WAKING DRAGONS - THE ULTIMATE TEST

The 30 Man Kumite is one of karate’s toughest tests, reserved for senior black belts with years of experience. One person fights a line-up of thirty fighters, one after another, full contact, moving up the grades to face the strongest, most dangerous fighters last.

 Waking Dragons is a true account of Goran Powell's 30 Man Kumite and the lifetime of martial arts that led up to it. He covers the fitness training and mental preparations required for such a brutal test, talking openly of the conquest of fear and the spiritual growth that is at the heart of the traditional martial arts.
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It inspired me, and I know it will inspire you
Geoff Thompson

The author's journey is one in which we can find great wisdom
Lawrence Kane

Quite simply, this book is impossible to put down
Traditional Karate Magazine

One of those rare books you want to keep reading because it’s so good, 
but fear reaching the end because then it will be over
Richard Revell, Waterstones 



An exciting and tense read with lots of action  

Martial Arts Magazine



I only wish I'd written the damned thing myself
Nick Hughes