I can’t think of anyone who was more intimidating with his presence than Joe Lewis. The man was huge and moved like a cat. He is considered the greatest karate fighter of all time and from what I have seen, it is a title he definitely deserved.
Joe Lewis was a great teacher. I never had the opportunity to train with the man but I have watched him teach his tactics and was reminded of the late Grand Master Edmund Parker in how he could break down a technique into its raw components.
Grand Master Lewis lost his thirteen month battle with brain cancer but his determination to teach throughout his chemotherapy and radiation treatments was an inspirational attestation of how fierce a fighter he was. Simultaneously it serves as an important reminder that none of us get out alive.
“Every man dies - Not every man really lives.” - William Ross Wallace (1819 - 1881)
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