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Title: Greatest Karate Fighter Of All Time : Joe Lewis And His American Karate Systems by Joe Lewis, Jerry Beasley ISBN: 0-87364-981-8 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (3 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: The Pioneer of American Karate In Print
Comment: This book, by Joe Lewis and Dr. Jerry Beasley, is divided in two parts. The first section is a biographary on Joe Lewis, considered by many in the martial arts world as the gretest karate fighter of all time; hence the title of the book. This section is at times, written in the first and third person, so the reader gets an idea as to what goes inside the mind of Lewis. This part is frank and sincere and many things said may not be well like by traditionalist.

Lewis speaks about his training in Okinawa, the states and with Bruce Lee. He talks about pioneering full-contact karate (aka kickboxing)and point karate. The next section, American Karate Fighting is the bulk of the book.

It also is a let down. The quality of the photos is average. The book works, but for someone who has studied the martial arts for over 20 years, nothing new is really mentioned. The traditional fighter may see something new, but, I doubt many traditionalists, who are not into contemporary fighting ideas, will probably not be interested in this book anyway.

The book is average at best (Probably could rate it lower but think that to get a little inside the mind of Lewis is worth the average rating)and for a skilled writer like Dr. Beasely (The Way of No Way), I expected a lot more.

Rating: 2
Summary: Combat Wrestling Forever
Comment: The Book is way too short and he never talks about catch-as-catch-can-wrestling. Joe Lewis was a good fighter in his day.....as far as karate types go but equip wrestlers with submission holds and the karate types just fall by the way-side. Again, he never talks about wrestling at all!

Rating: 4
Summary: Good
Comment: Such an incredible martial artist, but such a poor job of relating his life. The book is too short and the info too sketchy. It's a good start, but it leaves you wanting more.

Loren W. Christensen, author of Fighting Power and Speed Training.

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