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BoothJ9
White Belt
Joined: 15 Feb 2022
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Location: Wales
Styles: Shukokai
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 4:59 am Post subject: The Bubishi |
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I put this in General Chat as I though it was a book and different bits can be relevant in many different martial arts.
I recently purchased the 2016 Patrick McCarthy Bubishi and so far I have been fascinated with almost all of the articles and have had a good time enhancing my bunkai knowledge from the 48 illustrations. For those who have read the book, which sections did you enjoy reading the most? |
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Shojiko
Orange Belt
Joined: 08 Oct 2014
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2319
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:16 am Post subject: |
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For those that do not want to purchase a book, The Bubishi is in Public Domain, so you can get it for free. Just not with all the fancy analysis from McCarthy.
My favorite part, as is usually the case with these types of books, is the history sections. I love knowing where things came from and the philosophical underpinnings that made it what it is today. _________________ Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.
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Bulltahr
Brown Belt
Joined: 08 Mar 2015
Posts: 727
Location: NEW ZEALAND
Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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The historical parts of where the styles developed is excellent. I enjoyed the Medicinal part also. When I went to China a few years ago and visited Pingyao, (Ancient city) I enjoyed visualizing the practitioners, training in the courtyards of the private security companies that were common then...... Very cool book. _________________ "We don't have any money, so we will have to think" - Ernest Rutherford |
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ryanryu
Yellow Belt
Joined: 13 Aug 2009
Posts: 51
Location: Maryland, USA
Styles: Okinawan Goju-Ryu
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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I was probably most fascinated by the herbal remedies/concoctions/potions.
I'd love to know if any of these do anything, and if so, which ingredients are actually doing the work.
Two that I'm not holding out much hope for are:
"Promoting the Secretion and Flow of Urine Hampered by Trauma to the Testicles"
- 6.24 grams Moschus Moschiferus L (man the precision measurements here...)
- 5 pond snails
- 5 flakes dried lamb stool
- 5 stalks allium fistulosum
- 3.75 grams Artemesia capillaris
Or "An Alternative Treatment for Promoting Urine Flow"
- 1 ounce bullrush grass
- 1 small bundle bamboo leaves
- 1 lump ginger
Grind all ingredients together, collect the juice, mix with the urine of a healthy boy under 12 years old, and drink. _________________ “Studying karate nowadays is like walking in the dark without a lantern.” Chojun Miyagi (attributed)
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Fat Cobra
Green Belt
Joined: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 378
Location: Watertown, NY
Styles: Ryukyu Kempo
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 11:20 am Post subject: |
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ryanryu wrote: |
I was probably most fascinated by the herbal remedies/concoctions/potions.
I'd love to know if any of these do anything, and if so, which ingredients are actually doing the work.
Two that I'm not holding out much hope for are:
"Promoting the Secretion and Flow of Urine Hampered by Trauma to the Testicles"
- 6.24 grams Moschus Moschiferus L (man the precision measurements here...)
- 5 pond snails
- 5 flakes dried lamb stool
- 5 stalks allium fistulosum
- 3.75 grams Artemesia capillaris
Or "An Alternative Treatment for Promoting Urine Flow"
- 1 ounce bullrush grass
- 1 small bundle bamboo leaves
- 1 lump ginger
Grind all ingredients together, collect the juice, mix with the urine of a healthy boy under 12 years old, and drink. |
_________________ Godan in Ryukyu Kempo
Head of the Shubu Kan Dojo in Watertown, NY
(United Ryukyu Kempo Alliance) |
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