he still says he’s exceptional!

@vinnyvincent2862 8 ай бұрын

He was also in the Liverpool filmed movie 51st State with Samuel L Jackson , Meatloaf , and Robert Carlyle ! For a man of his size he could Strike with the speed of a Cobra ! in addition he had a Vortex of energy ! A True Gentleman ! ❤🙏🇬🇧

@LimitlessLifeAfloat 8 ай бұрын

Superb to see him getting his dues. When I was a kid and got into weights Terry stood out on tv as the ‘real deal’., not just because of his incredible physique but how he carried himself, the look in his eyes. Read many a story about his days on the door. Great video well done mate 👏🏼

@franksaunders6534 8 ай бұрын

Great breakdown of a great British legend, Matt - love old school and these old school stories of real tough guys!

@giggadygoogog 2 ай бұрын

I can still feel my knees wobbling from holding a 20min back stance while he explained the many uses of the forehead.

@mattlegg1976 2 ай бұрын

Haha brilliant, 🥊👍

@kennethwondin1298 8 ай бұрын

FAI was essential reading every month in the eighties. We got it through our dojo. One of your best videos yet, Matt 💯 I would love to see one on Sensi Kato. The man was a true legend and could kick you across a room.💚

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Great suggestion. Thank you 👍🥊

@shingitai5882 8 ай бұрын

No one has yet mentioned Steve Morris, for those that haven’t heard of him he is a fascinating character who is very intelligent and is in my opinion in a different league than everyone else. He used to train in Japan with Gary Spiers and has done courses with Terry O’Neill those who know about these two will eventually mention his name as well. His biography can be found on his website and is worth reading. He can I believe be some what awkward to get to know but everyone who has met and trained with him have only great things to say about him. As a side note there is a story about Gogen Yamaguchi who was once asked who was his best student and he said there were to many to single out one. So the interviewer asked who was his best foreign student and without hesitating he said Morrisu, which he meant Steve Morris!

@user-oh7tq4vn4w 8 ай бұрын

Steve Morris is what Bruce Lee could only have hoped to have ever been. Extremely capable and knowledgeable martial artist.

@BackStreetKarate 8 ай бұрын

Interested, there's seems to be quite a bit online of "why isn't Steve Morris better know", rather than actual notable stuff. And usually from bot type accounts 🤷🏼‍♂️. Even seen one clip from 13yrs ago calling him the "Power King of Karate" 😂 never seen him in Kyokushin circles 🤔

@user-oh7tq4vn4w 8 ай бұрын

@@BackStreetKarate Fair points made, but I can assure you that Steve Morris is real and was an extremely capable fighter with a strong Karate background. He was helping MMA fighters last I heard/saw but I think he may have retired a while ago. I think his online stuff was called “Morris Method” so that might be worth looking into. If so inclined and all that.

@terryhall6766 8 ай бұрын

The reason Yamaguchi Sensei named Morris Sensei was because during a kata demonstration in front of Sensei Yamaguchi Sensei Morris stamped the dojo floor and broke the floor board with his kick doing this on Japanese hard wood sprung floor he practised Goju Kai and was an all round instructor and knew real fighting and defence his training practice was second to non and was a miss to karateka when he went into isolation due to the usual jealous and political rubbish that seem to follow great people.

@user-oh7tq4vn4w 8 ай бұрын

@@terryhall6766 I totally agree regarding the ridiculous insecure jealousy that plagues the self defence/combatives scene. The story of him breaking the floorboard whilst doing a kata is well known. He gave a few “masters” a schooling on occasion as well I believe. ;)

@Tea_And_History 8 ай бұрын

Been watching your channel for some time now and just realised I’ve never taken the time to thank you for it Matt - always well researched, respectful yet entertaining. You really bring some of these legends to life for us. As for Terry O’Neill - no matter how much of a handful some of us may think we were in our youth, now I’m close to 50 the thought of working the doors at 16 just blows my mind. There’s a big difference between 16 and the 18-20 most of us started at!

@Sophie333C Ай бұрын

Terry is a gentleman, I first come across him when he worked on the Top Rank in Liverpool with Richie!

