Tamara Kleinberg
Tamara Kleinberg is the CEO and original bride of Bootcamp360, which she founded in 2001. A nationally certified personal trainer, Tamara holds a black belt in karate and a B.A. in psychology from UC Berkeley. She lives in California with her ... [... more]
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Chris Thompson
Once a student of karate obtains his or her black belt, what's next? For too many students, the black belt marks the end of serious training. In Black Belt Karate, noted karate instructor and 8th-dan black belt Chris Thompson explains that real ... [... more]
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Emma Jackson
Emma Jackson, a student at Northern Highlands Regional High School, is also a black belt in karate. She lives in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, with her mom, her dad, and the most recent addition to the family-her dog, Dixie. [... more]
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Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds was born in Finland. He graduated from the University of Helsinki and lives with his wife, the six-time karate champion of Finland, and his children. Linus currently works as a programmer on several projects for Transmeta. [... more]
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Derek Landy
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a little thriller in which everybody dies. As a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate, he has ... [... more]
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George Thompson, PhD
George J. Thompson, Ph.D., is a former English professor and a black bet master of karate. He created and crash-tested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. He is now a popular lecturer and lives -in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ... [... more]
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Jim Bedard
Jim Bedard began practicing Zen meditation twenty-five years ago as a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau. He also studied martial arts for fifteen years and holds a fifth-degree black belt in karate. Since his bone marrow transplant in 1995, he has ... [... more]
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Brian Frost
A treasure for the karate enthusiast, Koei-Kan Karate-Do is a thorough investigation of the varied aspects of the study of karate. Reflecting the spirit of self-development and self-improvement, which distinguishes the koei-kan lineage, Brian ... [... more]
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Keith D. Yates
There are many books on the market that describe the practices of American-style karate and tae kwon do, but few that also explore the rich history and development of these traditions and the philosophy behind them. A 10th-degree black belt ... [... more]
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Gordon Muir
Gordon Muir began his martial arts studies at the age of twelve, followed by years of serious study of a wide variety of disciplines including judo, kyokushinkai, karate, kempo, several kung fu styles, and kickboxing. Eventually he discovered the ... [... more]
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Kancho Ninomiya
Follow the path of budo-the warrior's code of conduct-as it unfolds in the life of karate master Kancho Joko Ninomiya. Grandmaster of Enshin Karate and creator of the Sabaki Challenge, Kancho Ninomiya reveals how the spirit of feudal Japanese ... [... more]
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Ed Zorensky
Follow the path of budo-the warrior's code of conduct-as it unfolds in the life of karate master Kancho Joko Ninomiya. Grandmaster of Enshin Karate and creator of the Sabaki Challenge, Kancho Ninomiya reveals how the spirit of feudal Japanese ... [... more]
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