And before anyone gets too serious or bent out of shape about this subject (amazing how this guy riles people up even now), I didn't write this book to glorify Keehan. I wrote it because, like it or not, he's a part of American pop culture and a bigger part of US martial arts history than many people want to admit.

There's still discussion about him today, but there's also alot of BS out there. I wrote this mainly to set some facts straight and give a more balanced view of the man, neither demonizing nor glorifying him, just showing him to have been as human as anyone (in spite of his theatrics).