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Don't Mess With The Count Dante:Chicago Outfit #670051
10/12/12 01:19 PM 10/12/12 01:19 PM
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Larger than life character 'Count Dante' has to be one of the most eccentric characters in the annals of mob history.

Famed for the Dojo Wars of the 60's and a lengendary comic book ad where the Count(John Timothy Keehan) promised to teach students 'The Dance Of Death, Count Dante was a Martial Arts sensei who, according to childhood friend and former Chicago Outfit lawyer Robert Cooley was an extremely volatile and confrontational character.

Close friend Douglas Dwyer accompanied the Count on a series of confrontations and rivalries in the macho martial arts world that led to them taping dynamite caps to a rival Chicago dojo. According to Cooley the Count intimidatedbusiness interests to sell at a 'reasonable' cost to expand his empire but things
came to a head in a lengendary battle during which a man was pierced through the chest with a spear and Jim koncivec was killed. He was arrested shortly after.

Robert Cooley got him off but it wasn't long before the erratic but deadly Count came into contact with Cooley's Chicago Outfit contacts. During one confrontation Cooley had to cool things down in a sit down while an Outfit henchman threatened to put a fork through the Count's eye. The fearless Count stod his ground and
stated proudly he could take his opponent's eyes out with his bare hands.

Sooner or later the erratic nature of Count Dante's life was bound to spiral dangerously out of control. Dante was a mastermind in the notorious 1974 Chicago Purolator vault robbery in which 4.3 million dollars was stolen. He called Cooley
to his apartment where he showed him a wardrobe stuffed with bills, perhaps a million dollars worth. Later that night he rang Cooley and told him that money was 'fake', and not to worry about it. The next day Cooley found him dead at the apartment. Cooley suggests he was poisoned as the money and body disappeared with-
out a trace and around 1.25 million dollars was never recovered.

The legend and mystery of the Count lives on to this day. Martial Arts fans for instance still suspect foul play and a revenge attack from a rival sensei for his death. To this day he is lengendary in martial arts circles and known in popular culture for his lengendary antics and crazy comic book 'Dance Of Death' adverts.

Anyone remember this guy?
Here's some more info:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dante

His story also features heavily in Robert Cooley's Chicago Outfit book:- When Corruption Was King



Last edited by SEAN_SOUTH; 10/12/12 01:21 PM.
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Re: Don't Mess With The Count Dante:Chicago Outfit [Re: SEAN_SOUTH] #670052
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John Keehan's legacy has also left it's mark on the world of cinema. Martin Kove, who played the character "Kreese" in the film The Karate Kid, apparently took his 'Pain Does Not exist In This Dojo' mantra from his days under the tutorship of the Count in one of his legendary dojos.

The Count's bizarre mixture of talents(which included hairdressing) also made him a major influence on Adam Sandler's Zohan Divir character in his Israeli martial-arts commando turned hairdresser comedy 'Don't Mess With The Zohan'.

Here's a little excerpt from Government informnt Cooley's website explaining the Count's amazing range of abilities:-

I have yet to meet anyone with the Count’s amazing combination of talents and flaws. Besides being an expert in the martial arts, he was also a beautician (a supermarket tabloid ran a story about him with the headline, “The World’s Deadliest Fighter Is A… Hairdresser!). In addition to the karate studios, he owned hairdressing schools. Supposedly, he got wrapped up with martial arts while he traveled through Asia for a wig import business.

He did hairstyling for Playboy and somehow that gave him an entree to the whole world of pornography, and led to a financial interest in a string of adult book stores.

At one moment he could be extremely sophisticated and artistic, and at the next moment crude and ridiculously macho – even more than the Mob guys.

Last edited by SEAN_SOUTH; 10/12/12 01:27 PM.
'So I say, “Live and let live.” That’s my motto. “Live and let live.” Anyone who can’t go along with that, take him outside and shoot the motherfucker. It’s a simple philosophy, but it’s always worked in our family.'

George Carlin
Re: Don't Mess With The Count Dante:Chicago Outfit [Re: SEAN_SOUTH] #670082
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Count Dante popularized the Dim Mak. JCVD perfected it. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vze5z1iqg
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Been a while since I seen that film. Musta been schooled in a Chicago dojocool.


Last edited by SEAN_SOUTH; 10/12/12 05:50 PM.
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Originally Posted By: SEAN_SOUTH
Larger than life character 'Count Dante' has to be one of the most eccentric characters in the annals of mob history.

Famed for the Dojo Wars of the 60's and a lengendary comic book ad where the Count(John Timothy Keehan) promised to teach students 'The Dance Of Death, Count Dante was a Martial Arts sensei who, according to childhood friend and former Chicago Outfit lawyer Robert Cooley was an extremely volatile and confrontational character.

Close friend Douglas Dwyer accompanied the Count on a series of confrontations and rivalries in the macho martial arts world that led to them taping dynamite caps to a rival Chicago dojo. According to Cooley the Count intimidatedbusiness interests to sell at a 'reasonable' cost to expand his empire but things
came to a head in a lengendary battle during which a man was pierced through the chest with a spear and Jim koncivec was killed. He was arrested shortly after.

Robert Cooley got him off but it wasn't long before the erratic but deadly Count came into contact with Cooley's Chicago Outfit contacts. During one confrontation Cooley had to cool things down in a sit down while an Outfit henchman threatened to put a fork through the Count's eye. The fearless Count stod his ground and
stated proudly he could take his opponent's eyes out with his bare hands.

Sooner or later the erratic nature of Count Dante's life was bound to spiral dangerously out of control. Dante was a mastermind in the notorious 1974 Chicago Purolator vault robbery in which 4.3 million dollars was stolen. He called Cooley
to his apartment where he showed him a wardrobe stuffed with bills, perhaps a million dollars worth. Later that night he rang Cooley and told him that money was 'fake', and not to worry about it. The next day Cooley found him dead at the apartment. Cooley suggests he was poisoned as the money and body disappeared with-
out a trace and around 1.25 million dollars was never recovered.

The legend and mystery of the Count lives on to this day. Martial Arts fans for instance still suspect foul play and a revenge attack from a rival sensei for his death. To this day he is lengendary in martial arts circles and known in popular culture for his lengendary antics and crazy comic book 'Dance Of Death' adverts.

Anyone remember this guy?
Here's some more info:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dante

His story also features heavily in Robert Cooley's Chicago Outfit book:- When Corruption Was King




Cool story,never heard of this guy before,gotta find that Cooley book.

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