{"product_id":"never-run-a-dead-kata-rodney-boyd-ni-dan-9780615991962","title":"Never Run A Dead Kata: Lessons I Learned in the Dojo","description":"\u003ci\u003eUpon achieving the level of 1st Degree Black Belt, the student is told, \"Now you are ready to learn.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRodney 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 Boyd into a local dojo where he began his 35-year journey to obtain a black belt in Wado Ryu Karate. Ironically, the style of karate he was pursuing translated into English as the Way of Peace and Harmony.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNever Run A Dead Kata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodney Boyd Ni Dan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615991963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615991962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordcrafts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.38d","brand":"Rodney Boyd Ni Dan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48998593331455,"sku":"9780615991962","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-run-a-dead-kata-rodney-boyd-ni-dan-9780615991962","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}