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John Corcoran is an American non-fiction book author, magazine editor, screenwriter and martial arts historian. ==Early life== Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he began martial arts training in 1967 eventually writing press releases for his Shōrin-ryū karate instructor to pay for lessons. In 1973, as a newly promoted black belt, he compiled the first set of national Top Ten ratings for American karate kata competitors for ''Official Karate'' magazine.〔Corcoran, John and Farkas, Emil (1983). "About The Authors: John Corcoran", ''Martial Arts: Traditions, History, People'', Gallery Books, W.H. Smith Publishers, Inc., New York, inside back cover〕 Over the next three decades, Corcoran served as editor of ''Black Belt'', and then ''Professional Karate'', ''Inside Kung Fu'', ''KICK Illustrated'', ''The Fighter International'' and ''Martial Arts Success''.〔''Our Founders'', (STAR System website ). Retrieved 30 September 2012.〕 In September 1974, Corcoran also worked as publicist and production coordinator for Mike Anderson’s World Professional Karate Championships, the event which launched both the Professional Karate Association (PKA) and the international kickboxing movement.〔 He became the first PKA events coordinator where he befriended heavyweight kickboxing champion Joe Lewis who became his mentor.〔“Down with Politics!” (August 1980). ''KICK Illustrated'' magazine, pp. 50-53.〕 In 1980, Corcoran co-founded the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings with Paul Maslak.〔〔"For Martial Arts Writer John Corcoran, the Pen Sure Is Mightier Than the Sword, Part 1," (Oct. 1995) "Inside Tae Kwon Do" magazine, CFW Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA., Pp. 44-49.〕〔Maslak, Paul and Corcoran, John (November 1982). “The STAR System: Full-Contact Ratings as of May 15, 1982”, "Official Karate" magazine, Charlton Publications, Inc., p. 43.〕〔 In 1993, Corcoran wrote the screenplay for the film ''American Samurai'' starring Mark Dacascos.〔〔"John Corcoran" entry, (Internet Movie Database ), IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.〕 He was a primary technical consultant for the A&E channel’s 1998 documentary, ''Mystic Origins of the Martial Arts,'' and worked in that same capacity in 2002 on ''Modern Warriors'', produced by documentarian Peter Spirer.〔Corcoran, John and Graden, John (2001). The Ultimate Martial Arts Q&A Book, Contemporary Books, The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York, NY, pp. 307-308.〕 In 2000, Corcoran received Gary Lee's ''"Living Legends Hall of Fame Award"'' and in 2002 he received the Battle of Atlanta's ''"Hall of Fame Award"''. In 2004, he received the Martial Arts History Museum's ''"Funakoshi Award"''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Corcoran (martial arts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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