The Law and Martial Arts (Literary Links to the Orient) [Paperback]

Carl Brown (Author)

Book Description

Series: Literary Links to the Orient | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

Carl Brown describes the legal policies that can protect or indict an individual who uses martial arts techniques in self-defence. This title includes assault and battery issues, the law and self-defence, martial arts weapons, state laws, and a table of cases.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Black Belt Communications; 1st Edition edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897501349
• ISBN-13: 978-0897501347
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,246,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but not focussing enough on what matters., February 19, 1999

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This review is from: The Law and Martial Arts (Literary Links to the Orient) (Paperback)

I found this book enjoyable and informative, but I felt it lacked a lot of what I really expected from it. It covered in detail as best as it could some topics of question such as state laws and general self defense legality issues. But, I found that it lacked substance when referring to the main question on any martial artist's mind...WHAT CAN I LEGALLY DO TO DEFEND MYSELF? I found that the book seemed to focus more on what would happen to someone who was attacked by a martial artist, than what would happen if someone was hurt while the martial artist was defending himself / herself. Most of the court cases involved someone with prior martial arts experience that had committed a crime. All and all it was an okay read, but I felt it hazed over a lot of the questions and important detail a martial artist should be concerned about. Things like the consequences of disarming an attacker and then retaliating with the weapon, or the ever popular question on the mandatory registration of black belts as deadly weapons,that is so often spoke of. All in all I would say it is not a must have, but a step in the right direction for legal education for martial artist.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start, December 28, 2005

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ninjattorney (Colorado) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Law and Martial Arts (Literary Links to the Orient) (Paperback)

Mr. Brown clearly knows his Judo and martial arts history, but the book lacked the substantive legal analysis I was expecting. Like any good attorney, when you don't have the law you argue policy, and that is what this book is, mostly. There isn't much law on point, but Mr. Brown does an excellent job addressing some policy issues any martial artist/instructor should be thinking about.
It makes sense that he is a professional editorialist. His writing reflects strong opinion and interesting viewpoints, which the reader must ultimately discern for herself.
The writing is not at all what I expected, but it serves its purpose well. I had expected more hard, technical writing. Mr. Brown has a wimsical tone, similar to a radio host's, that suits the book's subject matter fine. The minimal primary sources and average scholarly writing was a tad disappointing for me personally, but it makes his book accessible, which is just what this information should be for fellow martial artists. Mr. Brown has done the MA community a service by making this important contribution. If you want to discuss potential legal issues with your students, and you should, Mr. Brown's book is a good starting point.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Information Every Martial Artist Should Read, October 30, 2008

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Bohdi Sanders, Ph.D. "author, martial artist,... (Loveland, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Law and Martial Arts (Literary Links to the Orient) (Paperback)

This book contains information that every martial artist should know. You do have to dig a little to find out basically what you can and can't do to defend yourself, and I would have liked to see it organized a little better and have presented the information a little more straight forward. It still leaves the reader a little fuzzy concerning what he can and cannot do as far as self-defense goes.

I would have found it more useful if it just spelled things out for the reader. For example if you are attacked by a armed mugger, you can do A, B, and C, but not D and E. But our laws to too hazy to make things that clear I guess. I found the last chapter to be the most useful. This is good information to know, but don't let it get in the way of doing whatever you need to do to defend yourself or your loved ones in an actual self-defense situation.

Bohdi Sanders, author of Warrior Wisdom: Ageless Wisdom for the Modern Warrior