Reviews
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Extremely hilarious yet undeniably insightful book... Highly recommended
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Aikiweb
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Fudebakudo may well be the funniest martial arts book ever written
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Mugendo Budogu
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Inappropriate
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British Kyokushinkai Karate
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I write all those books about samurai and the martial arts, but none as entertaining as Fudebakudo
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Dr Stephen Turnbull
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...Light hearted spoofery from a position of solid knowledge...
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Traditional Karate magazine
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Ueshiba O-sensei claimed that martial arts training should be a joyful experience. Each of the world-class budoka I have had the privilege of allowing to hurt me has, without exception, possessed a powerful sense of humour — teaching me, they certainly needed it and they would often look at what I was doing and laugh. In another context Rumi claimed "he who does not laugh each day has no soul" and that laughter is "special illumination." Fudebakudo is a deeply serious work which will make you laugh until your sides hurt. When that happens, take three quick breaths, kiai like a banshee and buy copies for all your friends. Incidentally I thought the Tai Chi form "ring-tailed lemur plucks quivering pomegranate" was a bai shi, closed-door disciple, secret technique known to me and five others currently living.
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Christopher Ross
Yoshinkan aikidoka and author of
Mishima's Sword: Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend
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Wonderful book
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David Leffman
author of
The Rough Guide to China
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We love it!
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KokaKids Judo magazine
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MI magazine
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You will all be fighting to get to the book because it can be enjoyed
by every member of the family including martial arts practitioners and
non-practitioners alike... Highly recommended
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Tai Chi & Alternative Health magazine
