Coach Michael Joyce is a teacher of Chen Style Taijiquan, Fencing, Women's Self-Defense and a student of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. It is self-defense that Coach Joyce has the biggest passion for. His first book, The Golden Thread is a concise book focusing on the essential aspects of self-defense for students to read, re-read and (most importantly) retain the information. Joyce's upcoming projects are: Fencing Foil: A Student's Manual, The Positive Circle: A Chen Style Taijiquan Handbook. For more information on Coach Joyce please visit his websites - http://www.ChenCenter.Com - http://wsfencing.info - http://www.CombativeCorner.Com