He may be a whompin stompin bad mutha..(shutcho mouth!), and if he is, I will apologize to him, but I still can't stand over-philosophizing regarding budo. I don't think there is a whole lot to the practice of budo itself. Like that funny quote attributed to Meik Skoss goes: "This point goes in first." Principles are good. Philosophy is good. In doses. But not fourteen books (and counting) worth. Perhaps he wouldn't irk me so much if he actually practiced (another than Ninjer Star Throwin') one of the acknowledged traditional arts he writes about, or if he would stick with the history and culture and stay away from the
For those who can read it, check out the book list and especially the titles of the books on his homepage...
http://www.shouseikan.com/chosho.htm
You'll notice he comes out with one every year or other year. Gotta make a living somehow I guess.
By the way, referring to the walking method, I found this link describing Kono's assertion that Japanese walked that way once upon a time. Give it a read.
http://www.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp/ICCS/olp/p2-41/p2-41.htm
Greg Ellis
I like autumn best of all, because its tone is mellower, its colors are richer and it is tinged with a little sorrow. Its golden richness speaks not of the innocence of spring, nor the power of summer, but of the mellowness and kindly wisdom of approaching age. It knows the limitations of life and it is content.