Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)

About the Authors
Br. Kris Wilder, OSF
Kris Wilder is the head instructor and owner
of West Seattle Karate Academy. He started practicing the martial
arts at the age of fifteen. Over the years he has earned black belt
rankings in three styles, Goju-Ryu karate (5th dan), taekwondo (2nd
dan), and judo (1st dan), in which he has competed in senior
nationals and international tournaments. He is the author of over a
dozen books including two USA Book News Best Books Award
finalists and a ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award finalist.
He also stars in two instructional DVDs.
Kris has been blessed with the opportunity to train under skilled
instructors, including Olympic athletes, state champions, national
champions, and gifted martial artists who take their lineage directly
from the founders of their systems. He teaches seminars worldwide,
focusing on growing a person’s martial technique and their
understanding, whatever their art may be. Kris also serves as a
National Representative for the University of New Mexico’s Institute
of Traditional Martial Arts.

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Kris spent about 15 years in the political and public affairs area,
working for campaigns from the local to national level. During this
consulting career he was periodically on staff for elected officials. His
work also involved lobbying and corporate affairs. He is currently a
member of The Order of St. Francis (OSF); the OSF is one of many
active Apostolic Christian Orders.
Kris lives in Seattle, Washington. You can contact him directly at
[e-mail]
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Alain Burrese, J.D.
Alain Burrese is an Author, Speaker, and
Personal Security, Safety and Self-defense Instructor. He has
combined his years of martial art and self-defense training, his
military, bouncing and security work, and his formal education which
includes a business degree and a law degree into books, DVDs, and
programs to help people stay safe and defend themselves if needed.
Additionally, he conducts programs and writes about effective
communication for conflict resolution and living with the Warrior’s
Edge.
Alain is the author of seven books which include Hard-Won Wisdom
From The School Of Hard Knocks: How to Avoid A Fight And Things
To Do When You Can’t Or Don’t Want To and Lost Conscience: A
Ben Baker Sniper Novel. He has starred in eleven instructional
DVDs; including Streetfighting Essentials, the Restraint, Control &
Come-A-Long Techniques set, and the five volume Lock On: Joint
Locking Essentials series.

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Alain’s military background includes two years as a paratrooper with
an Infantry Battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg,
N.C., and working as a sniper instructor at the 2nd Infantry Division
Scout Sniper School at Camp Casey, South Korea. His martial art
background includes training in judo, taekwondo, karate, Hapkido,
and qigong. Alain lived in South Korea to train in his primary art of
Hapkido, a Korean martial art that focuses on self-defense, and he’s
earned a 5th degree black belt in this martial art.
Alain currently lives in Montana with his wife Yi-saeng and daughter
Cosette. He spends his time writing, speaking, teaching, working
security, and contributing to Survive and Defend, a website that
provides information that saves lives. You can learn more about
Alain, download his free e-books, and contact him through
www.surviveanddefend.com
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