Peter Tocco, local resident and barn goer lead a presentation on the Martial Arts. Peter has been training in the Martial Arts for over thirty years has attained the rank of 6th degree black belt in Goju Ryu karate. Peter’s training has taken him across the Unites States and abroad as both a martial arts competitor and as a self defense instructor for several federal law enforcement agencies and specialized military units. Peter was also the owner and chief instructor of the House of Karate II Dojo (school) where he taught children, teens and adults for over five years before professional commitments made it impossible for him to maintain his teaching duties.
Peter spoke to us about many aspects of the various martial arts including their origin, differences and modern day development. He focused on practical applications, the physical and spiritual impact, and selecting the best style for ones needs. There was a question and answer session and some impressive demonstrations. We ended with some board breaking where besides Peter, three volunteers broke boards with their hands.
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I’m one of Sensei Pete’s former students, and am really happy to see that he is still teaching and doing what I feel he did better than most. Please give him my best wishes.
I am a current student of his. He’s really an awesome teacher. We’ve been having class in tuckahoe ny