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Paperback now on sale!

2012-01-20T07:10:00.000+09:00

Blue Eyed Samurai

Written By Nicholas Pettas

NOW ON SALE

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PAPERBACK NOW ON SALE!

2012-01-19T18:24:00.001+09:00

Blue eyed Samurai Paperback!

2012-01-18T22:11:00.001+09:00

It is for sale on Amazon.com as of January 4th. I wasn't sure if it actually made it up there but, yes you can now buy it! Feel free to check it out! If you want to buy a signed copy you can send me 30U$ and I will sign it and send it! Info at factory@nicholaspettas.com
Osu!

Thank you for year 2011!

2011-12-28T09:59:00.001+09:00

on sale www.amazon.com

2011-09-30T09:43:00.000+09:00

Nicholas Pettas shows how to pay respect to Sosai Oyama

2011-09-25T22:48:00.000+09:00

I gave out 100 signed books yesterday!

2011-09-19T14:11:00.001+09:00

Blue eyed Samurai

2011-09-17T16:34:00.000+09:00

Soon to be released on amazon.com

Stay tuned for more info or follow me on Facebook ID: nicholaspettas or Twitter ID: Pettas_Nicholas

This is me and Tyson!

2011-09-01T00:39:00.001+09:00

I CrossFit

2011-08-29T21:10:00.001+09:00

Yeah I really do and I love it! CrossFit coming to JP big time soon! I am applying all the knowledge to my fighters and although most of them still don't fully understand what is going on, they feel the difference in the ring! And that is more proof than anything else!

It felt like I was really there...

2011-08-25T14:56:00.000+09:00

Yummy yummy!

2011-08-19T18:13:00.000+09:00

And the roast is in the oven!

2011-08-19T17:55:00.000+09:00

I chopped it up into about 4 big blocks of 2~2.5kg's and will cook them when needed to be... Today is my first one! I can't wait to start eating it!!!

I think you can call this a steak!!! OMG! 9kg's American beef!

2011-08-17T21:30:00.001+09:00

you can now preorder my book on Amazon.co.jp

2011-08-17T10:07:00.003+09:00

This has been a dream of mine for a very long time, although this is a Japanese book it is still a very big step for me! and the next book to get published is my own written one in English! and that is not far away either...

After a great workout and Zone style breakfast Crystal decided to take my bike for a spin! I gotta she looks better on it than I do...

2011-08-12T11:13:00.001+09:00

2011-08-11T01:43:00.001+09:00

Test

The Karate camping going well, everyone is training hard and seem to enjoy it! But I met this weird Minnie and thought I would ask you guys what you thought?

2011-08-03T21:13:00.001+09:00

Last morning in Copenhagen! It's been a good time here but now my journey continues...

2011-08-02T14:14:00.001+09:00

Two brothers hanging out...

2011-07-31T03:19:00.001+09:00

This is part of the front cover on my Japanese book!

2011-07-27T13:15:00.000+09:00

So I paid the cab fare asked for the receipt when the Dude started yelling at me to get out of the taxi!?! Not sure what was going on so I called the bell boy and had him sort things out? But it was still a waste of time... And not quite sure why he just couldn't give me the receipt?

2011-07-25T11:48:00.001+09:00

What's with Crome car? And check the number plate. It's my birthday initials Jan. 23rd. 1 2 3 nice!

2011-07-20T17:03:00.001+09:00

So why is it the day after a huge event it has to rain!?! It's like all the stress and emotions need to be washed away! It was a good event with some sick fights! I was on live Ustream for about 6 or 7 hours speaking in Japanese and English the whole time! My brain felt a stirfry at the Chinese place after that! But Simon Rutz is an awesome guy and I hope we can enjoy a long working relationship from here on! It's Showtime japan has just scratched the surface...

2011-07-19T12:57:00.001+09:00

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http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rebels-it-s-showtime-2011-7-18

Check out the link! This is for the Ustream of Rebels 8 & It's Showtime Japan double event!

It's Showtime Japan is finally here!

2011-07-18T10:14:00.001+09:00

After the test we all went to the beach and BBQ'd! It's hot out here at the beach... But still kinds cool to close to the ocean...

2011-07-17T15:59:00.001+09:00

This morning we had the belt test in my Dojo! When one dude got a big cut on his arm during the Kumite! Nothing a bit of duckt tape can't fix... Osu no seishin, he finished his 8 man Kumite after this!

