LEONARD J. PELLMAN
Noted martial arts authority, Leonard J. Pellman, is the co-author of two highly acclaimed books on traditional Japanese budō:
LIFE & BACKGROUND
Len Pellman was born in the San Diego suburb of National City, California and throughout his childhood lived in the communities of Normal Heights, La Mesa, Clairemont, and Serra Mesa.
At the age of 16 he was selected from among over 300 applicants to be one of six sent as exchange students to Japan as a high school junior, living in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.
Upon graduating from San Diego State University, Len returned to Japan for nine months as an uchideshi—a live-in trainee in classical Japanese martial arts.
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