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Internationally Recognized Award-Winning Peace Education Books for Young People and Adults

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Educating the Mind as well as the Body

Our publications may be purchased individually, or as part of a comprehensive Martial Arts Education Program. Books for young people are suitable for readers aged 8-16; adult books for age 17 and above.

Facing the Double-Edged Sword: The Art of Karate for Young People and Why is Everybody Always Picking On Me? A Guide to Handling Bullies offer young people an extraordinary introduction to the essence of the martial arts, lively color illustrations, and valuable, practical tips to help kids gain the confidence and tools to avoid being victimized—without resorting to violence. Winners of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing and of the Omega New Age Directory's "Best Books" citation, they belong in the hands of every young martial artist or victim of bullying.

The "Martial Arts for Peace" series of children's books offer beautifully illustrated stories of a martial arts camp, where boys and girls train, discover insights, and pass character building "tests" drawing on such traditional virtues as honesty, respect, bravery, and wisdom. Eye of the Hurricane, Maze of the Fire Dragon, Flight of the Golden Eagle, and Breaking the Chains of the Ancient Warrior—are frequently used in martial arts programs as an entertaining way to convey the healthy philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of the martial arts.

Dr. Webster-Doyle's books for adults, Karate: The Art of Empty Self, and One Encounter, One Chance: The Essence of the Art of Karate, explore the mental aspects of all martial arts—helping readers discover "empty self" and the roots of interpersonal conflict.

My First Martial Arts Book: (More info)
Putting My Shoes by the Door, Just So

For Children 4-8, this book explains the basic concepts of the martial arts, as well as showing what it is like to be a part of a class. A wonderful first book on the Martial Arts for young people.

2000 NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS GOLD AWARD

Dr. Webster-Doyle's Martial Arts Guide for Parents (More info)
Helping Your Children Resolve Conflict Peacefully

As a response to young people being victimized by bullies, more and more parents are choosing to enroll their children in martial arts schools. But are these schools teaching what their students really need?

Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle demonstrates convincingly how conventional instruction in martial arts—focused on physical skill only—is not enough to help young people understand and resolve conflict. However, if they are introduced to a whole martial art, one that teaches how to avoid and therefore prevent conflict, young people can learn to deal with threatening situations powerfully and effectively, without resorting to physical violence.

My First Martial Arts Book: (More info)
Putting My Shoes by the Door, Just So

For Children 4-8, this book explains the basic concepts of the martial arts, as well as showing what it is like to be a part of a class. A wonderful first book on the Martial Arts for young people.

Education for Peace... in a Divided World

SILVER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING

Why is Everybody Always Picking On Me? (More Info)
A Guide to Handling Bullies

Lively color illustrations, exciting stories, and practical tips and role-playing exercises help give children the tools to avoid being victimized.

• Cope with the "Schoolyard Bully"!
• Stop bullies by using the "School of No Sword"!
• Gain the confidence to win without fighting!

This book is also for adults searching for constructive ways to help young people peacefully confront hostile aggression. Illustrated by award-winning artist, Rod Cameron.

NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS BY THE OMEGA NEW AGE DIRECTORY

"The response to your books among our student body has been overwhelming! I am requiring Why is Everybody Always Picking On Me? and Fighting the Invisible Enemy as reading requirements for rank advancements. I highly recommend your books as an integral part of the curriculum for all martial arts schools."

Lively color illustrations, exciting stories, and practical tips and role-playing exercises help give children the tools to avoid being victimized.

• What it means to "Fight for Peace"
• The secrets of the Wave and Bamboo
• Where the Wrath of the Ancient Warrior comes from - and how to be free of it

This book shows that Martial Arts can be an educational, entertaining, and unique way to understand and resolve conflict peacefully through awakening insight into the causes of individual and global violence.

Facing the Double-Edged Sword (More Info)
The Art of Karate for young People

This book is for young people interested in finding nonviolent solutions to conflict! It is filled with exciting stories about Karate, and explains...

• What a great Master of Karate does with an umbrella.
• How to stop a bully from hurting you.
• How to get Real Power.

This book is for adults too! Facing the Double Edged Sword can help parents, teachers, and counselors who are searching for healthy and humane ways for young people to cope with conflict. Illustrated by award-winning artist, Rod Cameron.

Eye of the Hurricane (More Info)
Tales of the Empty-Handed Masters

Can you discover the secret in the riddle of the Empty-Handed Masters?

"What is it that...
You cannot see if you look,
You cannot hear if you listen
You cannot take hold of if you grasp,
Is silent when you speak,
Speaks when you are silent,
And you can only have when you don't want it?"

If you can discover the secret of this riddle, you will discover how the Martial Arts can become a way to Peace!

