Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time: Joe Lewis And His American Karate Systems [Paperback]

Joe Lewis (Author), Jerry Beasley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1998

The training manual that martial artists everywhere have been wanting for more than 20 years is finally here! No one has ever equalled the record of Lewis, the winner of more tournaments than any other man. This is his complete training system, which will show you what it takes to win every time.

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About the Author

Dr. Jerry Beasley was selected by Black Belt magazine as its Instructor of the Year for 2000. This is just the latest in a long line of honors for the college professor and life-long martial artist. Dr. Beasley is a member of the highly coveted Black Belt (magazine) Hall of Fame, the martial arts world's highest honor. Inside Karate called him "the published authority of American karate," and Karate International noted that "Dr. Beasley is among the world's elite jeet kune do instructors."

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873649818
• ISBN-13: 978-0873649810
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, July 7, 1999

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Loren w Christensen (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time: Joe Lewis And His American Karate Systems (Paperback)

Such an incredible martial artist, but such a poor job of relating his life. The book is too short and the info too sketchy. It's a good start, but it leaves you wanting more.

Loren W. Christensen, author of Fighting Power and Speed Training.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Pioneer of American Karate In Print, July 29, 2000

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This review is from: Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time: Joe Lewis And His American Karate Systems (Paperback)

This book, by Joe Lewis and Dr. Jerry Beasley, is divided in two parts. The first section is a biographary on Joe Lewis, considered by many in the martial arts world as the gretest karate fighter of all time; hence the title of the book. This section is at times, written in the first and third person, so the reader gets an idea as to what goes inside the mind of Lewis. This part is frank and sincere and many things said may not be well like by traditionalist.

Lewis speaks about his training in Okinawa, the states and with Bruce Lee. He talks about pioneering full-contact karate (aka kickboxing)and point karate. The next section, American Karate Fighting is the bulk of the book.

It also is a let down. The quality of the photos is average. The book works, but for someone who has studied the martial arts for over 20 years, nothing new is really mentioned. The traditional fighter may see something new, but, I doubt many traditionalists, who are not into contemporary fighting ideas, will probably not be interested in this book anyway.

The book is average at best (Probably could rate it lower but think that to get a little inside the mind of Lewis is worth the average rating)and for a skilled writer like Dr. Beasely (The Way of No Way), I expected a lot more.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Karate Fighter of All Time: Joe Lewis, July 15, 2004

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Warren (Wilmington, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time: Joe Lewis And His American Karate Systems (Paperback)

Joe Lewis and Dr. Jerry Beasley provide insight to Joe's American Karate System, starting with Joe's youth to his USMC days to his training with Bruce Lee and finally on to Joe's own personal system. The writing is good although Paladin Press could have done a better job with the photos. (I point out that if you buy such a book strickly for the photos you bought it for the wrong reason.) I have known Joe Lewis personally for many years and have attended his Black Belt Conferences; I have observed him up close on many occasion and I still find this book is well worth the cost. I recommend any books written by Joe Lewis and/or Dr. Jerry Beasley; you can always pickup pointers from any of their writings.