2011-07-17T15:34:00.001+09:00

This morning we had the belt test in my Dojo! When one dude got a big cut on his arm during the Kumite! Nothing a bit of duckt tape can't fix... Osu no seishin, he finished his 8 man Kumite after this!

2011-07-17T13:47:00.001+09:00

The heat in Japan right now is close to being unbearable... At the gym we finish our workouts fast and get out and cool down like this before we faint from the heat...

2011-07-17T08:09:00.001+09:00

This is what it finally came to look like! Awesome ride and totally smooth... Man I am glad I was able to find this frame in Denmark last time I was there. I decked it out with all Shimano 105 series... Tick tick tick here I come down the road!

2011-07-16T11:46:00.001+09:00

I still got the touch... These wheels are awesome!!! I can't wait to take out on the road!

2011-07-15T02:13:00.001+09:00

It's more than 20 years since I built my own wheel and now I am at it again! Its so much fun building things... I am feeling like a little kid again! Hope it will ride all right...?

2011-07-14T10:59:00.001+09:00

I am sticking to it, my lunch today is 1apple, 180grams of ground beef mixed with 50grams cottage cheese and a handful of broccoli with some almonds...

2011-07-13T17:11:00.001+09:00

I think it's safe to say it's hot out today...

2011-07-13T15:26:00.001+09:00

I would pretty much say I hit the head of the nail with this lunch! 180 grams of ground lean beef cooked with no extra oil, one apple, one pack of soy beans 50 grams, one Avocado with water! 5 block lunch!

2011-07-12T13:00:00.001+09:00

Goodmorning Bob, had a good workout together this morning! Keep up the good work Bob!

2011-07-12T08:50:00.001+09:00

Nicholas Pettas Blue eyed Samurai underwear! The samples are finally here and now we just need to get them out on the market!!! Any buyers interested?

2011-07-11T21:20:00.001+09:00

Play hard and party hard, today our show Gendai Kyogen V finished and we are all going out tonight! Great times with great people!

2011-07-09T18:47:00.001+09:00

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The most used word in Japan right now is "ATSUI" it means hot as in damn hot day today... And let me just tell you how hot, I am sitting on the train station just sipping on a ice tea while typing this entry the sweat is running off my forehead down onto my iPhone...

This is why I don't watch Japanese tv... It's just wierd!?!

2011-07-08T14:32:00.001+09:00

The yellowish gangrene kinda color has subsided and my eyeball has started to look like an eye a again I think I was able to avoid the transformation into an Evil Zombie...

2011-07-07T11:53:00.001+09:00

This is what they gave me for my infected eyeballs... I need to squirt this every 4 hours of my waking hours... And in two weeks time I should be ok...

2011-07-06T15:45:00.001+09:00

Just having a meeting about my book at this location!?! Unreal!

2011-07-05T14:52:00.001+09:00

I was scratching my eye the other day when I suddenly felt a bit of pain... Now my yes has been like this for the last two days... I know it's a gross picture but this is how I feel right now, oh, it's so hot in Japan that I can cook an egg on the top of my car...

2011-07-04T14:05:00.001+09:00

Today I am acting on stage with our show Gendai Kyogen, it has been two months since last time so we have all been rehearsing the last few days... Today we go live and all the hard work pays off.

2011-07-02T11:19:00.001+09:00

I just moved house yesterday... With the jetlag from my trip to denmark and all the boxes all over the place I am totally stressed out... These moving guys wanted to charge me per fish to move, so I scooped them all up and put them in a bag and carried them myself... Then they brought over the tanks etc. Saved 600U$ on that alone... It's gonna take a while before I get through all these boxes...

2011-07-01T16:49:00.001+09:00

Made it back to Japan after having a great time in Denmark!

2011-06-29T09:17:00.001+09:00

Camp is over and I am left with a great feeling of having trained and taught many great people, today I will make my way back to Japan... Its always sad saying goodbye...

2011-06-28T15:36:00.001+09:00

After two days of brutal training and conditioning on the Danish Summer camp for Shin-Kyokushin we are now watching my show Samurai Spirit Kendo!

2011-06-27T03:25:00.001+09:00

2011-06-25T20:43:00.001+09:00

Just finished the first training on the camp! Good weather and great Kiai, this afternoon I am teaching the fighting class for everyone.

