Chris Bradford is a true believer in ‘practising what you preach’ – this made his visit to The Weald a much anticipated event. Since one of the titles in his award winning Young Samurai series has been nominated for The Weald Book Award he was invited to come and talk to Year 7 participants and pupils from Year 6 feeder primary schools.
He explained that he trained in iaido
(samurai swordmanship), karate, ninjutsu and earned his black belt in Zen Kyu Shin
Taijutsu. Previously he had trained in
judo, muay thai and kickboxing. He wore
full Samurai robes and wielded his very own Samurai sword. Students were invited to discover the skills
needed to become a young samurai at Samurai School and treated to an authentic
samurai sword display and a dynamic all-kicking, all-punching book reading.
His
best-selling books are published in over 20 languages and have garnered more
than 25 children’s book award nominations. Young Samurai: The Way of the
Warrior was deemed one of Puffin’s 70 Best Ever Books, alongside Treasure
Island and Robin Hood.
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