Monday, April 10, 2023

A while ago someone made this inquiry on the Encyclopedia of Isshinryu


???? - I had inquired some time back but really didn't get anywhere... but would anyone have any knowledge on the whereabouts of books 2, 3 and 4??? Would be completely awesome to find the remaining issues.

 


 

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Andy Sloane No, they were never made. Though, a few years back, someone said that they were going to finally be released.


Raphael Ryan if I remember correctly I think I saw Curt Sawyer or Matt Dorsey say they were going to release or had released some follow up books


Andy Sloane Raphael Ryan Yes, but I've not seen them yet.


Raphael Ryan Andy Sloane I really feel like I saw them listed on a website, but I just might be making that up since I can't find them now


Andy Sloane Well, let us know if you find anything. :)


David Henderson Definitely interested in knowing if other volumes exist!


Jeff Biniewski Andy Sloane sir, I'd like to ask you specifically if there is a wholly accurate source of Isshinryu history/info that you're aware of somewhere on the internet. Seems like most have varying degrees of incorrect info and someone always says "that's wrong" "that's right". We all know what our instructors taught us but it seems some of it is just inaccurate and can get more muddied as it's passed from generation to generation
(And since tone is difficult to interpret in text I'll clarify that this is a sincere and respectful question. We all know these forums can be a little contentious 
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Andy Sloane Jeff-san, There is not one single wholly accurate source. You are exactly correct that most have varying degrees of incorrect information. There are grains of truth in the majority of articles and books out there but there is still a great deal of distorted information and flat-out wrong information out there. I did not take your comment as disrespectful. Everyone has a right to ask and to know what is correct or not.

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Originally only the first volume of the Encyclopedia was published by Joe Jennings. There was a more commercial hardcover binding for the book. He did discover that the production cost for books was considerably higher than a video tape series, featuring Uzeu Angi. In fact this may have been when he formed Panther Productions.

 

So a 3 volume VHS series was produced on Isshinryu. Later realizing more information could be shared, and more money made he re-did the Isshinryu tapes as a 10 part series. Both can be located today on YouTube.


Of course there are always questions about the facts contained there in, the book or the videos’

 

Martial publications have certain characteristics (in no particular order)

 

1. Most of them are one time vanity productions, Designed to fill a need, and make an immediate profit for the producer. Not to be sold on a continuing basis.


2. Anything once in print becomes ‘truth’ liable to be repeated over and over in future authors works, And having been in print becomes a useful footnote.


3. There is little verifiable martial history that is published in most books.

That does not mean the oral history is wrong, just unverifiable.


4. And reality is that there are multiple histories based on differing viewpoints which have become realities for those students.


Working out which details are’ truth’ becomes a very complicated endeavor.

 

Take one real event in time, the Battle of Gettysburg from the American Civil War.


Literally thousands of books have been published to explain what occurred on those 3 days, and many more books are to be published in the future, for sure.


If one 3 day period generates so much publication, why would you believe any martial system would be less complicated to understand.

 

Not suggesting it should not be done, just there will be other points of view no matter what effort is made.



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