"Thank you for ...Eye of the Hurricane: Tales of the Empty Handed Masters by Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle. We are unaware of any other resources which address the concept of using Martial Arts for peaceful purposes. Indeed, many parents are reluctant to permit their children to study Martial Arts because of its violent, macho associations. We are pleased that, at last, someone has presented a healthier view of karate for children, and for their concerned parents."

Maze of the Fire Dragon (More Info)
Tales of the Empty-Handed Masters

Can you escape the Maze of the Fire Dragon? Here is a puzzle for you to figure out:

"You are caught in a maze of never-ending passages. Behind and gaining on you is a Fire Dragon! In front of you, down dark passages, around every corner, are unknown dangers. It is certain that you will be burnt up by the Fire Dragon coming from behind if you cannot escape. So what can you do to avoid being devoured?"

Solve this puzzle and you will understand the most powerful force in all Martial Arts training. Are you ready for an adventure?

Flight of the Golden Eagle (More Info)
Tales of the Empty-Handed Masters

How does your Martial Arts training help you to understand the mysterious teaching of the Empty-Handed Masters?

"Teacher, I have no peace of mind. Please help me to calm my mind."
"Student, will you bring your mind here so I can calm it for you?"
"Yes, but when I look for it, I can't seem to find it!"
"There, you see. I've calmed your mind already!"
"Teacher, how is that you always think so clearly?"
"I close my eyes," the Teacher responded.

If you understand this then you too will be an Empty-Handed Master.

This book's intent is to help create an understanding of the Martial Arts as a way to peace. Adults reading it together with young people can assist them in their education about relationship - what it means to live with dignity, caring and beauty in their daily lives.

GOLD BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING

Karate (More Info)
The Art of Empty Self

The implications of the insights presented in Karate - Art of Empty Self go beyond the practice of Karate, into one's everyday life. This is a book not just for the serious practitioner of Karate or any Martial Art, but also for anyone seriously interested in understanding the violence that is our daily lives.

This publication is not a philosophical or intellectual interpretation of the Martial Arts. Instead, this book clearly addresses, as no Martial Arts book has done before, the underlying intent of Karate and the Martial Arts. In simple, straightforward language it inquires into the roots of conflict.

"To say that I am pleased and delighted with the context and content of your literature is a complete and total understatement. The fact is, your writings are so unique and different from the average information on the market, that I find myself reading and rereading it for new and refreshing insights."

Dr. Webster-Doyle's Martial Arts Guide for Parents (More Info)
Helping Your Children Resolve Conflict Peacefully

As a response to young people being victimized by bullies, more and more parents are choosing to enroll their children in martial arts schools. But are these schools teaching what their students really need?

Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle demonstrates convincingly how conventional instruction in martial arts—focused on physical skill only—is not enough to help young people understand and resolve conflict. However, if they are introduced to a whole martial art, one that teaches how to avoid and therefore prevent conflict, young people can learn to deal with threatening situations powerfully and effectively, without resorting to physical violence.

One Encounter, One Chance (More Info)
The Essence of the Art of Karate

It is an inquiry into a unique perspective on the essence of all Martial Arts - that of "empty self." This book takes a new look at the traditional principles of Karate and gives the reader insight into their original meaning - offering the serious person the opportunity for self-understanding through the intelligent practice of the Art of Karate.

One Encounter, One Chance lays the foundation for the study of the Art of Karate as a means of understanding the violent world in which we live. It is a book that begins to explore the roots of conflict that goes beyond the traditional forms of Karate and asks the reader to let go of preconceived notions so he or she can see the real intention of this remarkable Martial Art.

"One Encounter One Chance is terrific. It is of the highest quality and integrity, and it speaks eloquently to moral and ethical concerns. Another lovely book on the martial arts at their best."

***All use and purchase requires training and certification through the MAP Institute.

Please contact the Atrium Society at (800) 848-6021, or e-mail us at mapp8@aol.com.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Accompanies the texts for children Why Is Everybody Always Picking on Me and Facing The Double-Edged Sword. Even the best martial arts block can't defend our children against much of the violence in today's society. Defeat The Bully Without Fighting is incorporated as part of any martial arts style. Just as the students practice punches, blocks and kicks, they also practice "how to walk away with confidence."

Lessons include:

• The Highest Goal of the Martial Artist
• Role-play: A way to Practice our Skills
• Scared Fighter or Confident Non-fighter
• The Danger of Pride
• I can Bend Instead of Break

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Twelve 15 to 20 minute lessons - condensed from MASTER CURRICULUM Defeat The Bully Without Fighting.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Accompanies book for children titled Breaking the Chains of the Ancient Warrior. The word education comes from the word "educare", which means to "draw out". The tests in Breaking the Chains of the Ancient Warrior, and in this curriculum, are specially designed to "draw out" the innate qualities of character that children have within them. Through these tests children develop respect as a natural outcome of having gone through the experiences set up for them. In other words, young people learn by doing, not from moralizing.

