Steffen PSBN and I were talking business the other day — an activity that we call a “meeting” and that usually involves large quantities of bubble tea. We were talking about demographics: who is our market? what are they like? what DO they like? how do we reach them most efficiently? And we stumbled upon a great truth: martial artists read. Looking at our current student population, former students and instructors, we determined that Kuk Sool apparently appeals to bookish word nerds, ourselves included. (Yes. It’s a fact. Any conclusion reached under the influence of a strawberry kumquat black tea with pearls is an idea of great wisdom and undoubtedly true.) So we decided to make our upcoming Open House that much more fun by sharing some of our favorite martial arts books with our students and guests. We’re going through the bookshelves and hauling out, among others, The Art of War, The Art of Peace, Varjak Paw, and The Miracle of Mindfulness. We’ll set them out on tables, give folks a chance to see some of our recommendations for good martial arts reads, and, we hope, learn about some new titles to go check out ourselves. Do you have recommendations? Throw your comments out there — we’d love to hear what you think of as a good book about or relating to martial arts. And if you’re in the area, come by and visit: Saturday, September 13 from 11am to 3pm. In addition to the books, you’ll find us playing games, teaching mini-classes, and eating treats. Nothing like books, martial arts, and cookies for a good time.
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Comments:
hsoi on September 4th, 2008 at 6:09 am #
Of course, poll your students and have them bring in their favorite books. KSW textbooks and handbooks of course should be out there. Books from related arts, like Hapkido, Aikido can be good. Book Of 5 Rings. Principles of Personal Defense by Jeff Cooper. While it may be about pistolcraft, the concepts are VERY applicable to any sort of self-defense. But it really depends what you’re trying to show. Do you want to demonstrate Kuk Sool? Any sort of martial art? Or just a general sampling of martial arts books? Give yourself some sort of focus here and that will help guide your choices.
Ben DBN on September 4th, 2008 at 8:33 pm #
I recently read an entertaining account of a young man who decided to spend a year of his life going to China and studying Shaolin Kung-Fu. The title is “The American Shaolin” by Matthew Polly. It is a great story of hard work and dedication to study. |
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