Gawap Shamar

Martial Arts Expert, Ninja Karate DoJitsu, and Teacher in New York

The Official Martial Arts Teacher of The Hebrew Isralites from 1980

Gawap Shamar aka Antonio King:

Bio:

Gawap Shamar Joined the Hebrew Israelite school of UPK in 1979. He was the personal bodyguard to the Leader of the organization util the day he transitioned.

Gawap Shamar was ordained to be the official trainer of the Hebrew Israelites in 1980. He Created his own System known as “Ninja Karate DoJitsu”.

Gawap Shamar established a record and identity for himself and got put on the Radar in 1980s when he got jumped on 110 street 2nd Ave in Spanish Harlem by 40 Puerto Ricans and got put in the hospital.

He got put on the radar because out of the 40 he put 15 of his attackers in the hospital also, with broken legs, broken arms, broken ribs etc.

This man single handedly, was the man who Created the reputation for the Hebrew Israelites as being the group "NOT TO F**K WITH" because they did not know how many more of us were like him.

On 123 street & Park Ave Gawap Shamar had a fight with 3 cops and broke one cops leg.

In 1993 Gawap Shamar brother was shot and when the cops tried to run up in his home, he had a fight with 13 cops and knocked out 8 of the 13.

Gawap Shamar was not a man of fancy techniques and did not like katas. He also was NOT the type of teacher that liked entering competitions. To Gawap Shamar Martial Arts was about Survival and not Winning Trophies.

One of Gawap Shamars main focuses for his students was to Master the Iron Body Technique. If you were not showing signs of iron body mastery, it was very hard to go above purple belt rank. He did not like black belts, who could not lie on a bed of nails. Technique and Weapons Mastery wasn't good enough. Therefore, in order to achieve Black Belt you must be able to lie on a bed of nails. According to him, you should be able to do this at purple belt.

Gawap Shamars a Master of:

  • Weaponry
  • The “Iron Body Technique”
  • Lions Claw Technique
  • Iron Soldier Technique
  • Iron Palm
  • Drunken Style Master

His Renown Iron Body Technique consisted of a combination of Isometric/Isotonic exercises along with breathing. The combination of these with Dynamic Tension over a certain period of time would allow one to achieve a level of Bodily Hardness.

Favorite movies:

  • Shaolin vs Lama
  • 60 Second Assassin
  • Everything Chuck Norris

One of his favorite sayings “The Proof is in Da Pudding”

Harlem's Ninja: Gawap Shamar.