No Holds Barred Fighting Book

I'm not very familiar with Japanese culture or the Samurai. My area is the Roman Empire, but this book is impressive. I've always had a mild interest in the martial arts and Feudal Japan and I suspect this book is a good place to start. The writing is concise, easy to follow and (this was the main reason I bought the book) lavishly illustrated. Instead of leaving it to the reader to try to figure out what the author's are describing the illustrations are there to demonstrate. It's a good read for the beginner. As far as the historical errors referred to by earlier reviewers, I can't comment on. Mainly since the previous reviewers failed to document they errors they were referencing (though there is a lack of footnotes to back up some of the writing), but I digress. It will make a nice addition to any military history collection if only for the illustrations.