Goodmorning, I hate to say it but I just got back home...what a night !

2011-06-24T18:40:00.001+09:00

I thought I saw a crab somewhere around here? I was sure I saw a crab somewhere around here?

2011-06-23T15:07:00.001+09:00

If you ever find yourself in Denmark during the summer Legoland should be on the list of things to do! We had a great time here today...

2011-06-23T01:59:00.001+09:00

I finally figured out how to use my Moms WiFi... I would think it is about time too...I will tell you what? Its pretty cold for a summer in Denmark, I wonder how the camp will be?

2011-06-21T22:36:00.001+09:00

Goodmorning Denmark! Totally jetlagged and waking up at early hours in the middle of the night, read 3:35 and then going for a walk...

2011-06-19T14:41:00.001+09:00

This is Keito and me in the airport, it's gonna be great going to Denmark together, first trip to go on for just the two of us!

2011-06-18T11:13:00.001+09:00

After a big breakfast I am off to the airport, Denmark is waiting at the end of a 11 hour flight... And my Daughter is coming along for the trip! It's gonna be great, cause I hate traveling alone.

2011-06-18T08:12:00.001+09:00

This one is for you Vinayek! Nakano Shinya and me! At the border of Gunma and Nagano!

2011-06-15T23:53:00.001+09:00

This is right on the border of Nagano and Gunma! Breathtaking view of these Japanese mountains.

2011-06-15T12:30:00.001+09:00

This shoot is turning out to be a lot of fun! Check out this camera man with no safety harness...

2011-06-14T13:22:00.001+09:00

Today I am shooting on a program for BS channel in Japan, we are riding up to Karuisawa with a x GP rider Nakano Shinya!

2011-06-14T10:35:00.001+09:00

It's Showtime Japan core members! First show is on July 18th. Petrosyan Vs. Hinata! Stay tuned for more info!

2011-06-13T12:21:00.001+09:00

3 round K.O. Win and a revenge is under the belt from 4 years ago! All my respect to Andrew goes out as we are around the same age and he is still out there doing it! OSU, loved your lowkick Power House, total Karate style!

2011-06-12T21:53:00.001+09:00

Just about to fight Andrew Peck! Go for it Koichi Pettas!

2011-06-12T19:22:00.001+09:00

I just invested in a new fishtank! And this is probably the best 350$ I have spent in a very long time! This thing cane with cabinet and all, I just filled it up with the water and fish from my old tank. And there you are, brand new home for the fish! I should have bought this thing years ago...

2011-06-12T15:05:00.001+09:00

Train hard Party hard! Tonight I am out with all the Drag racers... Most of these guys are sub 10sec. or sub 9sec. On a quarter mile!

2011-06-11T20:01:00.001+09:00

A Nigerian, a Danish/American and an Irish walked into a gym... There has got to be a joke in there somewhere...?

2011-06-11T14:24:00.001+09:00

So I figured that if I told enough people about it I would have to finish it! I started writing on this book in 1997! And last year I finished it. But never had it edited properly, so this year I promised to finish it and get it up on Amazon. It is the true story of the birth of the Blue Eyed Samurai, Nicholas Pettas! It is a book about my life as an Uchi Deshi with the greatest teacher of all time, Oyama Masutatsu!

2011-06-09T09:09:00.001+09:00

Back at the theater practice... We have two more shows to perform next month so we are having some sessions to brush up on the details... This is our dinner time!

2011-06-08T19:15:00.001+09:00

Just having a interview about my IPhone at the MyCom office!

2011-06-07T15:04:00.001+09:00

Havent seen you in a while Emeka! Although you weigh in at around 120kg's you still have abs! Koichi is looking good one week before the fight with Andrew Peck.

2011-06-06T21:53:00.001+09:00

After a great workout this is my favorite drink in the whole world! Ice water!

2011-06-06T12:03:00.001+09:00

I am still not there, but definitely on my way...

2011-06-03T19:49:00.001+09:00

Teaching Karate to the university students! After hearing my talk they were all motivated to go out and chase their dreams!

2011-06-02T09:35:00.001+09:00

This is Matsuyama ! Just here for one day, then I finally get to go home to the kids!

2011-06-01T10:27:00.001+09:00

So my time in Okinawa has come to an end, I fly back to Tokyo now and then change planes and make my way down to Matsuyama! I am doing a motivational seminar at the University there tomorrow... It's a lot of flying around, but I gotta where the jobs call me!

