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Summary: Well researched and well written
Review: Cunningham Sensei provides a great deal of information and technique on a seldom explored aspect of traditional Jujitsu. The text and illustrations are excellent and demonstrate Cunningham's obvious knowledge and experience.
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Summary: Waste of money..
Review: Expected something special and ended up with a picture collection. Mostly Jutte. Nothing on any of the other myriad of secret weapons out there. [...]
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Summary: Secret Weapons of Jujutsu
Review: I was looking for a book that has information on the Tessen, Iron Fan. I found the information on the fan as well as all the other weapons well covered. Each with a historical background, description on how the weapons were used and good black and white pictures. I enjoyed the book. And found it a good reference.
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Summary: An outsider's look at Japan
Review: I'm afraid this book disappointed me. Far from being a comprehensive work on Japanese weapons, the weapons covered are extremely limited. Cunningham seems to have only covered weapons contained in 'the author's personal collection'. There's a few lines about this and that, but no detail at all about anything.I found this book very much an 'outsider's' look at Japan, giving small pieces of information on Japanese history and culture. As a long-time resident of Japan and martial arts practitioner, however, I found the book rather shallow and lacking insider's insight. I had trouble understanding why some of the sections, such as the recounting of the well-known story of the 47 Ronin had anything to do with 'secret weapons of jujutsu'. Some of the illustrations also puzzled me, not seeming relevant to the text. My conclusion; If you know nothing about Japan and its martial history, maybe it's an interesting read. If you know a little already, there's nothing new here.
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Summary: Great Japanese Weapons Book
Review: In his first book, Don Cunningham places considerable emphasis on the history and use of the jutte. It has lots of great pix of various jutte & other related weapons. This is an essential book for your library if you're into weapons.
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Summary: Great Japanese Weapons Book
Review: In his first book, Don Cunningham places considerable emphasis on the history and use of the jutte. It has lots of great pix of various jutte & other related weapons. This is an essential book for your library if you're into weapons.
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Summary: Waste of money..
Review: Mr Cunningham is a spectacular author and gives great detail into his writings. I have read many writings of Don, both in magazines and on message boards and he is very well detailed and factual. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to read the history of Japanese weaponary.
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