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Book Review – Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat

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The Bubishi is considered, by many, to be required reading for any karateka. It is a collection of essays, recipes, and diagrams transferred to Okinawa from China–most likely in small sections over time–and it is believed to be related to, or part of, a Chinese war manual called the Wu Bei Zhi, which was written in the 16th and 17th […]

Ed Sumner’s Review of the Ryukyu Martial Arts Friendship Gasshuku

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The following review was submitted to me by Ed Sumner (Kyoshi, Nanadan, Goju-Ryu under the late Chinen Teruo Sensei). I have added photos, and done some minor grammatical editing. I had the opportunity to attend the Ryukyu Martial Arts Friendship Gasshuku this last weekend, hosted by Noah Legel at the Peaceful Warrior Dojo in Scottsdale, AZ.  Noah had attended our […]

Book Review: Matthew Apsokardu’s “Tales from the Western Generation”

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Matthew Apsokardu is a dedicated martial artist, and the mind behind the excellent website, Ikigai Way. He has a long track record of creating valuable content for karateka and kobudoka, mostly through his website. For some time, now, he has been working on something a bit grander. “Tales from the Western Generation” is a rather lengthy book, weighing in at […]

Book Review: Dave Lowry’s “Traditions” 1

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  Recently, Tuttle Publishing reached out to Patrick, the owner of KarateForums.com (where I am a moderator) to have people review some of their martial arts books. The book I chose was “Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways,” by prolific martial arts author, Dave Lowry. You can find my review in the KarateForums.com Article Subforum. The book […]

Review: Paul Enfield’s Ashi-Waza Video Notes DVD 1

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Taira Masaji, Kudan, Hanshi – Photo courtesy of Chris Wilson’s “Karate Masters Portrait Project” Taira Masaji Sensei is a Kudan (9th Degree Black Belt) in Okinawan Goju-Ryu, formerly of the Jundokan, and a student of the late Miyazato Eiichi Sensei. He is a fast, fluid, powerful karateka, and he is renowned for his kata bunkai (analysis). If you’ve never seen […]

Fighter Fix Review

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Steve at Fighter Fix contacted me back in April and asked me to review his product, having seen my review on Chris’s Datsusara Hemp Gi. This review, due to the nature of the product, will not be quite so in-depth simply because I am reviewing the effect of the product rather than the product itself. In my training (judo and […]