Tony Anthony’s well-known book, Taming the Tiger, and DVD based on his testimony were withdrawn from sale in July after factual inaccuracies were found which compromised the integrity of the publication.
A review was held by Authentic Media, the publisher, and the Evangelical Alliance was asked to undertake an independent inquiry. When both stages of the review were completed, the conclusion was reached, and released in a statement by Authentic Media, that ‘sections of the book are not true’. It emerged that some of the material was copied from a martial arts website. One passage was lifted from a book about Bruce Lee.
Concerns over claims
Although the inquiry began last year, an online search found that, as far back as 2008, those interested in martial arts who had heard of Tony Anthony’s story had had concerns over his claims. Those who had read the book were questioning his knowledge of the area, his training, and commenting that his story did not seem to be plausible.
