From the Streets of Montgomery to the Hall of Fame: Author Percy Twenty Five Brown Announces American Martial Arts Volume 2
United States, 16th Jun 2026 – Master Percy Twenty‑Five Brown, Vietnam‑era Marine Corps veteran, 6th‑degree Tae Kwon Do instructor, and inductee of the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame, today announces the upcoming release of American Martial Arts Volume 2, the highly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed autobiographical work on martial arts philosophy, racial identity, and personal redemption.
Brown, who was raised in segregated Montgomery and marched as a youth with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has authored five books over the past several years, including Gang Member: Another Side of Democracy and Million Man March: Book of The American Dead. His works are available through Integrity Publishing (WA) and major online retailers. With the upcoming Volume 2, Brown continues to bridge the gap between physical self‑defense and spiritual discipline, a distinction he argues is often lost in modern martial arts training.
“I wanted to be a good fighter,” Brown recalls of his early training under three Korean Grandmasters. “They taught me there’s no since being a good fighter if you’re not a good man.”
That principle, first explored in American Martial Arts Volume 1, forms the backbone of his entire literary catalog. Volume 2 promises to delve deeper into the “evolution of the American slave trade” metaphor that gives the series its subtitle, examining how historical trauma has shaped African‑American approaches to strength, resistance, and self‑mastery.
From the Battlefield to the Dojo
Brown’s journey is anything but conventional. After being attacked and robbed by a grown man at age seven, he turned to martial arts as a means of survival. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at seventeen, serving as a machine gunner during the Vietnam era. Following his military service, he worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Chrysler Corporation in Detroit before a series of personal and legal battles left him incarcerated and eventually homeless in Los Angeles.
It was during this period of extreme adversity that Brown fell in with a local gang—not as a participant in violence, but as a survivor using his fighting skills to navigate an unforgiving landscape. His book Gang Member: Another Side of Democracy documents this chapter with unflinching honesty, offering what Brown calls “the excitement, action, and heartache of a novel, but as an autobiographical account.”
“The system failed me,” Brown writes, “but I refused to break.”
Recognized by the Martial Arts World
Despite the hardships, Brown’s dedication to his craft never wavered. In 2013, he was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame / Hall of Heroes and named USA Martial Arts Master of the Year. In 2016, he received a certificate of appreciation for “significant contributions to furthering peace, harmony, and universal happiness.” He remains the owner and Head Instructor of Percy Brown’s Institute of Cho’s Tae Kwon Do in Montgomery, Alabama, where he continues to teach students the difference between fighting techniques and martial arts as a way of life.
A Voice That Refuses to Be Silenced
In Million Man March: Book of The American Dead, Brown reflects on the civil rights movement he witnessed firsthand as a child. Having marched with Dr. King, he later concluded that “all that came from the movement was integration”—not the social justice, equal opportunity, or freedom from police brutality he had hoped for. The book argues that “minorities, without realizing it, are just as much on reservations as the Native Americans,” and calls for renewed personal responsibility: “each one of us has a job to do after the March.”
Brown’s writing is raw, confrontational, and deeply spiritual. He does not write for applause; he writes for outcomes. Each of his five existing books serves as an artifact of applied thinking, proof that a man who was homeless, incarcerated, and written off can rebuild himself through discipline, faith, and the written word.
What to Expect in “American Martial Arts Volume 2”
While full details remain under wraps, early descriptions indicate that Volume 2 will expand on the philosophical foundations laid in the first book, incorporating new autobiographical material, deeper analysis of martial arts history, and practical guidance for readers seeking to integrate physical training with spiritual growth.
“Volume 1 was about finding the path,” Brown explains. “Volume 2 is about staying on it when everything tries to pull you off.”
The book is expected to be released in the coming months through KDP Digital Book Publishers, with distribution through Amazon.
Media and Speaking Engagements
Master Percy Twenty‑Five Brown is available for author talks, podcast interviews, and martial arts seminars. Contact information is available via his official website: https://percytwenty-fivebrown.com/
About the Author
Percy Twenty‑Five Brown is a martial arts master, Vietnam‑era Marine Corps veteran, and author of five published books, including American Martial Arts: The Evolution of the American Slave Trade, Gang Member: Another Side of Democracy, and Million Man March: Book of The American Dead. A native of Montgomery, Alabama, he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a youth and was inducted into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame in 2013. He currently serves as Head Instructor of Percy Brown’s Institute of Cho’s Tae Kwon Do.
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