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Terry Wilson

Judo Gene LeBell: Martial Arts, Stunts, and the Secrets to Lifelong Success

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Two men grappling; one in a white outfit holds the other in a chokehold. Black background. Text: "THE LIFE OF GENE LEBELL: THE GODFATHER OF GRAPPLING."

There are people who swear “Judo” Gene LeBell has practiced martial arts for so long that an image of him putting King Tut in an armbar can be found etched in sandstone in an Egyptian tomb.


LeBell insists that isn’t true: “No, I’m not that old, but I was a bodyguard for Genghis Khan.”


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