Dave Lowry's new book 'In The Dojo' - a guide to the rituals & ettiquette of the Japanses martial arts

Question

Is it any good? If you are a USA cousin then you might be better placed to answer this as its not on amazon UK just yet; any comments on this mans written works welcomed too

Answer 1

There is a lot of his work available to read free of charge on the Internet, look for the black belt martial arts magazine, they update every now and again. His book are quite good if not a little to technical and he does seem to like to put over his 'personal opinions' rather than an unbiased report. But it will not stop me reading his stuff

Answer 2

I would definitely like to read this book and will try to find it.
I too have read 'Moving Towards Stillness' by the same author which I enjoyed very much, although found him a bit over critical on some methods of modern MA training. I think there a place for all martial arts as long as they adhere to the main ethics of traditional budo, i.e not just money making business's, and feel that it is vital to understand the ritualistic history in order to keep them alive.

Answer 3

Have not read 'In the Dojo", but have read some of his other works-Traditions,Moving towards Stillness, and in the middle of Autumn Lightning. I find his work very interesting, thought provoking, and intriging. His thoughts on the comparision of Western and traditional Japanese martial arts are to the point and right on the money. I look forward to reading more of his books and bettering my art to be more traditional than that is being taught in these so called 'Mcdojos".

Answer 4

Having read Mr. Lowry's work since the 80's I can recommend anything that he publishes. This is based on the previous works, in that they are well researched and reflect his vast experience. His best attribute is that he writes in a way that martial artists of all skill levels can appreciate, and learn from.

Answer 5

etiquette hold Martial arts back

Answer 6

Sorry never heard of it.