https://sportsstories.substack.com/p/count-dante-the-worlds-deadliest
Probably the most famous case of bullshido, karate gang wars and mob ties to come out of American martial arts. There are still a lot of rubes out there that believe the death touch actually exists or that pressure point attacks can be of serious use in self defense.
the whole psudeo martial art eastern culture worshipping in the 70s and 80s is so weird to me