Emil Farkas
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. 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. 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