Never Run A Dead Kata Explores Relationship Between Faith & Martial Arts |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tullahoma,
TN – Never Run A Dead Kata, the inspirational debut
from Tennessee-based 2nd Degree Black Belt, Rodney Boyd Ni Dan, released
today from WordCrafts Press. This engaging, deeply personal and often
humorous book explores the thin line that separates The Way of Peace and
Harmony (Wado Ryu Karate) from The Way of the Prince of Peace (Christianity)
from the perspective of a man who walks (and does roundhouse kicks) in both
worlds.
"This book has been years in
the making, starting long before I became a black belt," Boyd explains.
"I kept seeing in my martial arts journey and my Christian walk
correlations between both of them. The longer I live, the more my spiritual
experiences spill over or undergird every area of my life. Never Run
A Dead Kata is my way of expressing that there is, or at least
should be, no separation between our secular lives and our spiritual
existence."
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Boyd’s quest to study the manly
art of self-defense was sparked in part by an altercation on the side of the
road with an enraged, tire-iron wielding redneck. That incident propelled him
into a local dojo where he began his 35-year journey to obtain a black belt
in Wado Ryu Karate, a style of martial arts that ironically, translates into
English as the Way of Peace and Harmony.
As Boyd became more proficient in
the martial arts, he discovered the black belt virtues of modesty, courtesy,
integrity, self-control, perseverance and an indomitable spirit coincided
remarkably well with his Christian faith. While the path to excellence in any
endeavor is never easy, along the way Boyd learned numerous lessons about
love, life and faith. What he learned in the dojo became the basis for his
book,
Never Run A Dead Kata.
Rodney Boyd Ni Dan is a Speech-Language Pathologist
with a 2nd degree Black Belt in Wado Ryu Karate. He has a passion for music
of all styles, writing, teaching the Word of God and the martial arts. He has
been married to his high school sweetheart, Brenda for more than 40 years and
together they have one son, Phillip. They live in middle Tennessee.
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How to get a
copy of NEVER RUN A DEAD KATA
1. Go to
Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.com
(available in book form and e-book form)
2. Contact
Rodney Boyd at 1 (615) 415-7577 or e-mail at ruminator12@comcast.net
for more information.
3. Rodney
will have books available with him in his car (aka The Rolling
Bookstore)..
4. Cost
from Rodney is $12.00. We can also mail, just add $3.00 shipping and
handling.
Thanks again,
Blessings
and Much Rei-spect
Rodney