@mattlegg1976 Ай бұрын

Ah brilliant, thank you 🥊👍

@G1806 8 ай бұрын

Class Matt your videos are well edited,informative and you have the right to promote these tough human doings and the depth of character to be beings at the same time. Good work big man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@deanwilson7031 8 ай бұрын

Amen to that mate

@dominicclarkgolf4924 8 ай бұрын

What a legend. I used to buy fighting arts magazine every month when i was doing my dan grade back in the 90s. Loved reading about Terry back then. Inspiring man! Great video Matt. Love the Channel. 👍

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you very much 🥊👊

@paulcoulthard8654 2 ай бұрын

Terry used to visit our Shotokan club in Preston in the 1980s as a guest-trainer / Sensei, along with Andy Sherry, Bob Poynton, and others - think they ran the Red Triangle club in Liverpool. We all used to buy Fighting Arts magazines as soon as they were published. Terry's physique was hidden under his karate suit, but his trapezius muscles where very obvious even under his suit. Always seemed a pleasant guy, and definitely a very proficient martial artist.

@mattlegg1976 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant that you trained with those guys 👊🥊

@anthonyhill1689 3 ай бұрын

Hi Mat, I had the privilege of training with Gary only briefly, but with Terry loads of times. I trained at the red triangle in Liverpool under Andy Sherry from age 14. Both Terry and Gary were both gentlemen but could turn into a lethal fighting machine in a split second. I also had the privilege of some exciting nights out and week long courses with both of them. True legends of the martial arts scene and the door work scene.

@mattlegg1976 3 ай бұрын

Ah wow! There special memories I imagine Anthony. That's brilliant to hear. Thank you very much. I always hear that Gary was the number one , would you agree? 🥊👊👍

@anthonyhill1689 3 ай бұрын

Terry was a gentleman who could turn into an animal in a split second, Gary was an animal who could be a gentleman anytime. I think Terry would have to strike with a 'mawashi geri' (roundhouse kick) instantly, game over. Otherwise, Gary, who is the ultimate street fighter, would put it all to bed with extreme violence. Either way, it would be brutal, and of course, it's only my opinion. By the way I love your podcast.😊

@johngammon963 8 ай бұрын

Great karate technique - technique is everything with karate. The form on his kicks was incredible.

@tonmisty 8 ай бұрын

Another brilliant post Matt. I remember Terry from the 70s when he was on the karate tournament scene with Steve Cattle, Andy Sherry and Ticky Donovan. I was into karate myself so have followed Terry's very successful career. Thanks for posting this great tribute.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah wow, it's great to hear from people who knew them all . Thank you very much 🥊👍

@TheChilator 8 ай бұрын

Love and respect how straight and honest you talk

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that. Thank you 🥊

@Ben_Horne 8 ай бұрын

I trained with Terry in 1993. What a man.

@colinluby5950 8 ай бұрын

A good friend of mine trained at the red triangle club in Liverpool, with Terry O'Neil and others

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah wow! Nice one. Thank you for the message 🥊👊👍

@colinluby5950 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 That's okay, Matt. I had another friend, who sadly, quite recently died from advanced cancer. He was the highest ranked in Goju ryu karate outside of Japan at 8th Dan. His name was Paul Coleman who lived here in Oxford, as well as being a former doorman, he was a 3 times world karate champion. He told me that one of the American competitions was judged by Terry O' Neill. I trained three years at Paul's club, the Oxford karate academy (now under new management)

@andrewwelch1040 8 ай бұрын

Quality production, one of the few channels I always watch to the end. He would of made a great Yossa Hughes in Boys from the Black stuff.

@Deanfgb 8 ай бұрын

I have seen him in so many films didn't know he did so much thanks Matt 👍

@BrucieBonus 8 ай бұрын

Another belter Matt.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Thank you mate 🥊

@christopherdegenova8042 7 ай бұрын

I couldn’t have been more fortunate to have met Terry, a true gentleman. First time I had been to the UK, he was working a bar, I was introduced to him. Terry sat with me and told so many stories, all the while watching the room. Amazing human

@anthonywalsh7613 8 ай бұрын

Terry was always in our Gym. Great bloke

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one

@anthonywalsh7613 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 I bumped into him a few years ago now, in Liverpool city centre. Was chatting with him. A gent as ever. Gave me one of his magazines. Got him to sign it for my son, who had not long joined a dojo. He signed it for him with a lovely message.

