The Journey: The Oral Histories of 24 of the most proficient American Kenpoists of Today (Paperback) by Joe Hyams, Tom Bleecker

9780965313247. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 310. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 310 p. 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.