Reviews for Sports Law and Regulation

The average rating for Sports Law and Regulation based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-05-27 00:00:00 Karen Cavaioli This was a great book for me for as variety of reasons. First, the books describes fire fighters from medieval Japan and how they would climb up ladders and perform acrobatic stunts. I saw a demonstration of this while in Japan but didn't know what it was other than impressive, until a friend pointed out this book to me. Second, I own a jutte that I bought on the same trip. This gave me some history about the weapon. One of the great things about the book is that the last section is descriptions of the actual techniques for using the weapon. I had some friends who were game, and we tried some of the techniques. They seem to work reasonably well, but they would require practice for proficiency. While I enjoyed the book and found it a fast read, I think that a few updates would make it even better. First, a chart or table of the hierarchy of the Japanese police in the Edo era would have been a helpful reference as I was reading through the text. Second, there are some places where information is put in footnotes that would have been better in the text, such as the length of various weapons. Third, the description of who the Kimono were came after the first mention of them. These are minor quibbles -- the editor in me coming out. Overall, I would recommend this book to people interested in Japanese history, law enforcement, and martial artists who are interested in a variety of techniques.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-11-16 00:00:00 David Beaudreau Very enjoyable. To be honest, I purchased this as a resource for only a few scenes in my writing, but knew that it was a topic that would interest me. It's a great resource. I could have done with it being even longer perhaps, but really liked the martial arts diagrams.