NO SURRENDER

This is the title of Lt. Hiroo Onoda's book about his ordeal on Lubang Island in the Philippines but it goes beyond that since he was trained at THE NAKANO SCHOOL OF INTELLIGENCE,which is important for martial artists who are interested in aikido, karate, ninjutsu,etc. should know about. I was in the Philippines when he surrendered in 1974. He returned to Japan a national hero but only surrendered upon orders from the Emperor! He was not the last straggler from WWII that the Japanese had, however, as there was one in Guam afterwards and there may even be some others still holding out. Lt. Onoda could be raking in the dough if he decided to train and teach his survival arts to others, especially Westerners. He was also an expert in kendo.