Jodo-Way of the Stick [Paperback]

Michael Finn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Paul H Crompton Ltd (September 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0901764728
• ISBN-13: 978-0901764720
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not comprehensive..., November 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jodo-Way of the Stick (Paperback)

This book is a very low-level introduction to jodo, primarily Shindo Muso Ryu jo. It definitely won't provide good enough instruction to learn any of the basic techniques or kata, and it isn't very comprehensive, only useful for the extreme beginner while they're still in the beginner stages. The book also only covers the forms chosen for the Seitei Jodo set, ignoring the traditional form sets. A much better book would be the book "Jodo: the Way of the Stick" (aka La voie du baton, I think, the book is split into both English and French sections), which provides a much more comprehensive set of explanations, techniques (covers omote, chuden, and ranai: the Seitei forms are miscellaneous kata chosen from these sets), and background on SMR jodo and budo in general.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could be alot better, February 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jodo-Way of the Stick (Paperback)

While I won't recomend this book as a must have, it is good for reviewing what you have been taught by a reputably instructor. It's ok for helping one remember terms and as a rough approximation of the actual Katas. However the pictures show poor posture and little or no actual idea of what is happening in each Kata. Don't bother with this unless you study Jodo. It's too bad that this is the only book available in english.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book is a valuable resource during the beginning years., April 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jodo-Way of the Stick (Paperback)

While the book alone cannot be used to learn Jodo, it is a valuable supplement to training. It helps to refresh one's memory in the early stages of training, and allows one to see a clearer picture of more intricate kata.