I have decided to thoroughly review Karate and Kobudō books. The criteria I discussed can be found in the last post or reiterated here:
– translations,
– source material,
– text editing,
– presence of an index,
– and image quality.
My main goal is to improve the quality of published Karate works, not to disparage the authors. Therefore, I ask for forgiveness for the criticism in advance. A mistake is a mistake, and only by acknowledging mistakes can we learn from them. I explicitly request that you point out any future mistakes to me as well – I will be grateful, and at our next meeting, the first beer is on me.
If I receive a free copy from the author, I will, of course, disclose that. However, this will not result in any embellishment of the review.
If the author wishes for a preliminary review, they are welcome to contact me.
Karate Kenkyū Shitsu 