I went to my school’s 1st degree black belt test on Saturday. At the beginning of the test Mr. Jones said that he was going to do something that he’d never done before in the history of the school. He said he wanted to thank a very special student that had helped him and the [...]
The Road To Shodan is finally listed on Amazon.com! Unfortunately, for now they’re one of the most expensive places to buy it. They’re charging the full retail price of $15.95, which is odd since they usually discount everything. Two retail book sellers in Amazon Marketplace are actually charging more than retail price for it. The [...]
“The Road To Shodan” is listed on Barnes and Noble now! The funny thing is that it costs more at B&N than it does through my site, but I make less royalties when they sell it. Oh well, exposure to a wider audience is worth it. It’s still not on Amazon yet, but it should [...]
It took 16 months of work on and off, but The Road To Shodan: A Guide To Reaching First Degree Black Belt is finally available for purchase! You can order a copy for $12.95 from http://www.roadtoshodan.com. It’s available now through the publisher, and in 6 to 8 weeks it should be available through Amazon, Barnes [...]
I went to a martial arts seminar last weekend hosted by Danny Chapman and the IKSA. Mark Shuey, Sr., the founder of CaneMasters, was there, and he showed us some basic cane self-defense drills. I was very impressed! The effectiveness of the cane as an offensive and defensive weapon is awesome. I bought a nice, [...]
My martial arts book, “The Road To Shodan” is almost ready. This weekend I finished the front and back covers (visible at http://www.roadtoshodan.com/), and I uploaded the “final” PDF to Lulu.com. TRTS has an ISBN now (978-1-84728-379-5), and I’ve order the review copy of the book. Once I approve it, then it will be published [...]
I’ve created this blog for a few reasons: I’m a programmer, and I have several CharityWare apps available on http://www.menees.com/. When I update any of them, I can use this blog to notify anyone that cares. I’m a martial artist, and I’m writing a book called The Road To Shodan: A Guide To Reaching First [...]
