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Acknowledgments

My thanks go to my parents, James and Barbara Johnson; my wife, Eleanor May-Johnson; Elaine and Terry May; and sangha members (past and present) of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery.

My thanks also go to Mr. Dave Franks, co-discoverer of the Nai Fuan Chin applications; Mr. Mike Stobart; Sensei Steve Rowe of Shi Kon Karate Kai; and the Three Unknown Men.

Many thanks to Pat Stockley and Amber Matthews for the photography, and Shao Cheen Laine for her artwork.

I am grateful to Mr. Patrick McCarthy, Director of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society, who gave me permission to use the photos of Gichin Funakoshi and Choki Motobu, and the British Museum for the use of the photo of Chinese bronze statues.

Finally, I would like to thank Meik Skoss for his editorial guidance, and the staff of the Charles E. Turtle Company.