Tales from the Western Generation

Tales from the Western GenerationEvery generation wonders about the exploits of the brave men and women who have gone before them. As the deeds of old masters are recounted, we are destined to ask what kind of people were they? What were their goals and philosophies? What would they think about our efforts to preserve and grow the art of karate? This book seeks to answer some of those questions by encapsulating over 30 original interviews with senior karateka who experienced the old

Every generation wonders about the exploits of the brave men and women who have gone before them. As the deeds of old masters are recounted, we are destined to ask - what kind of people were they? What were their goals and philosophies? What would they think about our efforts to preserve and grow the art of karate?

This book seeks to answer some of those questions by encapsulating over 30 original interviews with senior karateka who experienced the old way of karate for themselves and helped bring it to the Western world.

Here stories about masters such as:
Hohan Soken
Okazaki Teruyuki
Shimabukuro Zenryo
Tsuyoshi Chitose
Odo Seikichi
Robert Trias
Kise Fusei
Oyata Seiyu
Matayoshi Shinpo
Miyazato Eiichi
Shimabukuro Eizo
...and many more!

Interview guests include:
Chuck Merriman
Glenn Keeney
Victor Moore
Ed McGrath
Maynard Miner
Cathy Cline
James Logue
Bill Hayes
William Dometrich
James Coffman
Doug Perry
Walter Dailey
...and many more!