Michael Patrick Murphy has passionately studied Martial Arts Uechi Ryu Karate and has had the honor of studying weekly under the Great Sensei Van Canna for well over 10 years. As an advanced Uechi-Ryu practitioner Murphy will continue to study and teach with Sensei Van, Sensei Peter Blackman, and Sensei John Tosches at the Shinkokai dojo.
A Novel By Michael Patrick Murphy
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Trying to lighten up the rainy day and the darkness going on in this country !!!
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I think she is reaching
For a copy of Neighborhood Lines !
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Nothing more attractive than an intellectual powerful cultured woman
Knowledge is power
#greatstory
#novelwriting
#powerfulwords
#impactful #book
#unity
#bostonhistory
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Saturday book club.
This is #America this morning 🙏!
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Riots have broken out in Brooklyn Center over 20 y/o Duante Wright being shot and killed by police
A mess 🥴
Nice seeing this 5 star review as there is 4 Chapters left of #thesequel #novel #2 ! Thank you Mia for #support and #motivation 🙏! #perfecttiming
with that boost .
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These two characters face the real world of #governmentcorruption #lawenforcementcorruption #opiodepidemic #crackcocaine #gang #violence #racialequality #policebrutality during Life in the mid 90’s In Boston !
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Not everything is #blackandwhite
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I wrote the first draft of this novel in 97! And I was definitely listening to #DMX those days ....
The twists and turns of this tale fit very well with the words of this #Damien song !
#ripdmx
“The rat the cat the dog how you going to see them if your living in the fog ! “
Just listened to the @hotboxinpodcast
With @miketyson @sugarrayleonard
@thomashitmanhearns
@shanemosley
Only one missing was #marvinhagler ! #rip
What a great episode of the #legendsofboxing talking about the #classicfights
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Hitman vs sugar ray
Hagler vs hitman.
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Tyson “Humanity of us sophisticated savages “
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Careful now he going to Kick you teeth out with those gators
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#boxing What a sport - these two calling each other and talking loving on eachother nothing but #respect
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“Hagler Try to take you out in the first round he had that shotgun power
Marvin was ambidextrous power on both hands knows how to cut the ring off”
Tyson with a #preroll in hand the whole time 😂!
Check it out !
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I was blessed to have the opportunity to hit the mits with one the great trainers of our time #goodypetronelli Haglers trainer ! #brockton #petronellisboxingclub
#reebok shoot - loved the mural in the back with Marvin !!
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Connecting Story - this tbt pic from 98
Couple years prior to this pic I was training with local trainer Jimmy Farrell who trained with Cus D’Amato back in the day (Tysons trainer) , Jimmy was preparing Burt Burgos to fight Robbie Simms (southpaw) , Haglers Brother , so because I was a southpaw I was getting in there twice week throwing down with Burt a heavy handed pro during his camp !!!
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My lifelong #UechiRyu friend #karateken @theshadow.777 Former Mass Karate State champ by my side in the last pic. Always by my side bro!
#black47
I caught this #greatfilm A masterpiece of art last night on @Netflix - what a creation and historical account of the #Irish genocide !!
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Set in #Ireland during the #greatfamine the film follows an Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, as he abandons his post to reunite with his family. The title is taken from the most devastating year of the famine, 1847, which is referred to as "Black '47"
#HugoWeaving @thejamesfrecheville 🙏👊
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1 And 4 Irish would be dead. 1million died ,by starvation and disease up to 2 million fled this inhumane treatment and this is what inspired the Irish Independence movement . #IRA
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Those soldiers who fought for England returned to home to witness there people
Starving and dieing of the fever and eviction !
“Take the soup”
Souperism was a phenomenon of the Irish Great Famine. Protestant Bible societies set up schools in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant religious instruction at the same time. ... In the words of their peers, they "took the soup"
Would you take the soup?
Those who Ignore history
Are doomed to repeat it 🤔🤦♂️
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👆As a #historynut This is what I was saying in July of 2018 when I released neighborhoodlines a historical #novel - a recap of the late 80’s early 90’s .
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#bestlines
#How do you plead ?
Renounce the Roman Catholic Church
I was just your faithful mic.
We Did things for them that cannot be forgiven. And for what ?
“If I kill a man they call it murder, if they kill a man they call it war ?”
“This potato famine has simplified business considerably
There are those who look forward to the day that a Celtic Irishman in Ireland is a rare as red indian in Manhattan “
“ Don’t fight them go to America “
I couldn’t help but get a little emotional during this film. I am fortunate some of my ancestors survived and made it to #boston during these times ! But my #grandmother never let me forget this 🙏
Love this bold statement from @charlesbarkley__ ......
More #leaders and all people need to #promoteunity 💪🏻💪🏾💪 💪🏿!!
Stop letting the #politics #conquer #divide and #controlthenarrative !
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#unitedwestand
#peaceandlove
#stopthedivision
Hope you had a great
Easter ! #springtimevibes
#fatherandson #laughs #eastercandy #blessed🙏 #moments
#happyeaster
#naturewalk #easterweekend #freshair
#familytime