Master Joseph Laney
Master Laney is a direct student of the late Grand Master Harold Long. The Steel Hand Dojo trains in traditional Isshinryu Karate-Do as passed on to Grand Master Long by the late Grand Master Tatsuo Shimabuku.

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Master Laney's book, Gotcha! Tales from a Black Belt Bounty Hunter, combines his experiences as a student of the martial arts in the best bushido traditions with his ongoing hunt for a child molester.  Laney takes the reader inside the world of human predators with insights and techniques only an eighth degree black belt could provide. 

Master Laney's unique insights into the Modern Armed Martial Artist shows students how to integrate their martial arts training with effective guncraft.