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  What English language general martial art history book does Martial History Team recommend?  Introduction When I (Richard) started Martial History Team in late January 2020, I said that the goal of the project was to promote martial arts history based on sound evidence and sourced research. In late June I published Best Book Winner: Professor Kano Biographies in English , my first attempt at guiding interested readers toward specific resources on a single topic. Today I'm pleased to provide a second specific recommendation, based on reading several books, some of which were quite lengthy. That delayed production, along with my focus on publishing several book relating to cybersecurity, explained in my post Quick Update on Martial History Team Status . With that groundwork laid, on to the list! The List The following are the 6 titles in consideration. The title links to an Amazon page, if available, or to the publisher. The rating links to my reviews at Martial Journal , when...

What English language biography of professor Jigoro Kano does Martial History Team recommend?  Introduction  When I (Richard) started Martial History Team in late January 2020, I said that the goal of the project was to promote martial arts history based on sound evidence and sourced research. Since then, readers have been able to consume a lot of content from the project, through a  Facebook page , this blog , Instagram , Twitter , and, thanks to team member Matthew Krueger , via a podcast . Along the way I published a post on the criteria I use when evaluating sources . That guided my selections. Today, I'm happy to present the first reading recommendation. Here I will list the 8 biographies of professor Jigoro Kano that I read, and share the title which I believe is the best English-language biography available to the average reader. The List The following are the 8 titles in consideration. The title links to an Amazon page, if available, or to the publisher. The ...