Title: Ippon! The Fight for Judo’s Soul Author: Dave Hammond Publisher: London League Publications Ltd Publication Date: May 5, 2008 Format: Kindle Pages: 96 Cover Price: $5.80 ISBN: (Amazon ASIN) B00IHPQ0R2 Content Author Dave Hammond began practicing judo in 1982, and has competed at the national level for several British judo associations. He is ranked in Tomiki Aikido, [Read More]
Title: The Father of Judo: A Biography of Jigoro Kano Author: Brian N. Watson Publisher: Kodansha International Publication Date: October 16, 2000 Format: Hardcover Pages: 212, 6.2 in x 8.8 in Cover Price: $28 ISBN: 4770025300 Content Brian Watson is a long time judo practitioner, ranked as a 4th dan at the time of writing The Father [Read More]
Title: Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano Author: Brian N. Watson Publisher: Trafford Publication Date: October 3, 2008 Format: Hardcover / Paperback / Kindle Pages: 218, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: $29 / $26 / $8.99 ISBN: 978-1425163495 Content Brian Watson is a long time judo practitioner, ranked as [Read More]
Title: Saving Japan’s Martial Arts Author: Christopher M. Clarke Publisher: Clarke’s Canyon Press Publication Date: 2011 Format: Hardcover Pages: 284, 5 ½ in by 8 ½ in Cover Price: print-on-demand for $16.95 ISBN: 9781466211728 Content Dr. Christopher M. Clarke is a prolific author, having written or edited three dozen books on the martial arts — some of which [Read More]
Title: Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo Author: Jigoro Kano; Compiled by Naoki Murata; Translated by Nancy H. Ross Publisher: Kodansha International Publication Date: May 6 2013; First edition 2005 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160, 5.5 in x 7.7 in Cover Price: $19.95 ISBN: 978-1568364971 Content Professor Jigoro [Read More]
Title: A History of Judo Author: Syd Hoare Publisher: Yamagi Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Paperback Pages: 208, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: none ISBN: 9780956049803 Content The late Sydney (Syd) Hoare was a British judoka who competed for Great Britain in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was [Read More]
Title: Combat Sports in the Ancient World: Competition, Violence, and Culture Author: Michael B. Poliakoff Publisher: Yale University Press Publication Date: 1987 Format: Paperback Pages: 202, 6 in x 9 in Cover Price: $24 ISBN: 9780300063127 Content In an earlier review I described a book titled The Martial Arts of [Read More]
Title: Jigoro Kano and The Kodokan: An Innovative Response To Modernisation Author: Kanō Sensei Biographic Editorial Committee; compiled and translated by Dr. Alexander Bennett Publisher: Kanō Risei, Kōdōkan Judo Institute Publication Date: 2009 Format: Hardcover Pages: 182, 6 ⅛ in by 8 ½ in Cover Price: ￥2,095 (online) Content My [Read More]
Title: The Martial Arts of Ancient Greece: Modern Fighting Techniques from the Age of Alexander Author: Kostas Dervenis and Nektarios Lykiardopoulos Publisher: Destiny Books, an imprint of Inner Traditions • Bear & Company Publication Date: October 22, 2007 Format: Paperback Pages: 8 in x 10 in Cover Price: $19.95 ISBN: [Read More]
Note: I would like to thank the publisher, and their point of contact Adam, for sending me a review copy from Japan. Title: The Legacy of Kano Jigoro: Judo and Education Author: The Committee for the Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jigoro Kano; Translated by Tom [Read More]
Title: Ninja: Unmasking the Myth Author: Stephen Turnbull Publisher: Frontline Books Publication Date: 02/26/2018 Format: Hardcover Pages: 230, 6.1″ x 9.8″ Cover Price: £25.00 Content Author Dr. Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge and has two MAs (in Theology and Military History) from Leeds University. In [Read More]
Title: Inventing the Way of the Samurai: Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushidō in Modern Japan Author: Oleg Benesch Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Date: 11/11/2014 Format: Hardcover Pages: 304, 6.1″ x 9.2″ Cover Price: $105.00 Content Dr. Oleg Benesch is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in East Asian History in the [Read More]
Title: Bushido Explained Author: Alexander Bennett; Illustrations: Baptiste Tavernier Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Publication Date: 3/10/2020 Format: Hardcover Pages: 160, 6″ x 9″ Cover Price: $16.99 Content Dr. Alexander Bennett is a Professor at Kansai University’s Division of International Affairs, teaching Japanese history and society. He is also an [Read More]
Introduction Myths abound in the martial arts world. One of the most pervasive is the myth that the late Bruce Lee created the “Kung Fu” television series. Airing from 1972 to 1975, this show on the ABC network and produced by Warner Brothers starred the late David Carradine. Portrayed as [Read More]
Recently I encountered a variation of this question in a martial arts channel on Reddit. The person asking the question was a teenage instructor at a traditional martial arts (TMA) school. She had begun teaching several older students, some of whom were old enough to be her parents. To complicate [Read More]
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