Five Living Masters

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"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." Henry Adams

Today I want to list the first of five living martial artists that impress me. I decided to select men that I have not met personally. I felt that this would help reduce, if not eliminate, the sycophant element from the equation as I have nothing to gain from them as they are not associated with me in any way. I decided to select people that impress me either for their performance, their insight into the martial arts, or their ability to transmute their martial art acumen into other areas of creativity. Furthermore, the criteria I used to select these people also included that these individuals had to be recommended to me by another martial artist.

I will start with the recommendations from people that have trained with me or I them. I had just finished a seminar with a martial artist that I had never heard about previously. He had been recommended to me by my sensei. I had heard that he had as a young man went to Texas and won a Karl Geis judo competition. He also was ranked as a yondan in the art of aiki jujutsu an art that I had just begun studying.The seminar was on the application of the samurai sword principles to unarmed combat. I loved the art of kenjutsu. Even though the sword work I had assimilated was, and still is, a pastiche piecemeal of several ryuha that I have picked up from my instructors over the years.


Bruce Junick

Before the class began the instructor walked into the room and turned his head my way and stared at me. After a moment he came over to me, introduced himself, and asked my name. He was a law enforcement officer who worked undercover and had an impressive felony arrest record. He confided his arrest record had improved once he had learned to read aura and mine (aura), had impressed him. Odd as this may sound, this was not the first time that I had heard this statement from strangers, but the first time from a LEO.

At any rate the instructor came over to me several times. He told me some things that I found impressive and unusual to hear from someone that I had just met. Then after the seminar he asked me a few questions and gave me a few recommendations. He told me that I had a very Chinese way of moving about me. I told him that I studied kempo jutsu and jujutsu. I have always told my students that kempo jutsu was an American interpretation of a Japanese interpretation of a Chinese art. He told me that he could tell that it wasn't Parker or Tracy kenpo. I told him the only influence that I had from those schools was from JT Will's seminars and that JT had corralled me after we first met and befriended me.

He then asked me if I had ever heard of or trained with a man named Bruce Juchnik? At the time I had not, and he told me that my style reminded him of Juchnik's more than anyone else he had ever met. He told me that Juchnik was having a seminar in Columbus and he would call me for it. I never got that call though, but years later after meeting Tony Annesi I got to see a tape of his with Bruce Juchnik. I was very pleased to have been loosely compared to him, I don't believe that I have ever been more flattered.

 "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein  

My stories are about martial arts adventures that are intertwined with paranormal or supernatural events. The following links are to the Kindle version books from the "Dream Walker” series. Our adventurers find themselves on a quest where they are confronted with both conspiracy and mystery. Their challenge is to unite their mind and body skills together utilizing what they have learned in the martial arts with the transcendental power of dream meditation. They attempt to do this while they are trying to make a life for themselves and elude those that seek to use and control them.

Conversations with a Sage (Book 1 of the Dream-Walker)

Conversations with a Sage: This explores Xander Davidson's early encounters with the mysterious fog like Dream Walking martial art sages. He ponders if they are real or if they are only remnants of his dreams. He mainly keeps this secret world to himself as he tries to cope with abuse, growing up without support or guidance and the mystery of his family's past. 

Xander and the Assassins Gift (Book 2 of the Dream-Walker)

The Assassins Gift: Xander Davidson struggles with the conspiracy of his family and the group that is actively trying to manipulate him to join them or die. The young Dream Walkers learns an early lesson to be careful about whom they let into their circle.


Warriors of Perception (Book 3 of the Dream-Walker)

Warriors of Perception: Xander Davidson and his band of friends embark on a mission to free themselves from their oppressors. They bravely face the challenge all the while vying for the right moment to turn the tables.

Jace Lee The Shift (Book 4 of the Dream-Walker)

Jace Lee The Shift: We find a new apprentice, Adam, which is fighting for his life. He is struggling to understand the amazing skills of his mentor, Jace Lee; a younger man that has trained under Xander Davidson. All the while his mentor attempts to reconcile the fact that his skills do not match up with the other Dream Walkers.


Jace Lee No Agenda (Dream Walker Book 5)

Jace Lee No Agenda: Jace Lee attempts to find himself on a self-imposed vision quest of sorts. Instead he finds himself being stalked by the same group that had previously sought after his teacher, (Xander Davidson). Instead of mastering his odd Dream Walking skills he finds love and the potential loss of his powers.

Jace Lee and the Tutelage of Ming Wu: Dream Walker 6 

Jace Lee The Tutelage of Ming Wu: Jace Lee rejoins his teacher Xander Davidson as they cope with a possible combined threat (the mysterious), Ming Wu and the Council that has continuously monitored the Dream Walkers.