Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)

Lisa A. Christensen
Lisa Christensen began training in the
martial arts in the mid-1990s, earning black belts in taekwondo and
American Freestyle Karate. She also earned a brown belt in kempo,
and has studied kickboxing, jujitsu, and arnis. She has extensive
teaching experience in the martial arts working with adults and
children. She began training with her husband, Loren W.
Christensen, in 2003 and has appeared in several of his books and
DVDs. She has been the principal photographer for numerous
martial arts books and magazine articles and is the co-author of
Fight Back: A Woman’s Guide to Self-Defense That Works.
Lisa has worked as a Workers’ Comp Claims Examiner for over 30
years. She is certified to adjudicate claims in Oregon and retains an
Oregon General Lines Adjuster License. Lisa currently handles
Oregon claims for national and regional Oregon accounts, as well as
insured and self-insured clients. Lisa has also worked extensively as
a jewelry designer and her work is featured on Facebook, ETSY, and
her website, 
www.LAfinery.com
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Lawrence A. Kane, COP-GOV
Lawrence Kane is a Certified Outsourcing
Professional in Governance (COP-GOV) and a senior leader at a
Fortune® 50 corporation where, among other things, he is
responsible for the strategy for a $1.1B per year organization. He
architected the IT infrastructure strategy, governed the software
asset management process, and established the Sourcing Strategy
and Vendor Management organizations. He saved the company well
over $2.1B by hiring, training, and developing a high-performance
team that creates sourcing strategies, improves processes,
negotiates contracts, and benchmarks internal and external supplier
performance.
He advances thought leadership in strategic sourcing,
benchmarking, and supplier innovation as a frequent speaker at
conferences such as Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) and
International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). His is
also a member of the SIG University Advisory Board and the IAOP
Training and Certification Committee. He previously worked as a
business technology instructor at a technical college for eight years
where received student accolades for communicating effectively,
demonstrating patience, and fostering a positive learning
environment.

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A bestselling author, martial artist, and judicious use-of-force expert,
his books have earned three USA Book News Best Books Award
finalists, an eLit Book Awards Bronze prize, two Next Generation
Indie Book Awards finalists, and two ForeWord Magazine Book of
the Year Award finalists. A founding technical consultant to
University of New Mexico’s Institute of Traditional Martial Arts, he
also has written numerous articles on martial arts, self-defense,
countervailing force, and related topics. He has spoken with
journalists numerous times, including once where he was
interviewed in English by a reporter from a Swiss newspaper for an
article that was published in French, and found that oddly amusing.
Since 1970, he has studied and taught traditional Asian martial arts,
medieval European combat, and modern close-quarter weapon
techniques. Working stadium security part-time for 26 years he was
involved in hundreds of violent altercations, but got paid to watch
football. Lawrence lives in Seattle, Washington. You can contact him
directly at 
[e-mail]
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