Karatedo Tanpenshu: Funakoshi Short Stories
Compiled & Translated by Patrick & Yuriko
McCarthy
"This is an eclectic book about Gichen
Funakoshi, who many consider to be the father
of Japanese karate. But this is not a book of
commentary about this master. Instead, the man,
his background and early karate history are
intimately portrayed through his own early writings,
his portraits, many photos and other related
materials."
Review
by Rick Reichert
Pressure Point Fighting: A Secret Guide
to the Heart of Asian Martial Arts
by Richard Clark
"Rick Clark has taken the complex and confusing
world of vital points and stripped it down to
a basic idea: 'It does not matter why it works,
it only matters that it works.'This pragmatic
approach stands in marked contrast to many of
pressure point teachers who ground their teachings
on the science behind their work."
Review
by Jeremy C. Bays
Medieval Combat
Translated by Mark Rector
"Martial arts books have been around for
a long, long time, as Mark Rector of the Chicago
Swordplay Guild ably demonstrates with his new
work, "Medieval Combat." Mr. Rector's
book is the first English translation of Hans
Talhoffer's "fechtbuch", or "fight-book,"
a compendium of the knightly arts of mayhem
as practiced circa 1467."
Review
by J. Ken Mondschein
Ryoma - Life of a Renaissance Samurai
By Romulus Hillsborough
"The book is very readable and exciting.
To westerners it opens up an important period
in Japanese history as it weaves together the
complex tapestry of ideology, events, life,
culture and political/military forces leading
to the modern age -- all portrayed through Ryoma's
eyes."
Review
by Christopher Caile
The Martial Arts of Renaissance Europe
By Sydney Anglo
"For those with an interest in the European
counterparts to kenjutsu, jujutsu, and the other
warrior arts of Japan, "The Martial Arts of
Renaissance Europe" by Sydney Anglo is well
worth picking up."
Review
by J. Ken Mondschein
Filipino Martial Culture
By Mark Wiley
" ... Wiley's approach combines solid
historical research skill ... with deeply personal
knowledge of the culture ... he is writing about."
Review
by J. Christoph Amberger
Complete Aikido:
Aikido Kyohan - the Definitive Guide to the
Way of Harmony by Roy Suenaka & Chris Watson.
Review
The Secret History of the Sword
by J. Christoph Amberger Review
Martial Musings:
A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th
Century, by Robert W. Smith. Review
The Science
of Martial Arts Training
by Charles I. Staley, MSS Review
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