Bruce D. Clayton is a noted

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and

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as well as being the author of several books of interest within the

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movement.

Biography

Clayton received his

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and

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from

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in 1972, followed by his

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in ecology from the

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in 1978. He is a California state-certified instructor of radiological defense techniques and

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management. His 1980 book ''Life After Doomsday'' (

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, ), a self-described "survivalist guide to nuclear war and other major disasters" was an influential book within the

movement. His most recent survival book i
''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World''
(

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, 2002, ) which was published in the wake of

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. Clayton was given the Eugene Wigner Award for his work in educating the American public about civil preparedness by the US Civil Defense Council. Clayton has studied the

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since his undergraduate days at UCLA. Starting with

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under Coach Briggs Hunt, he moved through

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Shotokan Karate is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" thr ...

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, and finally, back again to Shotokan. He is currently a 7th degree black belt with the International San Ten Karate Association. In 2004 he released the book ''Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins'' (Black Belt Communications, ), detailing his research into the origins of Okinawan karate. An expanded edition (Black Belt Communications, ) which includes new artwork, lithographs and photo sequences, and six new chapters of new historical research which analyzes the enemies that unarmed Okinawan bodyguards faced, was published in 2010.

Bibliography (selected)

Nonfiction

*''Fallout Survival'' *''Life After Doomsday'' *''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World'' *''Shotokan's Secret: The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins'' *''Shotokan's Secret (Expanded Edition): The Hidden Truth Behind Karate's Fighting Origins'' *''Survival Books 1981'' (with Mary Ellen Clayton) *''Thinking About Survival'' *''Tough Times Survival Guide'' (contributor) *''Urban Alert''

Fiction

''Myre (The Secular Wizardry Saga Book 1)''

References

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Biography

Bibliography (selected)

Nonfiction

Fiction

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