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Summary: Clearly one of the best!!
Review: I been in the martial arts for years searching for answers and finding only dead ends, until I read "The forgotten art of Atemi". I was amazed by what i seen on the pages. Thank you and continue Grandmaster Soto
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Summary: Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, Aaargh.
Review: I have to thank a colleague with an incredibly ironic sense of humor for gifting me with Irving Soto's second effort at self promotion. In Defense of Soto's second work after the disasterous "Atemi: The Forgotten Art", at least the kanji (Japanese characters) on the cover are correct. Other than that, the photographic quality has gone down, and I did not find the techniques particularly inspiring or advanced. Some in fact are very obviously demonstration techniques which offer no practical defensive worth. Soto makes the same unsupported claims as in his first book (regarding his claims to having been in and fought in Japan, though he can provide not one photo, article, or address of anyone who remembered him), although there isn't near as much..."borrowed" and uncredited material as in the first text. What Irv Soto demonstrates is more of a self-made American art, unique, but not necessarily effective. There is nothing technically or otherwise to tie his Cobra Jujitsu (correct spelling: jujutsu. And no, Cobra are not native to Japan) to the nation where he claims to have spent 18 years learning the art, but never learned the correct kanji for "warrior".
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Summary: Once Bitten, Twice Bitten, Aaargh.
Review: I have to thank a colleague with an incredibly ironic sense of humor for gifting me with Irving Soto's second effort at self promotion. In Defense of Soto's second work after the disasterous "Atemi: The Forgotten Art", at least the kanji (Japanese characters) on the cover are correct. Other than that, the photographic quality has gone down, and I did not find the techniques particularly inspiring or advanced. Some in fact are very obviously demonstration techniques which offer no practical defensive worth. Soto makes the same unsupported claims as in his first book (regarding his claims to having been in and fought in Japan, though he can provide not one photo, article, or address of anyone who remembered him), although there isn't near as much..."borrowed" and uncredited material as in the first text. What Irv Soto demonstrates is more of a self-made American art, unique, but not necessarily effective. There is nothing technically or otherwise to tie his Cobra Jujitsu (correct spelling: jujutsu. And no, Cobra are not native to Japan) to the nation where he claims to have spent 18 years learning the art, but never learned the correct kanji for "warrior".
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Summary: Comprehensive great book
Review: I loved the book. I found it extremely informative. It is packed full of a wide array of techniques that are not usually found in books. If you have no martial arts background you may get lost for the techniques are advanced. The book is a must for any true martial artists library.
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Summary: Atemi Cobra Jujitsu is Excellent
Review: I thought the book was great. I have been practising martial arts, in jujitsu for 25 years. The author, Grandmaster Soto, truely knows what he is talking about. The illustrations and pictures are good. The definitions in the back of the book are good. he reinforces the true essance of jujitsu, which was developed as a fighting art. I like the book very much and so do my friends and fellow martial artists.
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Summary: Another 'learn by book' disappointment
Review: I was fortunate enough to have been able to read this book without having to purchase it. If I'd had to, I'd be exchanging it for something of greater value. Unfortunately, 'Atemi Cobra-Jujitsu: Martial Arts for the Millennium Years to Come in the New Generation' falls into the category of books that fail in their attempt to actually teach martial arts in a practical manner. The photographic quality is of below average quality as are many of the descriptions of the techniques shown. There is little relevant historical information included in this work, and few existing texts support any of the techniques presented in this publication, though the author claims to have received training from "experts" in the field of martial arts. Let the buyer beware.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: I'm sorry for the money I spent, don't let it happen to you... This book is the worst I've seen on the book market. Low quality and zero valuable information. About 100 pages showing big bad grandmaster either doing miracles or explaning basic martial arts terms. I think I will substitute ...this book!
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Summary: Poor Excuse for a Martial Arts Book
Review: I've studied martial arts for over 28 years now, and in the process have collected some 400-500 martial arts books. When someone asks me to cite a real "stinker", this book immediately comes to mind. The photos are grainy and indistinct, the layout is haphazard, and the techniques often deal with unrealistic stuations (unless you really think that, for example, you might be accosted by three people who will simultaneously grab your right lapel). I trust that Grandmaster Soto's skills are better than those depicted in this book, because frankly, they could hardly be worse. Give this overpriced attempt at self-promotion a pass-by.
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Summary: Poor Excuse for a Martial Arts Book
Review: I've studied martial arts for over 28 years now, and in the process have collected some 400-500 martial arts books. When someone asks me to cite a real "stinker", this book immediately comes to mind. The photos are grainy and indistinct, the layout is haphazard, and the techniques often deal with unrealistic stuations (unless you really think that, for example, you might be accosted by three people who will simultaneously grab your right lapel). I trust that Grandmaster Soto's skills are better than those depicted in this book, because frankly, they could hardly be worse. Give this overpriced attempt at self-promotion a pass-by.
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Summary: Waste of time & paper
Review: If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, this author must be the world's deadliest man. The horrible illustrations are only matched by the impossible to follow instruction. It's enough to make me want to switch to tae kwon do.
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