2011-05-31T15:29:00.001+09:00

This is what happens when you do too many pull ups... Thank you "Fran" last workout in Okinawa... This time!

2011-05-31T12:32:00.001+09:00

There you have it! I got my name on the Challenge wall! Did 131 double unders and beat the record of 112!

2011-05-30T16:15:00.001+09:00

After the storm came the calm, but all I am trying to say is... I like this calm! Waking up on my last day here is sad and also greatly satisfying. I feel much better prepared to go back to Tokyo and continue working out. What a nice day to greet me...

2011-05-30T07:38:00.001+09:00

Like I said, things are pretty much back to normal! After my workout I am now going to do what I do best on Sundays, kick it back with a couple of beers...

2011-05-29T14:33:00.001+09:00

It must have passed us while I cell asleep during all the madness!!! It is really quiet now, and the lights are still not back on... I am going back to bed!

2011-05-29T02:11:00.001+09:00

2011-05-28T22:26:00.001+09:00

I am in the middle of a Typhoon! If I thought the Quakes were scary... This wind is tearing up the city, I barely made it back to my hotel from the concert. And every minute since the winds are getting stronger. My windows are bending in and out, lights are out, can't recharge my phone! Things are falling down all the time, and it shows no signs of letting us go... It's going to be a long sleepless night I reckon! I have never experienced winds like this, I could barely walk to the hotel door from the car, but this as I am typing is just escalating to something totally scary! This hotel is located at the top of the biggest hill in Naha too...will update later!

Typhoon is coming in hard... But my friend Konishiki is about to go on stage so I am going to stay for a while...

2011-05-28T19:11:00.001+09:00

So I have almost been in this hotel fir a week now and just realized that they have free washing machines... Why was I doing all my laundry by hand up until now!'?

2011-05-28T09:30:00.001+09:00

The Typhoon is approaching... And it's real cold here on Okinawa today...kinda sad to be here on a day like this, I hope it clears up soon

2011-05-27T16:52:00.001+09:00

This is what a CrossFit gym looks like inside! Awesome place!

2011-05-27T13:06:00.001+09:00

Forging Elite Fitness this is CrossFit Asia, and this is where I am on training camp for almost ten days!

2011-05-26T17:19:00.001+09:00

This is my breakfast... Have not weighed myself since last week but I am feeling pretty good about myself, training is going good and I am eating according to plan.

2011-05-26T08:08:00.001+09:00

Just finished a "Himeka" in 8.41sec. Have no idea if that is fast or not but it had me on the ground begging for air... Good workout! This is what my lunch looks like today. Kimuchi, Celery,6slices of ham,Natto, lemon water and some peanut butter!

2011-05-25T14:22:00.001+09:00

So this Typhoon is approaching and it was raining hard all day yesterday, but getting up today it looks like it is going to be a fine day. Cant wait to get to the gym and get stronger, fitter and better at lofting correctly.

2011-05-25T09:18:00.001+09:00

This is what my office is going to look like for the next week or so... I can't exactly say I am complaining!

2011-05-24T12:05:00.001+09:00

Just arrived in Okinawa and it's 28 degrees, with a nice smooth breeze coming in from the ocean! Now o am on my way to the gym for a nice workout!

2011-05-23T16:10:00.001+09:00

I am on my way to Okinawa now but before I fly I will leave all with this Quizz? What Guiness world record is this of what???

2011-05-23T08:39:00.001+09:00

This is my Manager and her husband, as of today! Congratulations on getting married, you guys deserve all the best!

2011-05-22T20:52:00.001+09:00

Just finished up the fight team's training and it turned out to be my last session with Jan! I am going to miss you Brotha! Don't become a stranger OK!

2011-05-21T13:56:00.001+09:00

Just like Austin Powers! I have a mini me!

2011-05-20T13:13:00.001+09:00

SP Works using the hammer again... Another bike, another swing arm, another racer is born...

2011-05-20T12:28:00.001+09:00

Do you know Justin Beiber??? My kids love this guy, and actually after watching "Never say never" his movie, I am a fan too... Why not! Good for you man, if you are going to make it, then make it big! My girls just came home from his Japan concert... Totally excited!

2011-05-19T22:20:00.001+09:00

Three dudes getting ready for a killer workout!

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