For ages 8-15.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Twelve 15 to 20 minute lessons - some condensed from MASTER Respect: The Act Which Conquers Fear.

For ages 8-15.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Accompanies the texts for Children titled: Eye Of The Hurricane, Maze Of The Fire Dragon and Flight Of The Golden Eagle. Lessons help develop a Martial Arts code of conduct. Sometimes we get into situations in which we are scared. In those situations, we can easily forget to act respectfully, toward ourselves as well as to others. We forget sometimes, when meeting people different from us, to act honorably toward them. Sometimes, caught up in our own hopes and desires, we forget to share time with others; we usurp it all, focusing only on ourselves. Whether we're working, playing, or just being with other people, there are usually circumstances in which we forget to look outside ourselves to see how others are doing, whether we are treating them well, whether they need help. By learning and using manners, we live by a martial arts code of conduct and practice attaining its greatest achievements.

For ages 8-15.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Accompanies texts for children titled Fighting the Invisible Enemy and Tug of War. The lessons in both Level I and II of Understanding: Creating Peace teach the "martial" within us in a safe and disciplined environment, young people can come to understand the basic structure of conflict which has been conditioned into them, passed down from generation to generation. These lessons lay the foundation for future world cooperation and harmony by assisting young people in identifying and resolving the basic factors that begin with school-yard bullying and lead to global violence. Understanding these factors allows them to "break the chains of the ancient warrior," thereby ending our "inherited" tradition of interpersonal conflict. Lessons in Level I include:

• Learning To Listen To Feelings
• One Encounter,
• One Chance
• We All Have Fears
• We All Make Mistakes
• Nonviolent Alternatives
• Understanding Conflict

For ages 7-11.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Twelve 1 hour Lessons - which also accompanies texts for children titled Fighting the Invisible Enemy and Tug of War. Lesson in Level I include:

• The Secret of Empty Self
• Discovering The Perfect Master
• The Real Source of Power
• The Strength of The Beginner's Eye
• The Unbroken Flame of Attention
• The Challenge of Going Beyond Conflict
• Not Hurting Back

For ages 8-14.

by Terrence Webster-Doyle with Adryan Russ

PREREQUISITE: MAP Training and Certification

Twenty 15-20 minute lessons some of which are condensed from Understanding: Creating Peace Level I and Level II.

For ages 8-15.

The best self-defense is using your head. Avoiding conflict and using verbal skills before it escalates into fighting is the basis of this two-part video series by Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle. In this series, Dr. Webster-Doyle--karate black belt, psychologist, lecturer and author of seventeen award-winning books on the subject of resolving conflict peacefully--teaches children how they can use their heads and talk their way out of trouble instead of using force. Martial arts physical self-defense skills are your last resort and should be used only to defend yourself if all else fails. Dr. Webster-Doyle offers many examples of common situations such as bullying in the schoolground, confrontations over your possessions and many other everyday bullying occurrences, using actual young students role-playing the scenario and the response. By highlighting these examples, Dr. Webster-Doyle's aim is to teach youngsters how to use martial arts mental self-defense skills to think and react to a bully before the situation becomes a fight. This is a unique and important concept of the martial arts that all young people should learn to help them cope with everyday situations.

Atrium Society Organization is committed to peace education around the world and was created to focus on the primary factor that leads to conflict, conditioned thinking. Its mission is to provide leadership, education, creative ideas and effective tools for conflict avoidance, resolution and management throughout society. "The most vital and urgent challenge facing humankind is to understand and resolve conflict in relationship. We must challenge this conditioned attitude. We must educate ourselves about the source, nature and structure of conflict, to recognize how we have sustained it through conditioned thinking and action.

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The best self-defense is using your head. Avoiding conflict and using verbal skills before it escalates into fighting is the basis of this video by Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle. In this video, Dr. Webster-Doyle--karate black belt, psychologist, lecturer and author of seventeen award-winning books on the subject of resolving conflict peacefully--teaches children how they can use their heads and talk their way out of trouble instead of using force. Martial arts physical self-defense skills are your last resort and should be used only to defend yourself if all else fails. Dr. Webster-Doyle offers many examples of common situations such as bullying in the schoolground, confrontations over your possessions and many other everyday bullying occurrences, using actual young students role-playing the scenario and the response. By highlighting these examples, Dr. Webster-Doyle's aim is to teach youngsters how to use martial arts mental self-defense skills to think and react to a bully before the situation becomes a fight. This is a unique and important concept of the martial arts that all young people should learn to help them cope with everyday situations.

ONLY IF AVAILABLE