The Journey: The Oral Histories of 24 of the most proficient American Kenpoists of Today

Product Description

This is the first Journey book (first published in 2001) of the Journey book trilogy. In addition to containing 24 Honoree profiles, this book includes a History chapter, Founder’s chapter, Word from the Publisher, and a special chapter focused on American Kenpo’s most famous black belt–Elvis Presley. This first Journey book contains approximately 300 photos (many historical), approximately 100,000 words of text, and 25 portraits drawn by Kenpo’s premiere artist, Edmund Parker. This is a must for all practitioners of Ed Parker’s American Kenpo and is required reading in many schools for upper belts.

Review

”
The Journey is filled with priceless wisdom and experience from many of the greatest martial artists of today.” —
Martial Arts World, September 2001

About the Author

Joe Hyams has authored the best-seller “Zen in the Martial Arts” as well as biographies of Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, and George Bush Sr. Mr. Hyams has penned 37 titles in total. Tom Bleecker is the author of two books on martial arts icon Bruce Lee. The second bio, “Unsettled Matters” has been widely acclaimed.