Soryu Karate, 3 - (The Tiger of Soryu Karate) by Richard M Guerra (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The first book ever written and published on Soryu Karate in the world by Richard Guerra 8Th Degree Black Belt In Soryu Karate nick named Tiger by his Instructor Grandmaster Joe Alvarado one of the first Americans to learn from the founder The late Michio Koyasu student of Kanken Toyama of the Shudokan Karate Dojo. Guerra Sensei takes us through his journey of learning Soryu Karate from Alvarado Sensei in February 1966. The training under his instructor in the Chicano barrio of East Austin Texas and the brutal challenges faced by a young 14 year old timid boy afraid of his own shadow and how he became one of the most feared Fighters Of Grandmaster JOE ALVARADO's SORYU KARATE in Austin Texas. The Soryu Karate. His training in KATA made his fighting skills feared and respected by all who faced him on the streets or in the Dojo of the full contact era known as blood and Guts. Thus Texas Soryu Karate was born. Developed by Grandmaster Alvarado From his training in sasebo Japan Soryu Karate became respected by Street Thugs and police officers who took Soryu karate from Alvarado Sensei. Yet the traditional version of Soryu Karate being the back bone of this strong unique Karate style Did not disappear as Guerra Sensei kept the traditional ways that Alvarado first taught him in 1966. In later years Guerra Sensei fought other Mary artists in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mexico and was never beaten by other martial artists. His fighter mind set was sharpened from his brutal training under Alvarado Sensei. Guerra Sensei shares his story and his experience on soryu Karate not only as a striking martial art but also into the Bunkai ( application ) of kata and unlocking the movements of Kata and how they can be applied in self defense<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The first book ever written on SORYU KARATE in the world by Richard Guerra (TIGER) a student of Soryu Karate founding Father in The USA and his fighting Soryu Karate known as Texas SORYU KARATE of Grandmaster JOE Alvarado . Guerra Sensei takes us on his martial arts journey and the reason he learned Karate as self defense in the year of February 1966. His training development in The Okinawan SORYU KARATE under the strict brutal training of Alvarado Sensei made him into a formidable warrior. With no fear he took on all challenges and made his opponents Run from him .street fighters and Martial artists respect him. His research and years of training made him into a respected Martial arts mentor and instructor not only of Karate but as well as in Wing chun and The Filipino Martial arts of Eskrima Kali Arnis world wide. This book includes the bunkai of Kata and it's applications and takes us on a journey into the Martial art of SORYU KARATE. in Jan 2006 he was promoted by the late Soryu Karate founder Michio Koyasu to the 7 th Dan. In July 2013 he was promoted by his Sensei Grandmaster Joe Alvarado to the 8th Dan<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Richard M Guerra began his journey in Soryu Karate in February 1966 under Sensei JOE ALVARADO in Austin Texas at the age of 14 years old. He was born in Austin Texas in August 1951 . He was a shy timid kid and was the victim of school bully's since he was 6 years old. The Soryu Karate changed all that after a few months of training Under the strict hard core Training under Sensei Alvarado. He was given the nickname Tiger by Sensei Alvarado due to his new found Selfe confidence and fierce fighting spirit. He became a fast brutal Karate fighter with a killer instinct from his Karate training . Tiger became a feared and respected Fighter . His love of Soryu karate never stopped. As he grew older his skills became sharp throughout his life by practicing Kata every day. He was promoted to the 7 th Dan by the late Soryu Karate founder Michio Koyasu in Jan 2006. In July 2013 He was promoted by his Sensei Alvarado to the 8Th Dan in Soryu Karate. Guerra Sensei is a US Navy Vietnam Veteran and served on the USS Jouett DLG 29 in the Gulf of Tonkin 1972-1973. He was honorably discharged in May 1974. He is also a wing chun Kung fu Sifu and was one of the first American students of Grandmaster Leung Ting of the Wing Tsun style and founded MANO DE GUERRA Eskrima Kali Arnis in 1975. He is sought after world wide for his teachings in Wing chun Karate and Eskrima. He lives in Austin Texas USA . He is the first SORYU KARATE Instructor in the world to write a book on This rare But effective Okinawan Style of Karate from the Root of Kanken Toyama's Shudokan Karate.
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