Dojo Wisdom, av Jennifer Lawler

his book: "Dojo Wisdom" is a wise, inspiring and positively different book about the martial arts. It's written by Jennifer Lawler, a female author, writer and taekwondo instructor from the US. Amongst other things she has written "Martial Arts for Dummies" and "Martial Arts for Women - a practical guide".

In the introduction to the book she boldly states: "I am a woman warrior. ...Being a warrior isn't about learning how to kick people in five different ways. Being a warrior is about how you live your life."

In this pearl of a book she has written 100 small stories. Through these short stories she points to how regular training in martial arts or budo can affect you in several positive ways. If you ever wondered why seemingly sane and regular people do martial arts lik ju jitsu (or karate, taekwondo or similar) - then you will probably find most of the possible answers in this book.

Like I said, this is an inspiring book that gives you lot of thoughts and ideas to work on. It really should be read by anyone who ever doubted the true values of real martial arts. Of course it will also prove benefitial for anyone wishing to take up martial arts in one form or another. If you're a teacher, then this is a must read!

This is the sort of book that you can give or recommend to anyone into budo or martial arts: parents, students and teachers alike. It's warm, positive and without being "deep" (as in mysterious) it talks about the deeper meaning of our arts.

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