What martial arts book are you currently reading?

[Xue Sheng98]

How many pages? Let me know what you thought about it.

I have it in Kindle, but I believe it is about 280 pages. And so far, I like it, it is getting into the history and origin which is what I was looking for

 

[Gyakuto104]

A slight deviation; I seem to have a (un)conscious bias where I gravitate toward books which are written about traditional Japanese martial and other arts that have been authored by Japanese people! I don’t seem to value the ideas and opinions of occidental authors for some reason (notable exception is Dave Lowry). Part of this comes from being repeatedly told and believing that Japan and its people are so subtle and hidden behind a barrier of etiquette and tradition, that unless you are born there and deeply marinated in its culture, you have no way of truly understanding their culture and arts. And yet youI think you can be a foreigner in a country but still really be totally integrated; I’m not genetically English but I know far more about the culture/history/traditions than those who are, and behave accordingly.

Does anyone else have this bias?

 

[Jazzpurr2]

Not technique based, but has anyone read the Mark Salzman books that covered his martial arts experience? "Lost in Place" is a great story of growing up as a teen with an instructor who's human failings become more obvious as the students grow to adulthood. Lots of familiar moments for most martial artists.

 

[Gyakuto104]

‘Iron and Silk’?