I went to a Chapters Bookstore(a big retail chain in Canada) a few weeks ago to see if I could pick up some MA books while I was in the city. I made my way over to the MA section of the store, but when I got there I could've sworn I was in the agriculture section due to the copious amounts of horse shit in the books I was flipping through. All I was looking for was something practical, with some theory, and heaven forbid a bit of history. I don't think that's to much to ask.
Most of the books were the stuff about ninjers, akido(no offense to akidoka but I think knowing 1000x ways to do wrist throw is useless), shaolin monk hype, and whatever the hell ashida kim is shitting out these days.
One book stood out against them all. It was a book(can't recall the name, nor really want to) about a long lost Tibetan fighting art. The book was authored by some white asiaphile who claimed that the only other person who knew this art was his teacher who lives in a cave in some mountain(I forget the exact details).
My astonishment is only matched by how appalled I am that such crappy martial art books (among other things) can sell, much less be allowed published at all.
Granted I am not expert in the martial arts, so maybe I'll write series of books called "How to become a Level 56 GM in The Long Lost Native-Canadian Art of Great White Panda Shaolin Ninjer-do in 4 Weeks!"
It'll be a New York Times All time best seller.
Most of the books were the stuff about ninjers, akido(no offense to akidoka but I think knowing 1000x ways to do wrist throw is useless), shaolin monk hype, and whatever the hell ashida kim is shitting out these days.
One book stood out against them all. It was a book(can't recall the name, nor really want to) about a long lost Tibetan fighting art. The book was authored by some white asiaphile who claimed that the only other person who knew this art was his teacher who lives in a cave in some mountain(I forget the exact details).
My astonishment is only matched by how appalled I am that such crappy martial art books (among other things) can sell, much less be allowed published at all.
Granted I am not expert in the martial arts, so maybe I'll write series of books called "How to become a Level 56 GM in The Long Lost Native-Canadian Art of Great White Panda Shaolin Ninjer-do in 4 Weeks!"
It'll be a New York Times All time best seller.
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