Prometheus: The George Dillman StoryGeorge A. Dillman
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One of the only martial artists in history to have trained with both Bruce Lee and Muhammad Ali . . . military career in homeland security and martial training during the turbulent 1960s. . . acknowledged by U. S. Presidents and celebrities . . . George Dillman has led an extraordinary life to date. Prometheus is the first and only biography-authorized or otherwise-of Grandmaster, 10th-Degree Black Belt, George A. Dillman . . . irrefutably one of the pioneers of the Eastern martial arts in post-World War I I America. For anyone with an interest in the evolution of these arts in the West, Dillman's experience provides a veritable Who's Who of those exciting times. The author is acknowledged as perhaps the foremost authority on Pressure Point Theory applied to the martial arts in the U. S. All students of these arts will enjoy the man's life story along with the technical and scientific studies presented here. Prometheus details the kind of hard science that Dillman engaged and sponsored (cadaver studies, E K G studies, electrical and neurological monitoring, thermal imaging) of Eastern Pressure Point Theory. Three medical doctors and a S W A T officer-among his highest ranking students-add their expertise with reports of their investigations of Dillman's methods. Having trained under the likes of Harry Smith, Danny Pai and Hohan Soken, Dillman was one of the most-awarded competitors on the tournament circuit in the 1960s and '70s, and received advanced instructor certifications in a wide variety of martial arts. Despite his obviously superior skills, in a discipline where closely-guarded secrets were the common currency, Dillman held the broad dedication to sharing the work's benefits for both health and self-defense. During the 1980s and '90s, for example, he partnered with other great Headmasters-Wally Jay ( Small Circle Jujitsu); Remy Presas ( Modern Arnis) and Leo Fong ( Wei Kuen Do)-to give seminars all over the world. With testimonies from 50 of his peers and students (no
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