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Dislike: Martial artists who cynically make money out of the gullible
Hobbies & Interests: Karate, boxing, reading and amiable chats about the former
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PeteMills

 Created On: 16-11-07 22:17:05
That was a good comment you left about Lesleys book review! Hope your enjoying the site... And please venture into the forums at some point! As far as im aware your the first Karate student to join!! Lots to do on the site but thanks for your support
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Title article: Ralph Robb on Karate
Date: 2008-03-02 13:41:50
Level: comment
Mature and unbiased opinions
I've recently re-read Ralph's excellent book and then his interview with Lesley and wondered is it because Ralph (sadly) no longer practises karate that he can pass comment without any discernable bias. There's a passage in his book Memoirs of a Karate Fighter in which he laments the political back-biting within Wado Ryu at the time and reflects how he thought that karate was supposed to build character. I think in this interview it shows karate succeeded as Ralph Robb imparts his sober and mature views about the art he once practised so well. I also agree with his comment that with the rise in popularity of MMA contests, that karate-ka must start to reappraise where our art is heading and start to ask ourselves how much of our hours of training is effective karate is and how much is self-delusion.

Title article: Karate-do: My Way of Life
Date: 2008-02-22 18:27:15
Level: comment

Karate Do - My Way of Life is a slim volume and disappointing as it adds very little to what is already known about Funakoshi. It sometimes verges on the didactic, perhaps, and once finished I felt as if there was a great deal missed out of this karate-ka's story. Shotokan is the most widely -practised style of karate in the world and I cannot but think that this book was written to reinforce some of the myths surrounding its origins. I once attended a course given by the late Steve Cattle who was quite open when talking about Funakoshi's limitations but Shotokan grew because of his great pupils such as Nakayama, Nishiyama, and later on Enoeda and Kanazawa. I think it would do the reader more justice and the author mmore credit if this book had given a more full and objective account of Gichin Funakoshi's life and art.

Title article: Memoirs of a Karate Fighter
Date: 2007-11-15 15:31:44
Level: comment
Memoirs of a Karate Fighter
Lesley Jackson has written a quite insightful and fabulous review of the best book I have read about karate training. In my younger days I had the pleasure of seeing the Wolverhampton YMCA fighters in action (pleasure was in seeing and not facing them within the competition area) and they were phenomenal and a truly tough bunch of men (Eddie Cox looked really scary and Ralph Robb's description was spot on.) I never met any of them in person but I was privileged to witness Jerome Atkinson defeat the then reigning world champion Jeoff Thompson at the 1983 English championships at Crystal Palace in one of the best contests many of the lucky spectators ever saw. Ralph Robb's modesty (about his own prowess)and humanity (in his relationships with his family and cousin Clinton) make this a thoroughly enjoyable and moving book. It is difficult to add anything to Lesley's review except that this is a book by an accomplished writer (I have since bought and read his brilliant novel WHAT GOES AROUND) which should be read by martial artists both young and mature, who would surely gain an insight to what it really means to be a fighter, in every sense of the word.

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