About Self Defense for Steampunks Volume 1 – Elemental Techniques
The Steampunk world is a rich, glorious, fascinating, and astonishing universe. One must also realize that it is fraught with risk and danger, which can reveal itself in many ways, from a petty cutpurse, ner’do’wells, rampaging clockwork robots, ruffians intent on imposing their will or an organized gang of air-pirates wreaking havoc on the gentile populace.
Steampunk adventurers face even greater adversaries in the form of rogue automatons, augmented humans, crazed beasts, otherworldly terrors, supernatural creatures, and other possibilities.
This practical manual forearms the reader, preparing them for the possibility of encountering these enumerable threats, real or imagined.
Drawing from over five decades of martial arts experience, Captain fred Kaye has meticulously researched actual and true historic treatises from the Victorian and Edwardian time periods to create this treatise for any Steampunk aficionado. The Captain has drawn on his direct experience teaching and demonstrating these real-world techniques to scores of Steampunk devotees over the past decade.
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Author Bio:
fred Kaye’s (aka Sifu fred Kaye) martial career spans over 55 years. Mr. Kaye’s martial foundation in Japanese and Chinese martial traditions, starting in the 1970’s with Japanese Shotokan Karate, then continuing on to external Northern/Southern Shaolin styles to Internal Wudang arts of Ba Gua Zhang, Xing Yi Quan, Luo Huo Quan, and Taiji Quan. Over the past decade, Sifu Fred has expanded his martial journey by exploring Western martial arts such as Bartitsu, La Defense dans la Rue, and other global fighting arts. He has developed a training program that integrates Classic Martial Arts with Indian Clubs, Maces, and Health wands, enabling warriors and anyone to maintain health at any age.
He has just released his first book: Self Defense for Steampunks: Volume 1 – Elemental Techniques
Currently, Fred teaches weekly classes in El Cerrito, CA, and at the world-famous EnGarde Fencing Academy in Santa Rosa, CA.