{"product_id":"9781617927133","title":"Martial Talk With Sensei Buddha: Myths, Masquerades, Malevolence and Mayhem in the Martial Arts","description":"We decided to write this book because the martial arts world is being led astray by a bunch of fabricators, pretenders, mean-spirited jerks, and gossip mongers. We can’t just sit idly by while something that we love so much is left in poor hands. Martial artists of the world please take a good look around and don’t let the charlatans, sadists, and commercial opportunists dilute the martial way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book has real-life accounts of people pulling all types of nonsense. Don’t take it as our lamentations but rather as case studies so you will be able to identify shenanigans a mile away. We really want to help you save time, energy, and money but being better equipped to evaluate martial styles, instructors, and schools.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the way, the actual names of the individuals depicted have been changed in this book to avoid any conflict. However, as Bob Marley sang, “If the cap fits, let them wear it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is divided into six parts:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Martial Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e2. Myths\u003cbr\u003e3. Masquerades\u003cbr\u003e4. Malevolence\u003cbr\u003e5. Mayhem\u003cbr\u003e6. Your Personal Journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe hope that this book gets you thinking a little more critically about with whom you train and how you train.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the best to you and your training.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158079029488,"sku":"9781617927133","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617927133_p0.jpg?v=1763850928","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617927133","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}