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A different kind of country
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Manufacturer: MacMillan
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ASIN: B0006BU1BQ |
Book Description
Aikido, the gentleman's fighting art," neutralizes aggression and renders attackers harmless without injuring them. By controlling body position and understanding its simple physical premises, anyone -- regardless of size, strength or weight -- can fend off attacks using this sophisticated martial art. This classic text reveals the secrets which enable the stunning displays of physical control practiced in Aikido. Further, it delves into the ethical intention requisite for successful aikido, and enables its readers to harmonize their vital powers -- both mental and physical -- into the disciplined practice of this elegant martial art. "
Customer Reviews:
Ideal for the beginner.......2007-03-28
As a beginner of aikido, I am sometimes at a loss at remembering everything from the recent class. This book gives a good insight into aikido and has brilliant illustrations to aid the novice with technique.
A MUST HAVE FOR ANY BEGINNER
The drawings make this book..........2007-02-12
This is an excellent text, although possibly too much info for the beginner. The incredible drawings are the illustrations by which all others are judged. Numerical designations for techniques may prove confusing for some people used to describing techniques with the classical Japanese nomenclature.
Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction.......2006-12-26
OK, the illustrations LOOK easy and simpel. But i really dislike this book. Techniques have names, these names expand your knowledge of japanese, the language for a part as well as how to understand it. And here we use some numbers ????
Uke uses attack #37, tori responds with a number #12... no... that's old school, in times when we didn't know beter...
Best Aikido book out there.......2006-11-10
This book covers all the basics of aikido. It has very useful information by showing the ideas behind the moves. With outstanding illustrations together it digs to the core of aikido.
Great book on Aikido, but...........2006-09-13
A lot of good things have been said about this book by many others, and I basically agree with them. So, I'm not going to repeat any of them here. However, the one thing that I don't like about this book is that, instead of using the common terminology used by aikidoka around the world, the authors use algebraic terms like "attack #1" neutralised by "immobilization #2". Why can't they just use the proper terms such as "shomen-uchi" and "nikyo"? Give me a break. This is like calling "slamdunk" a "scoring technique #5".
Book Description
Aikido-a martial art deriving its effectiveness, like judo and karate, from the flow of ki
-- techniques that, when thoroughly mastered, enable the gentle to overcome the strong
-- exercise and sport for men and women of all ages, based on natural movements and harmony of mind and body
Ancient theory, modern practice: Dynamic Aikido brings together the whole spectrum of theoretical and applied aikido. Through it, one can become perfectly attuned to one's opponent, can sense his intentions and turn his movements to one's own advantage. Comprehensive and fully illustrated, Dynamic
Aikido presents the basic postures and stances, fundamental techniques and applications: how to cope with a frontal attack, how to avoid an attack from the rear, how to sense and thwart the pickpocket. An essential companion for every beginner, a vital reference for students of all levels.
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Thin but thorough book.......2006-09-28
This is an excellent little book. It doesn't cover much material, but what is here is covered in great depth. One of my karate instructors used to quote a japanese proverb, "Although the door is small, go deeply inward," by which he meant that you should study a small number of techniques, but learn each one well. This book takes that approach, and really, I can't argue with it. Martial arts is not rocket science. Half a dozen solid techniques, well executed, is really all any of us need.
Pros:
This book covers Yoshinkan aikido, which is a very practical style without all the spiritual mumbo-jumbo you see in a lot of other books. The author gets straight to the point and describes, in wonderful detail, ikkyo, nikkyo, sankyo, yonkyo, shihon-nage, and kote-gaish. (His spelling is weird, but the techniques are the same as the ones I learned by those names.) He also covers irimi-nage and hiji-jime, but not in quite as much detail. There is also a great section in the back on practical applications, i.e. using aikido to defend yourself.
Cons:
Yoshinkan aikido insists on turning the front foot slightly outward. This is orthodox for that style and really not a "con," but it just bugs me.
The sections on ki exercises and breakfalls are too short. This is the only reason I don't give the book five stars.
Conclusion:
You can't learn martial arts from a book. However, if you are part of a dojo, reference books can be useful. Dynamic Aikido fills this niche well.
Breaking down the art.......2006-09-19
I own several Aikido instructional and philosophical books and this book, I found, is the most helpful. It breaks down the fundamentals of the art with descriptive pictures and commentary. I thoroughly recommend this book to beginners and advanced Aikidoka.
Ultimate introduction to real Aikido.......2006-07-05
Dynamic Aikido by Gozo Shioda Sensei is the first book on Aikido I ever bought. To date I have not seen any book so well written and thought out as an introduction to Aikido as a martial art.
