The Gentle Art

The Gentle Art

Imre Pataki with his wife, Sonja and children Vinka and Dax,

became American citizen in October of 1993. It was a simple and moving ceremony for Imre. There were 255 new Citizens from 55 countries that day.

What impressed Imre the most was the fifteen-second speech given by the Honorable Judge, who reminded everyone of the followingfacts. He said," We should all be proud that we had the courageta

start a new life far away from our homelands. Our founding fathers- were such courageous pioneers. Our constitution was written by pioneers and it is every American's duty to add to this rich heritage"

At that moment Imre decided that his contribution will be to children of all ages. A physical growth towards excellence program and called it The _Gentle Art

A brief history.

Imre was born in Becej, to Hungarian parents. In 1964 his familyimmfgrated to South Africa in search of a better quality of life. _He-_ lived in South Africa for 22 years before moving to America.

In Africa, Imre enjoyed the new environment, made many friendslearned new languages, received, a cosmopolitan education, played

professional soccer, while completing his degree in business -and- hotel _administration. After graduate work in -England he managed a- successful dry cleaning business, which gave him financial independence at age twenty-eight. During this time he also earned- also taught Go Ju Ryu, a Japanese style of hard/soft Karate, a-form_ of martial art that incorporated the strength, flexibility and breath-_- from Yoga. Men changed to Aikido, when translated verbatim inta­English means Love-Harmony-Way:

It was personal tragedy that turned Imre to study human:_

-development His daughter, Vinka suffered -a massive stroke when

she was just two days old. This trauma left Vinka cortic.,ally blindand=

paralyzed -on her left side. Doctors s-uggested- -that she Jae_

institutionalized, but the Pataki's refused in 1980- -I-mre sold his_

-business and-began their search for understanding-a_

-p-hysicat -and -neurological -rehabilitation -in order. -to tielp

-daughtef.

•Imre studied many methods-and discovered-that as-he combined_the-

strategies of the various disciplines Vinka's condition improve-cl. It is-

-this -first hand experience -that -confirrne-d- -his belief That _when one-

-combines successes -of all schools -of-thought flexibly-will -yield-Ala

best -result-in -the shortest time.

19139 Imre survived -a fife-threatening situation when -he was-_

-rushed into Islorth Fulton Hospital for a perforated stomach and

-esophagus caused by -an anaerobic parasite that he -got- in-Africa_

-for-m drinking surface-water, -(a possible-cause). He spent-4 weeks in-

_intensive care recovering from peritonitis -and c-ollapsed lungs-

caused by-the-parasite.

_Dr. Goldman-is am azed_at-Imre's complete- recovery-. Jmre-_attributes_

his present health to the excellent emergency care, _the -life--saving:

_medicines and his knowledge of human -development, _neurn-

muscular-skeletal-balancing learned while helping Vinka live a

natural life._

Now Imre combines his understanding of the various strategies of

human development with his personal rehabilitation and teaches-

.children their parents the unique program he named The GentleArt,

a way to abundant health-, in-balance and harmony with-ciarity_. _