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The last uchi deshi (live-in student) of Sosai Oyama Masutatsu, Nicholas Pettas, takes you along on his adventure as an eager, 18-year-old boy going from Copenhagen, Denmark to the other side of the globe. Here, in Tokyo, Japan, he doesn't just find himself in another country, but in a different world altogether. The rigorous life of an uchi deshi is filled with drama and the struggle to survive. Even more so for a Western uchi deshi, thrown into an environment where everything is different – the food, the language, the life-style and, above all, the karate. Literally having to fight for his survival on a daily basis, Nicholas turns to his inner self to search for the strength needed to fulfil his dream of completing the daunting 1000-day karate course. Becoming a true lion in the art and sport of karate, and the last non-Japanese to complete Master Oyama's course, today, author Nicholas Pettas is known in Japan as “The Blue-eyed Samurai”, an acknowledgment of his true Samurai Spirit.
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About the Author:
This is a story about my first three years in Japan, living in a Karate Dorm led by Mas Oyama, founder of Kyokushin Karate. I wrote it myself and it is as I remember it!
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- PublisherCreatespace Independent Pub
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1466371641
- ISBN 13 9781466371644
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages220
- EditorSuddick Chris
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