After losing two consecutive matches while wrestling on his high school wrestling team, Rick Avery learned from his wrestling coach what would become Rick’s life motto—regardless of the risk factor and intensity of whatever obstacles he faced, he would show “no quit.” Throughout his challenging careers as a police officer, high-ranking martial artist, and over three decades working in Hollywood as a professional stuntman, Rick met each and every challenge placed before him with the sheer determination of no quit. Learn how he used this motto to his benefit—and continues to do so—in A Life at Risk. Join Rick on his exciting and ever-changing journey from the cradle to the present that is filled with great storytelling and wisdom as told by the person who lived it.

A Life at Risk

Biographies & Memoirs

Bleecker, Tom

Avery, Rick

Walhner, Kurt

Arts & Literature

Gilderoy Publications

Considered one of the foremost authorities on Bruce Lee today, Tom Bleecker not only trained privately with Lee, but the two shared numerous mutual friends in the martial arts community as well as the Hollywood film industry. Moreover, Bleecker coauthored with Bruce's window Linda Lee The Bruce Lee Story, which served as the source material for MCA Universal's motion picture Dragon.  Unsettled Matters is the result of over four years of intense investigative research that led the author from the back alleys of Hong Kong to obscure court documents uncovered in Los Angeles and Seattle. Learn the shocking truth about the life and death of martial arts icon Bruce Lee. Discover why both the author and this publication company have been threatened with massive civil lawsuits if we dare publish the contents of this book.

Unsettled Matters: The Life & Death of Bruce Lee

Humor & Entertainment

Gilderoy Pubns

Proclaimed by many renowned masters to be the greatest pound-for-pound kickboxer of all time, Benny Urquidez was nicknamed "The Jet" because of his explosive spinning back kick. After competing for ten years in non-contact point karate, he pioneered full-contact fighting throughout the world, often fighting in bouts where the rules were ambiguous and contrasts in styles were dramatic. In the 1970s, he won the PKA and WKA World Kickboxing Championships, and then went on to defeat Japan's World Champion. Highlighting his stellar career that spanned two decades, Urquidez came out of semi-retirement at the age of 42 to seal his legendary status by defeating Japan's 25-year-old reigning World Champion. Victorious in six World Championships in five different weight divisions, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez has remained undefeated for 27 years as the longest reigning World Champion ever.

The Jet

Urquidez, Benny

A kenpoist is one who studies the martial art of Kenpo. These 24 individuals are masters of the martial arts. This book is both inspirational as well as informative. There is also a chapter dedicated to the world's most famous Kenpoist - Elvis Presley. In addition to a founder's a history chapter, the book contains over 300 historical pictures. "The Journey" received extremely favorable reviews in New York and Las Vegas where it debuted on 8/10/01. This title has the potential of attracting a substantial audience from crossover audiences.

The Journey: The Oral Histories of 24 of the most proficient American Kenpoists of Today

With the racial tension on the rise in America, Pastor Donnie Williams gives a gripping testimony of having been raised in abject poverty hating white people and how Jesus Christ led Williams on a path to removing the racial hatred that was undermining every facet of Williams’ life. When this book was first published in 2006, Pastor Donnie Williams was invited to appear as a guest on Pat Robertson’s “700 Club” that was followed by regular appearances on Paul Crouch’s TBN “Praise Hour” and a letter from then-President Barrack Obama thanking Williams for the book.

Conquest Over Hatred: The Donnie Williams Story

Hyams, Joe

Leaders & Notable People

Born in Poland in March 1944, Jolanta Soysal spent the next four decades under the harsh oppression of the Soviet Union. Despite overwhelming hardships, she received an education, became a wife and mother, and by the late 1980s, as the owner of a large chicken farm for ten years, became a highly successful businessperson. Earlier in 1981 and without warning, martial law was initiated throughout Poland, and by 1987 conditions had worsened. Fearful of another invasion and complete takeover by the Soviet Union, Jolanta traveled to the United States, determined to establish roots so that she could soon bring her family to America. Arriving in New York on a 90-day travel visa, she had only 40 dollars, spoke only a handful of English words, and had no job. Over the next ten years she became a licensed cosmetologist and real estate agent, the personal assistant to one of the wealthiest business tycoons in America, and in 1993 a United States citizen. "My Song" is the story of a mother’s courageous sacrifice and determination, her heartwarming memoirs, and a reliving of the bygone years of the Cold War era.

My Song

Soysal, Jolanta

Memoirs

The biographies of 28 of the most prominent Kenpoists in the world today as told to Tom Bleecker. This is a large book with hundreds of pictures.

The International Journey: The Biographies of 28 of the Most Proficient Kenpoists of Today

This book is the third in the American Kenpo Journey book trilogy and features 32 black belt Honorees, approximately 400 photos (many historical), a history chapter by Dr. Steve Walton, a special chapter on John Conway, Sr. - the Irish Connection, and nearly 125,000 words of text. Many top American Kenpo instructors have made this Journey book trilogy required reading for all upper belt promotions.

The Journey: Book 3: American Kenpo's Next Generations

Independently published

Inside U is an incredibly moving, engrossing, and almost-mythological tale of how one man endured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows throughout his extraordinary life. 
Born into Japanese-occupied Korea, young Byong Yu was diagnosed as developmentally retarded. Convinced that he would become a burden to his family, doctors told his parents to put him in a corner of the room and let him die. Consequently, survival was an instinct that he honed at a very early age. 
Byong was known to the village as "Ugly Boy," yet he refused to give up. His destiny led him to a wise and gifted martial-arts master who agreed to accept him as a student. In the years that followed, Byong used the profound wisdom instilled in him by his master to triumph through the Korean War, years of poverty, and homelessness. 
After emigrating to the United States, Byong struggled to live the American dream, but a tragedy that drove him to the brink of suicide almost shattered his spirit once and for all. However, in the long and arduous process of rebuilding his life, he managed to become a martial-arts legend—one who now trains some of Hollywood’s elite. 
This is Byong Yu’s story, but even more important, it’s a guidebook to discovering your true path—whatever that may be—and conquering any obstacle that stands in your way. As Master Yu says, "I have triumphed over countless obstacles that I have faced in my lifetime. Yet through it all, I have managed to fulfill my destiny and come to intimately discover who and what I am. And if I can do it, so can you!"

Inside You: How to Become a Master of Your Own Destiny

Self-Help

Yu, Byong

Self-Esteem

Hay House, Inc.

This is the second edition of the 1996 biography of martial arts icon Bruce Lee in which the initial controversial theory behind Lee's premature death is soundly discredited. Originally put forth more than 20 years earlier, the author's theory of what caused Bruce Lee's death was recently confirmed by Dr. Michael Hunter in the televised episode on Bruce Lee in the series “Autopsy.” This is a hard-hitting biography for readers interested in a full and truthful accounting of Bruce Lee’s life and death. In addition to being a close friend and fellow martial artist, the author co-authored "The Bruce Lee Story" (O’Hara Publications, 1988) with Lee’s widow, Linda Lee. Noted biographer and close friend of Lee's, Joe Hyams, wrote, "Tom's enlightening information about the death of Bruce Lee finally puts the pieces of the puzzle together—a must-read for all martial artists."

Unsettled Matters: The Life and Death of Bruce Lee

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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