Saw this on Amazon.com:

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Edition: Hardcover

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Kodansha America (June 1, 2005)
ISBN: 4770029969

Any word on it's release or what we can expect? :)

Actually, Buyu Books is also taking pre-orders now and has a release date at the end of Feb.

http://www.buyubooks.com/product_details.cfm?id=10958

Actually, Buyu Books is also taking pre-orders now and has a release date at the end of Feb.

http://www.buyubooks.com/product_details.cfm?id=10958
Notice the price difference between the two, nevermind the shipping charge of $21 from Japan. Add in an Ashida Kim book at Amazon and you'll get free shipping ;)

Crap - I missed your PM about not actually buying a Kim book and ordered 3. :uhyeah:

The book has been out in Japan since last week. I have it, read it and will do more complete review after some time to think it over. I am sure that there will be a person or two who have their own Bojutsu stuff for sale who will trash the book fairly soon.

Short version- not a book to learn forms from. Good reference and supplement for training. The philosophy section is really worth the read and I am putting off reviewing the book until I digest it a few more times. There is a section on jojutsu kata and that has never been shown to the general public AFAIK.