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04-11-2002, 11:42 PM
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Hiden Magazine
Would anyone be able to tell me if a 12 month subscription to 'Hiden' magazine is worth the money for a non-Japanese speaker?
Click to see 'Hiden' Magazine here __________ Tim Oldham 
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#2
04-12-2002, 09:55 AM
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Good pictures but...
I read Hiden a lot as our Grandmaster has articles all the time. I would not get it for just the pictures as there are not that many great ones.
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04-12-2002, 10:32 AM
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Subscribe? No....
Hello Sir,
I would not think that a subscription to the magazine is worth the cash if you cannot read Japanese. It is a fair amount to pass over for what is essentially only the photos! Hiden is an excellent magazine...Full of good articles and viewpoints but it is based for a Japanese readership and although it contains photos and illustrations the whole point of the article may pass you by if you can't understand some of it... I myself cannot read fluently in Japanese...But I can read well enough to get to the 'gist' of it. This is really all you should need to get something out of Hiden.. Try one or two editions of the magazine...Then if you feel you cannot do without them subscribe..But get one first or you risk a waste of cash.. Try to buy one magazine from Buyubooks; www.buyubooks.com/browse.cfm?type=M See how you get on with that.. Abayo. 
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#4
04-12-2002, 12:08 PM
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"Hiden" magazine is a damn fine publication, but it is quite expensive if you don't live in Japan.
The only criticism I'd offer about the mag is that it is owned by BAB Japan Company, which is a very popular video/book publishing company. As such, the budo-ka featured in the magazine tend to be those that have video tapes or books for sale through their parent company. Pretty smart marketing. That is why sometimes you'll see some really interesting people in the magazine, next to some really hoaky people. It is a great magazine, but like most business, they are in the business of making money. Regards,
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#5
04-12-2002, 01:53 PM
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The pictures aren't worth it
Mr. Oldham,
I would NOT recommend subscribing to Hiden without a fairly good knowledge of Japanese. You will be left with pictures, which I venture are hardly worth the price. If pictures you want,there are always books to buy (like Draeger's) with great pictures and text that you can comprehend. How about a subscription to Furyu instead (www.furyu.com) or a copy of one of Diane Skoss' books (www.koryu.com)? Abayo,
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