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The world of martial arts is filled with a beautiful, enriched history. Dating all the way back to the B.C. era, it is impossible to learn everything there is to know. Information has been lost to time, and changes to the various martial arts can make it hard to see the original forms.

It is my goal, with my books, to show the rich history of martial arts, one path at a time. From it’s past to it’s modern use, and even to breaking down what each kanji character means, I hope my books prove useful to those who wish to broaden their knowledge.

Series

The Samurai Way is part of a series of books written by Grant Miller. They include:

  • The Samurai Way
  • The Aiki Way
  • Secret Origins of Hapkido
  • The Hapki Way
  • Secret Origins of Aiki-Jujutsu (coming soon!)

About The Author

Master Grant A. Miller began studying martial arts at the age of 9 and has spent his life devoted to them. His first discipline, introduced to him by his foster family, was the Chinese art of Kung Fu, specifically it was the Eagle Claw style.

Master Miller studied abroad in Japan at Kansai Daigaku University, earning a certificate of proficiency in the language for both reading and writing. During and after college, including his time abroad, he studied for various periods Tang Soo Do, JuJutsu, Aikido, Judo and Kickboxing. In 1994 he began his study of Shotokan karate, and continues to do so today.

He spent 12 years working for a Japanese company both in the United States and Japan. Despite the fact that his professional focus is information technology and systems, his fluency in the Japanese language enabled him to act as an interpreter on numerous occasions.

As mentioned, Master Miller is fluent in Japanese, but as we’ve come to learn, he cannot just stop there. He also speaks, with varying degrees of proficiency, Cantonese, French and German. He is currently learning Italian and Korean.

Master Miller was a contributing author for two books on Microsoft Windows server technologies and worked as a technical editor on several others. His vitae also includes acting as a translator on a book dealing with a French family during WWII.

He currently owns a karate school in Pittsburgh, PA.  One Strike Karate

He is an adjunct professor at Penn State University, Beaver Campus, and runs an IT consulting firm.

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