@a..c..2469 8 ай бұрын

Didn't know any of this, amazing story again champ, I love this channel, thanks again 👊

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Nice one. Thank you 🥊👊

@Theoriginalbigbrillo 8 ай бұрын

Hi Matt, when you say the "Vic" I think that will be the Victoriana Night club that was on Victoria Street Liverpool back in the day,a bit before my time lol later to become the "She Night Club" owned by Tony Coburn 👍👍 P.S.you need to cover Dennis Martin and Sensie Tony Chinn Budd , other pieces of the Liverpudlian martial artists Puzzle 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

@jc8095 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for uploading this one, I was fortunate enough to attend a course taken by Terry when I was a teenager. I remember sitting next to him and chatting after showering and even though I was completely in awe of him he set me right at ease, a genuine, proper nice guy.

@surfghost9121 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for these great videos about these amazing fighters. Fascinating stories.

@user-oh7tq4vn4w 8 ай бұрын

Gary Spiers was a legend down in Liverpool but also especially in Birkenhead. Everyone that worked down there until doors became the farce they are now knew of Terry O’Neil. I worked with Dennis Martin on the door while I was staying in Liverpool years ago. Steve Morris is worth a mention as well, he’s the martial artist Bruce Lee wished he could have been but could never have come close.

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Ah brilliant. You knew them all. I'll look in to Steve Morris. Nice one 👍🥊

@user-oh7tq4vn4w 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 I worked the doors in Birkenhead and Liverpool for years when I stayed down there. I worked with Den as part of a team regularly on a door near the docks. The SIA have destroyed the club/pub door scene with their money making deluded pish, I can only imagine every rat and wannabe running round giving it the big’un everywhere now as there’s little to no deterrent. Look into Steve Morris, seriously capable fighter/athlete and martial artist.

@fabfab5578 8 ай бұрын

Hello from France. I don’t know how I find your channel. it’s very interesting. I like all these characters from the recent past (I mean before 21th century). I did some fights in savate and boxing in the eighties, and worked as a doorman for 3 years. But I can’t compare myself with these guys...they are trully human weapons. Thanks for your good job.

@matthewscully2475 8 ай бұрын

Excellent content as always. Mr O'Neill is a legend.

@tanzanear2019 8 ай бұрын

Hi. Great video. I grew up training with Sensei Operanta. He told us about a couple of kumite fights they had back in the day. We watched the videos of Terry obliterating people with his lightening kicks. He was definitely a huge inspiration to me as a kid. I went on to develope some awesome kicks myself. Was a national welsh open 6 times consecutively and the closed once. Fast forward about 15 years or so. I met Terry in a service station up North when i was selling Credit Card services. It was an honour to meet him and he was so polite and friendly. He evn invited me to go train with him. Just at the time I was in a tough situation in my life and didn't make it there. All that being said. This Vid is a great one and really appreciate seeing it. Sending you guys best wishes. Max respect

@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67 8 ай бұрын

Nice one Matt,great bio on this fella. Can’t believe this guy’s physique 💪🏻💪🏻. Closing in on 50k subs,we’ll done keep em coming!🥊🥊🥊🥊

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed! Thank you for the support. 🥊💪👍

@taiwannumberone888 8 ай бұрын

Great content as always 👍

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Thank you 🥊👊

@eiward 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Matt. These videos are awesome. I never would have expected to find a documentary series like this. You do an awesome job of presenting the stories.

@albertroundtree8546 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I really appreciated your inside knowledge of Terry.

@Rosscozippo1974 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Matt as always, I really appreciate the time, effort and research you put into your content, it’s fantastic stuff, love it! Cheers mate and all the best👍

@mattlegg1976 8 ай бұрын

That really means a lot. Thank you 🥊💥

@Rosscozippo1974 8 ай бұрын

@@mattlegg1976 you’re very welcome Matt👍👊