Overview
"Rob Ingram, better known as the dynamic force behind the viral ""McDojoLife"" social media phenomenon, shares his unexpected journey through Florida's notorious club boxing scene in the early 2000's. Ingram teams up with writer Louis Martin, award-winning author of ""The True Believers"" and bestseller ""How You Bear It"" to tell his crazy story from beginning to end. From a severely bullied middle schooler with a cleft lip and palate, to a seasoned fighter competing in bars before he was old enough to drink. Rob was thrown into a world of unlicensed boxing where the rules were few and a premium was placed on entertaining a drunken crowd who was prone to losing control. Rob struggles to balance his night life as a teenage fighter with being a normal high schooler trying to pass his classes, date a girl, find a job, and not get grounded by his parents. Senseis, Bars, and Scars is the crazy, true story of Jacksonville's infamous ""patron fights"" that were ultimately declared illegal and shut down by the end of the decade. At the height of it's insanity, Rob was right in the middle it all, including: Matches that pitted drunken patrons against seasoned boxers. Seeing his sensei set on fire in a massive fireball in a nightclub. Group fights with up to six combatants in a ring. A full-on riot that spilled out of a nightclub and onto the streets of Jacksonville. Through it all, Rob deals with bigger questions about hero worship in martial arts, friendship, intimacy, and how much risk he is willing to take for martial arts."
Full Product Details
Author: Robert W Ingram ,
Louis Martin
Publisher: McDojolife
Imprint: McDojolife
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.549kg
ISBN: 9798218327132
Pages: 374
Publication Date: 27 November 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""I would recommend this to anyone who is a martial artist and loves to hear about feel good and wild stories."" - Jordan Bowman ""I felt Mr Ingram story very organic interesting to read If you're a martial arts fan, an enthusiasts, or a martial artist like myself. You will enjoy this book . What makes it even more special is that he got Louis Martin to help him write book."" -414 Legit ""Loved loved loved this memoir about Rob's (aka McDojoLife) teenage years in martial arts in Jacksonville, he tells some great stories in a straightforward, modest, thoughtful but entertaining manner. A great read!"" -JL Brown ""The story has some wild moments and each chapter end left me with wanting to know ""what happened next!?"" It's worth a read and gives better insight into the background of his online persona. Get it. You'll enjoy it."" -Kris S."
