about the authors

About the Authors

David Decker has been a student and collector of edged weaponry since the age of twelve. His first love of swords was inspired by the romantic novel “Scottish Chiefs” written by Jane Porter. Formal instruction in GoJu Ryu karate and Yagyu Shinkage Ryu kenjutsu came much later while he was in his forties. He has read everything he could find in print on the subject of knife-fighting and related blade arts. He is also a student of religion, theology, and mythology, ordained as a Celtic priest, and is eternally in search of the “Pure Warrior.”

Gwynne Decker began studying karate several months before her father, at the age of twelve. She also trains in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu. Together with her father, they operate a small dojo in their hometown of Addison, NY, where they teach karate, knife defense, and iaido. Gwynne graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 2004 Magna cum Laude with a degree in Asian Studies. She travels extensively to East Asia for pleasure, business, and to continue her training in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu in Nagoya, Japan.

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