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Hi Mike, it's due out in June 2010 - if you want a sneak preview you can see it here: http://www.goranpowell.com/a-sudden-dawn...
Pam I Haven't heard of it, but let us know if it's good!
Hi Pam,Yes it is!
If you have any more questions, ask away. I'm sure that between us, the Martial Arts Group on Goodreads can give you the answers :)
Pam, if I had a hat, I'd take it off to you! I know another woman who got into martial arts through her children and fell in love with it. She was a brown belt last time i saw her, probably a black belt now; and well-deserved too. As you said, most people's minds are not open to change, but some are. Good for you!!
Had a long chat with my Sensei over the weekend. We came to the conclusion that any form of training in combat is a martial art if its pursuit is primarily the development of the self, rather than a sporting achievement or a commercial goal. In effect, this means each and every case is a matter of the individual, although the aims of the instructor has a big influence.
Mike, you were right: Ronin by William Dale Jennings - marvelous!
Just posted a review of Rain Fall by Barry Eisler on my website Liondogbooks.com - yes, it's a very cool martial arts fiction novel. Love it!
Just read Sanchin and enjoyed it - I've posted a review on this site.Someone else recommended John Rain, i will give it a try.
Top advice Mike!We have had several students who left our club to live elsewhere. In most cases there were karate clubs of the same style nearby, but the standard was not as high as they hoped. In the end they found better teachers in completely unrelated disciplines who nonetheless taught with the same skill and spirit that they were seeking. As Mike said, don't be hidebound by style, find a proper 'Sensei' and the rest will follow.
You can watch a few classes, but there's no substitute for joining in -probably more than one class in each dojo - before and making up your own mind. It can be a painful way to do it, but it is also 'the way of the warrior'! :)At our club, we like people who step onto the mat without scouting it out first. That takes spirit and earns our respect. Unsurprisingly, these people are also the most likely to stay.
Let me know when it arrives and I'll order a copy!
Good for you! I will get a copy - is it available on co.uk as well??
Congrats on the first novel karen! I wish you well with it. Let us know when it is available. Good title too - from Kyokushinkai I take it? :)
Cool, will check it out
OK, here's a tricky question. What are your top 5 books of martial-arts-related fiction?
Here's mine, but be warned, some of them are pretty corny:
1. Shogun
2. Tai Pan (yeah, I love James Clavell!!)
3. The Ninja
4. Black Heart
5. Across the Nightingale Floor
I guess I'm looking for some new suggestions!
I agree with Russell and Scott - I was on a seminar with Patrick McCarthy who is a well-known master and translator and he said something which has always stuck in my mind:The greatest battles are fought, and won, within
Not sure if it's his line or he was quoting someone else, but it's pretty spot-on!
Same here, I have heard of it but not studied it - does it include many techniques from the ground, leg takedowns, etc?