Many other books on the market concentrate on the spiritual or even meta-physcial aspects of Aikido and to be honest, should be stocked in the Theological or even fantasy / Sci-Fi sections of the book store.
This book brings it all down to the ground, and shows step by step with amazing detail and accuracy all the basic techniques of Yoshinkan Aikido.
Though no substitute for a real class, this book is the ultimate text book for the beginner Aikidoka.
Brings back memories.......2005-12-06
This book is iconic in nature, and was Shioda Kancho's first stab into mass-market media. First appearing in the late 60's, it is certainly the first glimpse Westerners got at the Yoshinkan style, and possibly the first book many saw about Aikido, period, since it went into a more affordable paperback version relatively early, with many reprints to follow. That said, the material is pretty basic and dated, but has not hindered its popularity.
Not that dynamic!.......2005-08-20
This book covers the basics of Yoshinkan Aikido. It covers Yoshinkan Aikido history, posture & movement, and basic technique. It gives a few examples of practical applications of aikido towards the end of the book. It's not as detailed as "Total Aikido" also written by Shioda Sensei. I would actually rate this book 3.5 stars.
Product Description
3 Martial Art Book Collection; a Dictionary of the Martial Arts; Dynamic Aikido; Aikido and the New Warrior.
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Dynamic Aikido
Gozo Shioda
Manufacturer: Kodansha America, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLYBZK |
Book Description
Briefer, cheaper, and easier to use than the MLA's own handbook, A Guide to MLA Documentation includes numerous examples, a new student paper, an APA index with the 2001 updates, helpful hints on such topics as taking notes and avoiding plagiarism, and the 2003 MLA Guidelines.
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Helpful little book.......2005-10-12
This book is helpful and to the point. It is a good reference when you are stuck with starting your paper, and really helps with the bibliography. I didn't know how my professor wanted the title page, so I looked at what they recommended in this book and that's what I did. I also didn't know how to add e-mails, websites, etc... to a bibliography, or should I say "Works Cited".
short and to the point.......2005-09-15
if you must write in MLA this is a good quick reference
A Guide to Mla Documentation.......2005-08-03
Textbook was in better condition than described. Quick shipment. Thank you.
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Well organized and straight to the point.......2003-11-19
I have used one of these books before and they have been of great help. Most of the bigger MLA books don't seem to cover much on formatting for web sources. This book is thin and easy to carry for any student. It provides an ample amount of small detailed examples for formatting as well as a few essays. The price for this guide is a little on the pricey side for such a small book. In my opinion, it's well worth it for any high school or college student who has many papers to write ahead of him/her. Again, this book is thin and light, well organized, and straight to the point. There would be no need to skim countless pages just to get the formatting you need, the next time you write a term paper.
MLA Documentation Help At Last........2001-05-12
This book is very helpful for research papers. My son's school requires this style of documentation, but they don't provide much help in regards to how to do it. So I browsed the internet looking for help, but there aren't many websites that will tell you everything you need to know. So I ... found this book. I bought it for a price that is cheaper than those large books. I believe that you won't need the large books becaquse most research papers only require the basics, but if you are doing a very large research paper, one of those books might be needed. This book has the basics on how to document many types of sources and it's ...price makes it easy because we have no worries about loosing it. If you are looking for some help with MLA Documentation, and just want the basics and nothing complicated, moreadvanced, look into the bulkier, more expensive books.
Handy but not complete.......2000-10-14
The Modern Language Association (MLA) is the recommended style guide for most documentation in research papers. However, some require The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. This guide, though very short, gives the basics of both. It is too brief to give a complete analysis of the larger, more expensive guides, but it is a handy reference for the basics. If you can afford the complete versions, your bookshelf should contain them if you intend to write academic or research papers. The price on this shortened guide makes it a handy reference for those who can't afford the larger books or who want a handy version to carry with them.
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Single Green Female, outgoing, intelligent, great sense of humor. Enjoys clubbing, dishing with gal-pals and saving the universe. Ready to put old issues behind and make a fresh start. Contact Jen W. at Avengers Mansion. That's right...everyone's favorite Jade Giantess, She-Hulk, has returned for tons of fun, both on and off the field of battle! Collecting SHE-HULK #1-6.
Customer Reviews:
A Great Read.......2007-09-18
Dan Slott is one of my favorite graphic novel writers and his work on "She-Hulk" perfectly demonstrates why.
