{"id":579,"date":"2025-08-09T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T18:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?p=579"},"modified":"2025-09-30T22:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:18:39","slug":"episode-71-tony-capone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?p=579","title":{"rendered":"Episode 71 &#8211; Tony Capone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of &#8220;My Empty Hands,&#8221; host Reggie Darden interviews Tony Capone about his background in martial arts. The discussion covers his journey from wrestling to Kempo and other styles, his real-world experiences as a bouncer, and his return to martial arts competition at the age of 71.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=2678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">44:38<\/a>]<\/strong> He shares his experience returning to competition at 71 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">00:41<\/a>]<\/strong> The host introduces the guest, Tony Capone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">01:48<\/a>]<\/strong> Tony shares his early martial arts journey, beginning with wrestling and judo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">03:47<\/a>]<\/strong> He discusses how the movie <em>Billy Jack<\/em> inspired him to start Kempo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">09:01<\/a>]<\/strong> Tony recounts his time as a bouncer and how he applied his martial arts skills in real-world scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14:47<\/a>]<\/strong> He debunks the misconception that most fights go to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=1096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18:16<\/a>]<\/strong> Discussion about dealing with multiple attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=1335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">22:15<\/a>]<\/strong> The conversation shifts to dealing with weapons like guns and knives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Tu6LXHU120&amp;t=2534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">42:14<\/a>]<\/strong> Tony talks about his history with martial arts competitions and a specific incident that made him stop competing for 40 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6633\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-579-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/TonyCapone.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/TonyCapone.mp3\">https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/TonyCapone.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/TonyCapone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?powerpress_pinw=579-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/podcast\/TonyCapone.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TonyCapone.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/myemptyhands.net\/?page_id=96\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8220;My Empty Hands,&#8221; host Reggie Darden interviews Tony Capone about his background in martial arts. 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