Empty Handed: A Modern-Day Miyagi is an inspirational account of the life of yours truly, Sensei Nathan Chlumsky, a current Ph. D.

Candidate. It tells about how I grew up in small-town Kansas, bullied and abused, and told that I would never make it in martial arts and life in general.

Now, 31 years later, I have black belt rankings in multiple disciplines and plan to test for my 5th-degree black belt later this year (2024). I am also a 3x Martial Arts Hall-of-Fame Inductee and hailed as one of the top martial arts historians in the world.

This book is now the 3rd edition, of which the original was published in 2015, and tells of how I managed to overcome everything thrown at me in life and the field of martial arts to become the ‘Modern-Day Miyagi’ that I am today. Sensei Nathan ChlumskyBartlesville, Oklahoma4th Degree Black Belt Promotable3x Martial Arts Hall-of-Fame Inductee2019 Strathmore Worldwide Who’s Who “Professional of the Year Martial Arts Instruction & Historical ResearchNominated for inclusion into the 2023 Cynthia Rothrock Martial Artists Changing Lives Biography Book Edition2023 AMAA (American Martial Arts Alliance Foundation Who’s Who in the Martial Arts Legends Award NomineePh.

D. Candidate.