Quote:
Tenyu Hamaki wrote:
Jonathan,
Are you interested in learning the technical principles of Aikido?
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From a friend who doesn't know much about aikido? No. From someone who I believe for one reason or another to have a very rich and illuminating understanding to share? Yes.
My question was more straightforward, because I don't know anything about Read sensei other than what opinions have been shared on this board.
The question rephrased: if there are 5 people with fancy words publishing books, and none of them are directly related (in terms of budo-lineage) to anyone I know, and I have not felt any of them.. what criteria might I use to choose which of the 5 authors is on the money? I have lots of fancy terms I made up. Should anyone trust me? Just because attenuated activation of asymptotes using level 25 resonators sounds fancy, should I buy your (hypothetical) book?