Advanced Stick Fighting by Masaaki Hatsumi
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Book Reviews of Advanced Stick Fighting
Book Review: Title
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very helpful, we use bo and jo alot during ninjutsu classes. By reading this you can learn good manuvers and be able to ad-lib on to them well making great attacks.Book Review: fun to read, difficult to understand.
Summary: 4 Stars
i think this book is a metaphor of what Sensei Hatsumi wishes to teach in genenral. his books are chaotic, hard to understand and have to be read twice (or more) to be understood.
this book features magnificient pictures, a lot of explanations about the historical context and some technique descriptions.
I would tend to recommend this book to advanced martial artists, as the title suggests, but i have to admit that the pictures can be a good introduction to beginners to spark their imaginations.
Read between the lines on this one, re-read it a few times, and weigh it against your own martial arts background. always seek a qualified instructor to practice these techniques properly and safely.
Book Review: NOT HIS BEST WORK!
Summary: 3 Stars
The value and application of a simple piece of hard wood is unbelievable. Improvised as a club or short-staff for self-defense and combat is exceptional and could help turn the tide of the situation. A man trained to wield a "stick" can destroy the untrained and unarmed opponent in no time. So, any book or manual discussing/teaching authentic stick tactics, techniques and skills is to be part of any true warriors training in combatives.
This book teaches some of the needed stick fighting skills that with practice can be used in combat. In saying that; I do not recommend every technique in this book to be practical for combat. But would say a good 15% is applicable and that is what makes this book important for the combatant. All the fancy and arty stick fighting methods is what I am talking about as useless. These methods may work in the dojo but have no place on the street.
Overall this book has a lot of "fluff" of irrelevant information, and has no were as much useful information of value like the authors first volume "Stick Fighting". Overall all it would make a somewhat good addition to the marital artist's library but is of no use for the combatant.
Book Review: more ura, less omote
Summary: 3 Stars
I know that many dislike this book for its highly stylized content. Some say, "Lots of fluff not much stuff." If one was to be utilitarian about it, then this book is really a waste of cash. But then again, it depends upon what you are expecting. It certainly is not a text on stick or pole fighting for a novice. I guess in some ways it may not even be a text on stick fighting! The applications and photos require insight into the inner meaning of things, with little being obvious. I must say that had I not seen Hatsumi actually move, and also practiced martial arts for some time, I would have been clueless. This book for me was less instructional than it was in giving a certain feeling. Again, another one of Hatsumi's teaching methods that can be confusing. He certainly is not teaching to the lower levels. If you are looking for a Hatsumi book that is more user-friendly, check out his classic "Stick Fighting" coauthored with Quasten.
Enjoy!
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is nowhere close to the original "Stick Fighting." It seems that it is attempting to pry into on the reputation of the former book. When comparing the two books, this should not be entitled "Stick Fighting 2" but something completely different. Buy it only if you plan to sell it later or are adding it to a Hatsumi collection.