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Winner - 2013 Eric Hoffer AwardSilver Winner - 2013 Benjamin
Franklin Award. Historical FictionBronze Winner - 2013 eLit
AwardsFinalist - 2013 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord
MagazineFinalist - 2013 International Book Award A typhoon brings
the renowned karate master Chojun Miyagi into the life of young
Kenichi Ota, who must prove himself before he can enter the
master's inner circle. As once-peaceful Okinawa prepares for war,
master and student venture to China in search of the deepest
meaning of karate. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the tides of
war turn against Japan and an American invasion fleet approaches
Okinawa. Kenichi is conscripted as a runner for the Japanese
general staff and finds himself in the epicenter of the Battle of
Okinawa. In the aftermath, he must fight again to rebuild the
shattered hopes of his people and to preserve his master's art of
karate.
Gold Winner - 2011 IP's Living Now AwardsGold Winner - 2011 eLit
AwardsWinner - 2011 USA Best Book Award This epic historical
fiction novel opens with a young man named Sardili born of the
warrior caste in 507 A.D. Sardili realizes that he would rather
seek enlightenment than follow his family's military legacy and
sets out on a life-long quest for truth and wisdom. Sardili becomes
the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, known as Da Mo in China. He travels
throughout India, brings Buddhism to China, and single handedly
establishes the Shaolin Temple as the birthplace of Zen and the
Martial Arts. A Sudden Dawn is a refreshing take on the mythical
origins of Kung Fu with a good pace, enjoyable interpretation of
legendary characters, and wonderfully written adventures during the
long journey across Asia.
The deadly arts of Soviet special forces have not been lost, they
have adapted to the new world order. Eva was once a soldier of the
Cold War, trained in seduction and espionage - a Matryoshka
(Russian Doll). By the new millennium, she is living in London and
working as an art dealer but beneath the outer shell the Matryoshka
is still at large. When an operation goes wrong, Eva is traced by a
ghost from her past, Colonel Vasili Dimitriev, her combat
instructor from Spetznaz. Dimitriev believes Eva can help him
uncover a traitor in Moscow. But the traitor strikes first with an
Alpha team - six of the most lethal soldiers in the world - sent to
silence them both. British police and the CIA join the hunt and Eva
and Vasili must work together to stay alive and discover the truth.
But can the seductress and the spy trust one another in this
deadliest of games - where trust is a weakness and love is a
weapon?
The 30 Man Kumite is one of karate's toughest tests, reserved for
senior black belts with years of experience. One person fights a
line-up of thirty fighters, one after another, full contact, moving
up the grades to face the strongest, most dangerous fighters last.
Waking Dragons is a true account of Goran Powell's 30 Man Kumite
and the lifetime of martial arts that led up to it. He covers the
fitness training and mental preparations required for such a brutal
test, talking openly of the conquest of fear and the spiritual
growth that is at the heart of the traditional martial arts.
REVIEWS: "It inspired me, and I know it will inspire you" Geoff
Thompson. "The author's journey is one in which we can find great
wisdom, information that all martial artists should know" Lawrence
Kane. "Quite simply, this book is impossible to put down" Matthew
Sylvester, Traditional Karate and Combat Magazine. "One of those
rare books you want to keep reading because it's so good, but fear
reaching the end because then it will be over" Richard Revell,
Waterstones, "An exciting and tense read with lots of action"
Martial Arts Magazine, August 2007. "I only wish I'd written the
damned thing myself" Nick Hughes, Fight Survival Training.
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