"She-Hulk, Volume 1" is how the traditional superhero graphic novel for adults should be written. Along with the "Justice League" work that Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire did, Dan Slott's work on "She-Hulk" defines the traditional superhero graphic novel for adults. His writing in "She-Hulk" is full of sharp dialogue, timely humor, and an understanding that the traditional superhero story for adults normally works best when it is not taken seriously, and when the story focuses more on character interaction rather than superheroics.
She-Hulk (aka: Jennifer Walters) works at a law firm that defends superheroes. This is a great concept when you consider all the collateral damage and civil rights violations that superheroes inflict. And Slott takes this concept and runs with it to tell an incredibly amusing story. Juan Bobillo does the majority of the illustrations and while I'm not a huge fan of his, his artwork works well for "She-Hulk." His light and comical art fits the type of story that "She-Hulk" is. "She-Hulk" is one of the few stories--graphic novel or otherwise--that is so well written that I can read it more than once. It's a shame that more graphic novels aren't written this well; I recommend "She-Hulk, Volume 1" to all adults.
Great Story, Spotty Art.......2007-08-08
She-Hulk has been described often as a character who turns convention on its head - a strong, self-possessed female character (best drawn and written by John Byrne in the late 1980s and early 1990s), she revels in the fact that she is a superhero and tries to show that, yes, it actually is pretty easy bring green. In many respects, she is the exact opposite of the Hulk. That, however, was before this volume. Dan Slott takes an insightful (and, I suppose, postmodern) look at She-Hulk. Splitting time between her work as a lawyer and member of The Avengers, Slott starts out by portraying Shulkie as a party girl who has let her celebrity and joie de vivre for superheroics get the best of her - to the detriment of her reputation as both a lawyer and a superhero. Turning the John Byrne model of She-Hulk on its head, Slott paints her as a woman whose superheroism is more a liability than a benefit.
And this is where the fun begins - hitting rock-bottom, Shulkie is offered a job in a legal firm dealing in (as a later volume so aptly puts it), "superhuman law" - but only if she can hack it as her alter-ego, Jennifer Walters, not as the jade giantess. Cases hilarious and poignant comes across her desk, and Slott seems never to tire of taking Busiek-like liberties with the mechanics of the superheroic. And all the while Jennifer must deal with the fact that maybe, just maybe, the superpowers she thought were giving her an edge might just be holding her back.
The only thing holding this volume back is the art. The issues in this volume (and in volume #2) are split between a more conventional (and, to my taste) preferable illustration style and one that is more impressionistic in its interpretations of beloved Marvel characters. To each his own, but I would have preferred that they picked an artist and stuck with them. All in all, however, this is a great addition to anyone's graphic novel library - fun, fresh, and often hilarious, "Single Green Female" is not to be missed.
love she hulk.......2007-05-13
She-hulk is one of the sexiest characters around her stories are fun.
"Judge Gibson...I'm going to need a brief recess. I have to go...save the world.".......2007-04-01
In the superhero universe, Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk, has always lurked somewhere in the periphery of my attention. For long decades, I've regarded her as a second rate, female version of her cousin, the Hulk, and I felt no need whatsoever to follow her adventures. But, partly on a whim and partly because of Adi Granov's art cover, I put money down on SHE-HULK: SINGLE GREEN FEMALE. I'm so glad I did!
Marvel Comics' SHE-HULK: SINGLE GREEN FEMALE reprints the first six fabulous issues of our jade giantess's 2004 series. The first issue isn't very kind to our girl. It reveals how She-Hulk's endless partying finally causes her to be kicked out of the Avengers' mansion and also how her superhero lifestyle gets her terminated from her law firm. But, in her bleakest moment, Jennifer is offered a place in the most prestigious firm on the east coast, Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg, & Holliway. The caveat presented to her is that, in the offices of the firm, she must, at all times, be in her civilian guise. Jennifer, who always prefers to be in her She-Hulk form, nevertheless, accepts.
The following issues go on to reveal that Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg, & Holliway isn't your average law firm but, rather, one which specializes in "superhuman law" and boasts the credo: "When the laws of reality are broken, we shall find solutions thru the laws of man." Jennifer is initially concerned (she wanted to work in a "respectable" firm) but gradually comes to appreciate the odd and unpredictable intricacies of her new job.
