I have been reading a lot of lay level neuroscience this year trying to better understand some of the neural system hacks that I believe we take advantage of in the martial arts on a regular basis. “The Body Has A Mind Of Its Own” is written by Sandra Blakeslee […]
If you want a good encyclopedic catalog of named judo techniques look no further than Syd Hoare’s A-Z of Judo. There are many other books out there that list judo techniques but most concentrate on the gokyo no waza. Sometimes you can find the Shinmeisho no Waza. Hoare’s book contains […]
Until I get more book reviews up on the website, here is a bibliography to start with. Meik Skoss compiled the list. He is a contemporary of Donn F. Draeger accompanying him on several trips to Southeast Asia. Skoss has studied aikido, jodi, naginata, judo, karate among others. If anyone has […]
I thought I would add some book reviews to the blog as I get it started. The books I review on Mossy Creek Dojo will be somehow related to martial arts, self defense, Japanese culture, or I just liked them. I will probably not post a review on my current […]
