Becoming a true lion in the art and sport of karate, and the last nonjapanese to complete master oyamas course, today, author nicholas pettas is known in japan as the blueeyed samurai, an acknowledgment of his true samurai spirit. I chose not to put narration on this sequence because the pictures speak for th. I cant recommend this book enough, and it is easy to understand why the last nonjapanese to complete master oyamas course, today, nicholas pettas is known in japan as the blueeyed samurai, an acknowledgment of his true samurai spirit. Blue eyed samurai days in the young lions dormitory book. The last uchi deshi livein student of sosai oyama masutatsu, nicholas pettas, takes you along on his adventure as an eager, 18yearold boy going from. Nicholas pettas the blue eyed samurai fighter page. Uchideshi usually live in the dojo or the home of the teacher. It was the beginning of a journey that saw the blue eyed samurai compete in the k1 world grand prix in front of 70,000 people at the tokyo dome, win the japanese k1 title, and become a reebok ambassador for crossfit.
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