Vladimír Lorenz (aka Kazik), martial arts expert, in 1966-1986 teacher and mentor of Josef Mádl, photo from 1986

Josef Mádl, air marshals training, 90s

Josef Mádl (bottom centre in black) and his first group of pupils, 1990s

Vladislav Zadrobílek aka D.Ž. Bor. Mystic, founder of the TRIGON publishing house, teacher and inspirer of Josef Mádl, 1990s

Josef Mádl, 2000

Josef Mádl, photo for his own book Bodyguard, The Modern Samurai, Hubertlov Bohemia, 2000

Ordination of Josef (Kodo) Mádl as a Zen monk 23 March 2000 Prague-Stodůlky, Venerable Abbot Nishiyama of Daimanji Monastery, Sendai, Japan.

Josef Mádl (in black) meeting with the Dalai Lama at the Forum 2000, photo 2002

Josef Mádl (third from left) with a group of stuntmen during the recording of Shangai Knights with Jackie Chan, Barrandov 2002

Josef Mádl's meeting with Václav Havel, around 2000

Josef Mádl in 2003

Josef Mádl with yoga teacher Sri Maheswarananda, 2014

Josef Mádl, Torah ritual in Dojo Avaloka, Prague 2018

Josef (Kodo) Mádl depositing precious objects under the foundation stone of Avalok, Prague 2010

Josef (Kodo) Mádl, around 2020

Josef (Kodo) Mádl, wedding registrar, around 2020

Josef (Kodo) Mádl in the Vysočina, 2025

Jana Jelínková at the time of the interview (2025)

Jana Jelínková at the time of the interview (2025)

Jana Jelínková in the Post Bellum studio before the interview (2025)

Zdeněk Bartl filming for Memory of Nations in 2025

Zdeněk Bartl in 2025

Zdeněk Bartl with his mother Marie Bartlová (née Hoffmanová) in 1952

Zdeněk Bartl with his father Zdeněk Bartl in 1952

Zdeněk Bartl (seated second from right in the bottom row) with other children performing in a children's school theatre, 1956