Shaolin to the Octagon

An epic history of Martial ArtsPete Peterson

UFC Fans

Martial Arts Film-goers US

History Ch. Viewers

We’ve all been exposed to Martial ArtsBut even the millions of practitioners and avid fans don’t know the true story of their passion

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Marital Arts Practitioners7M, US

50M Karate Practitioners, WW

70M TKD Practitioners, WW

31M Fans, US

65M Fans, WW

People, Millions

Last Samurai, 18.4M Karate Kid, 22.3M

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 23.7M

Hatfields & McCoys, 14.3MThe Bible, 14.8M

Non-fiction Readers US, 2009 - 242M

Existing projects have not solved this problem… Visually

DynamicLinear Narrative

Character Driven

Full Story Historical context

Connects to today

Human Weapon (History)

Fight Science (NatGeo)

I am Bruce Lee (Spike)

Smashing Machine (HBO)

Mystic Origins of Martial Arts (A&E)

The Karate Kid (2010)

The Last Samurai (2003)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

A Killing Art

Martial Arts: Traditions, Historyy, People

Total MMAShaolin to the Octagon

… Shaolin to the Octagon has

See the full real story for the first time

Explore the intersection of martial arts with some of history’s greatest eventsMeet the people and re-live the challenges that have carried us to the current ”state of the art” that is the world-wide, mass media phenomenon of martial arts

An epic narrative – linear and character-drivenSpanning the 1500-year story from Shaolin to the Octagon

Shaolin to the Octagon is not just a book…Captivating story, visually friendly and ideal for multimedia

1421: The Year China Discovered AmericaGuns, Germs, and SteelThe Bible ( Burnett/Downey)Killing Lincoln

Shaolin to the Octagon

Book Web Experience

Visual Media App

…it’s a multi-media experience

International

Potential

Shaolin to the

Octagon

Literary• Book• Graphic

Novel

Visual Media• Documentary Feature• Documentary Series• Scripted Mini-Series• Performance• Warren Miller

Multimedia• Next Gen E-Book• Social Media• E-Commerce• Instructional

Author Info Pete Peterson has a deep background digging for

the unknown and difficulty to understand story. A former Wall Street researcher, Peterson is the author of many investment research tomes published by Volpe Brown Whelan and Prudential Securities, where he was the head of Telecom Technology Research

His specialty is finding the story in a sea of confusion.

Peterson holds a BA degree in History as well as a BS degree in Engineering from Stanford University. He also holds an MBA from Duke University.

A martial artist in his own right, Pete holds a black belt in traditional Taekwondo.

Shaolin to the OctagonA gripping history of the martial arts, written for emotional engagement and access to a broad range of media outlets

Just a Book?