Mastering 1181 Cuts: Volume 1

This is a true coming-of-age account of how someone raised in the mid-west heartland of America came to travel abroad and become one of the greatest living Japanese-style swordsmen of the modern era. This account chronicles the birth of this passion at the age of 7 years and eventually blossomed into global competitions that led to two world record marks that have stood the test of time. The first of which is the Guinness Book of World Records standing unmatched for over 21 years for target test cutting 1181 consecutive cuts without a single missed attempt in one hour and twenty-five minutes on a continuously running clock. The second is a World Record Federation mark of 4 cuts on a single target in an amazing 1.16 seconds. Together, this journey spanned over 40 years of research, accumulated over 5 million sword swings, and resulted in a codified methodology for success that can be applied to any endeavor.