There has been another update at koryu.com.
http://koryu.com/new.html
There has been another update at koryu.com.
http://koryu.com/new.html
George Kohler
Genbukan Kusakage dojo
Dojo-cho
Thanks for the heads-up George!
And AUGH! I so wanted to put that book on the Christmas list.
Mark
(emphasis mine)"Koryu Books has done the martial arts world yet another great service by rejuvenating this quintessential publication..."--Alex Bennet, Editor Kendo World
hmmm.... this is an interesting clue. So, what books by well-known shihan are already out there that the Skosses might be revamping? New edition of The Deity and the Sword, perhaps? That's the only guess I can come up with. It would certainly be about time, given how hard it is to find copies of it these days.
David Sims
"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - Terry Pratchet
My opinion is, in all likelihood, worth exactly what you are paying for it.
When I first read the Koryu com update my first thought was also a reprint of the Deity and the Sword, however a handsome French edition of the 3 volumes has been available from BudoEditions for some time.
TSKSR is a small school that got a lot of publicity from its connection with D Draeger, Otake has stated in print a number of times that to learn TSKSR basically involves you going to Japan and living there for many years, and you would like be turned down a few times just to check your level of commitment.
Otake and the headmaster of the school have never seemed to wish the school to take off, since without close attention from the shihan the techniques will be diluted.
The late Sugino's version of TSKSR is another story. Can't see why a series of books that where used by some to promote somrthing they never had a chance to train in would be republished by Koryu com who seem to be a quiding light in keeping it as it is.
regards
Ian Drew
yeah.... it's just that the french edition doesn't do me a lot of good, given that I don't really read french....Originally Posted by Ian Drew
very good points... actually, if you read Miek Skoss's book reviews on koryu.com, I think that he actually implies that you shouldn't bother with The Deity and the Sword unless you are a member of TSKSR. Still, even with that said, that's just about the only book in English that I know of that meets the qualifications ofOriginally Posted by Ian Drew
1) having been written by a senior shihan of a koryu
2) having already been in print (use of the word "rejuvenating," etc.)
I'm probably wrong-- for the reasons that you mentioned-- but I still can't come up with a better guess. And naturally, I don't have anything better to do with my life than to sit, and to speculate, and to offer inane guesses, until the truth is revealed.
Last edited by DDATFUS; 21st November 2006 at 00:37. Reason: fixing the quote function, which I always screw up
David Sims
"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - Terry Pratchet
My opinion is, in all likelihood, worth exactly what you are paying for it.
I could be completely off track here, but there is another out of print, hard to find, much sought after book that "sticks" out in my mind.
Nice one Rennis. The humour is good.Originally Posted by Rennis
BTW, your signature line seems to be missing. Lots of people know who you are but you know how it goes...!
Best,
Al
Al Heinemann
www.shofukan.ca
Ah sorry, my mistake there. For some reason I can't get into the user CP at the moment, but for the record..
Rennis Buchner
Hey Rennis,
Good to hear you're still in Akita.
I have the same problem - I can't access my user CP neither.
Originally Posted by RennisThere is a problem with the forum concerning this, use the direct links in this post and you can access what you need in the User CP.Originally Posted by Steve Delaney
/Anders
Anders Pettersson
www.shorinjikempo.net - www.shorinjikempo.se
半ばは自己の幸せを、半ばは他人の幸せを - 宗 道臣
"Nakaba wa jiko no shiawase wo, nakaba wa hito no shiawase wo" - So Doshin
Sticks...ummm that would be very nice considering that there really isn't an english edition of any stick bookOriginally Posted by Rennis
Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow...
...that's what makes my thumper go
it's now February..... the suspense has almost given me stomach ulcers... what is the book?? When will it appear? Mrs Skoss put us out of our misery or give us some more less cryptic clues!!!
Richie Styles
Dear Filthy Sadists at Koryu.com,
When will you stop tormenting us with vague hints and publish the book?
All Love,
David
David Sims
"Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - Terry Pratchet
My opinion is, in all likelihood, worth exactly what you are paying for it.
My ulcer nearly burst in the laughter..... are you trying to kill me??Originally Posted by DDATFUS
Richie Styles
Dear Filthy Sadists at Koryu.com,Diane, unfortunatley, has the heavy burden of being in the Bahamas until Monday doing some jo training, so your protestations will simply fall on well-tanned deaf ears until then.When will you stop tormenting us with vague hints and publish the book?
I won't see her until next Wednesday's training, but I'll tell her that you guys are bursting at the seams and see if she would be willing to ease your pain a bit. (That is, if she hasn't seen this thread by then.)
Oh, and by the way, the book is going to be killer.
(Get it? Martial arts book being "killer"....that's high class waza right there.)
Kevin Cantwell