Posts Tagged ‘Karate’
Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Omanii Abdullah, poet, educator and businessman (performing at the former OnaJava Cafe)
Syracuse is a city of families. On this Throwback Thursday I want to give some dap to the Grace family. Each summer poet, educator and actor Omanii Abdullah sets up his hot dog stand near my office. He’s as famous for his country-style lemonade as he is for his spoken word performances. Omanii has specials at his stand, and one of my favorites is the Uncle Vince. It’s named for his brother Vincent Grace, who sadly passed away a few years ago. Vincent was a karate master who influenced a generation of fighters here in the city.
Sensei Vincent Grace (training at his studio, which was located on South Salina Street back in the day)
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
Giles and McGriff: Students of Grace
Keith Herring Muhammad and Brenda Muhammad, along with Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment (F.O.R.C.E.) held a tribute for (Sensei) Vinson Grace on Saturday. The program included family tales, a short film, story-telling, and various martial arts demonstrations. SIF Advisory Board Member John Giles (left), a 2nd degree brown belt and Robert McGriff, a black belt, began martial arts training with Grace when they were children.
Tags:2010, advisory board, Community Activism, FORCE, Jackie Grace-Rasheed, John Giles, Karate, Keith Herring Muhammad, Martial Arts, Omanii Abdullah-Grace, Robert McGriff, Sensei Grace, SWCC, Sword Kata, Syracuse, Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Ted Grace, Vinson Grace
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