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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A bad drug trip put into print,
By Don Roley (Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indonesian Pencak Silat, Pukulan Cimande Pusaka: The Principles of Destruction (vol. 1) (Paperback)
This book is just some bad opium trip. The picture quality is terrible, the instructions difficult to follow ...Most disturbing is the great amount of space given to "woo- woo" stuff like black magic and such. It reminds me of the quote by Robert Heinlein, "One man's religion is another man's belly laugh." If you are interested in the martial arts aspects of Penjak Silat, you will be gravely disapointed with this book. Though rare, there are other books on the subject. All of the ones I have do a much better job of explaining the basics and principles than this rather strange work.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Reason Self-Publishing Should Never Be Used!!!,
By Juanita King (Laguna Niguel, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indonesian Pencak Silat, Pukulan Cimande Pusaka: The Principles of Destruction (vol. 1) (Paperback)
* I don't care how much a man knows, if he cannot write, he should not publish a book!* It is obvious that Pendekar Sanders has a great deal of knowledge, but writing is not among his skills... NOR IS ORGANIZATION! His chapters are an exercise in patience for even a monk. He never separates his thoughts into different paragraphs, which makes each chapter and topic an ordeal to read and undestand. His words are vague, and often do not even depict what he is supposed to be showing. In addition, the forms he details in the early chapters do not have accompanying photos (the photos are in another chapter closer to the end of the book), so you have torn the binding of the book by the time you have begun to understand what he is talking about. * I have had this book for about 6 years now, and have re-read it numerous times in an effort to understand the art. Even in re-drawing the pictures of the forms he illustrates, there is no way to come away from this book with any comprehension of the traditional forms within it. No other books has ever frustrated me as much, and I am anxoius to see someone with actual professional pride put together a better book... any 8th-grader could do better, I'm sure. * This is, by far, the worst martial arts book I have ever seen.
8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fascinating teachings on unusual martial art,
By "gorka64" (Biarritz, P.A. France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Indonesian Pencak Silat, Pukulan Cimande Pusaka: The Principles of Destruction (vol. 1) (Paperback)
Great book with fasinating teachings. Discover this traditional martial art from Indonesia. physicla teachings, magickal teachings, jurus, mudras, mantras... It's a must read
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