The cases themselves are decidedly not of the run-of-the-mill variety. Plenty of guest stars here as Jennifer finds herself hobnobbing with Dr. Strange, the Thing, Dr. Pym, and the Avengers. Her work cases number, among others, a ghost who demands his day in court and Danger Man, a disgruntled radioactive man who wants to file a class action suit against the company that gave him his superpowers. The funniest story here is when Spidey decides to sue J. Jonah Jameson for libel - this issue cracked me up all way through. And I'll tell you what, when the last two issues of SINGLE GREEN FEMALE decided to focus more on a massive supervillain prison breakout instead of the litigating aspects, it actually disappointed me.
In the course of these six issues, She-Hulk gathers about her a cast of eccentric supporting characters: Ditto, the jokey resident shapeshifter; Stu Cicero, nerdy master of the long boxes (more on that later); fellow attorney Augustus "Pug" Pugliese; and the very cool Awesome Andy (formerly super baddie, the Awesome Android). On the romantic side, a certain man-wolf/astronaut enters the picture while a hunky co-worker harbors a secret crush. Of course, Jennifer only sees the co-worker as a friend. Figures.
But it ain't all roses for She-Hulk. Sure, she now has job satisfaction and has even become more accepting of her drab, non-powered identity, but saddled with that is her ongoing rivalry with Mallory Book, the "barracuda lawyer with supermodel looks." Additionally, it turns out that Jen may not have been hired solely for her ability to make an argument. When the firm's boss's super villain granddaughter, Southpaw, is finally brought into custody, Jen learns the underlying reason.
Now, about those "long boxes." This is a pretty neat conceit thought up by writer Dan Slott and, in a way, is consistent with the She-Hulk's past habit of breaking down the fourth wall. The attorneys of the "superhuman law" branch of the firm rely greatly on research done via comic books, which are kept in long boxes. Apparently, most of the superheroes have licensed Marvel Comics to narrate their exploits in comic book format. Now, Marvel comic books before 2002 carry the seal of the Comics Code of America, which is a federal agency. Thus, Marvel comics are admissable in any court of law.
I haven't read She-Hulk's prior series incarnations, so I can't compare writer Dan Slott's superb work here with any of her other chroniclers. With regards to Mr. Slott, the man has a deft and light storytelling touch; he makes his court room scenes as much fun as his pages depicting the supervillain beat downs. He takes the time to delve into Jennifer's psyche and shows the reader that there's so much more beyond our heroine's shallow party girl image. Here, it's clear early on that She-Hulk's normal alter ego, Jennifer Walters, will play a very key role and that the big focus of the series will be on her vocation of attorney. Mr. Slott maintains a nice balance in shifting back and forth between Jennifer's more human side and her more extroverted, super strong persona.
Juan Bobillo's delicate and distinctive artistic style perfectly complements the breezy touch of the narrative; sadly, Paul Pelletier comes in for pencilling duties for the last two issues and gums up the works with his heavier handed artwork. Paul's art doesn't exactly suck but his style proves to be too jarring in the wake of Bobillo's finesse work. But never mind Paul Pelletier. Overall, the end result is that the She-Hulk has now become, for me, one of the most interesting characters in comic books and her series definitely one of the most readable and most FUN out there. So give this one a try, why don't you? Me, I've already ordered the next three She-Hulk volumes.
One of the BEST new comics to come out of Marvel in years!.......2006-03-20
I decided to give the first collection a try. I am so glad I did! These stories go against all of the current trends in comics today. Where other comics are mostly dark,
After hearing a lot of positive word of mouth about the new She-Hulk book I violent, and depressing, the stories in She-Hulk are creative, hopeful, and genuinely funny. Instead of getting one long, padded out story, you get one story after another in She-Hulk. I really felt like I got a lot of value for my money.
I've been reading comics for some time, but I've never really been interested in She-Hulk as a character. She always seemed very one note to me, just a big, green, female superhero. In this collection I was amazed to see how much character She-Hulk (and her alter-ego, Jen Walters) really had. She's a really fun and fleshed out person who lives in a fantastical, over the top world.
The main thrust of this series is that She-Hulk isn't just a superhero, she's a superhero-lawyer. And the fun comes from watching her work on cases that could only take place in a superhero world. There's a ghost who wants to testify at his own murder trial. There's an adventure that takes place at a dollhouse sized prison where they shrink supervillians. And in one of the funniest comics I've read in years, She-Hulk helps Spider-Man sue the Daily Bugle for all the times they've slandered him. I can't think of any other comic I've read that has been crammed full of so many different and clever ideas!
The art in this book is by two different artists. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. I liked the humor and weird approach of the first artist, and the more traditional comic book style of the second artist. But I think I might have liked it even more if just one artist did the art straight through the entire book.
If you enjoy a good read and you like fun in your comics, you owe it to yourself to buy this book!
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