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> the pyjama game by Mark Law, anyone else read it?
el guapo
post Jun 3 2007, 06:33 PM
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just finished the first chapter, looks good

got it from amazon.co.uk
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post Jun 15 2007, 07:02 PM
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Finished it just the other day, and would recommend it to anyone.

It has a distinctly British flavour, the author (Mark Law) trained at the Budokwai in London. Mark has a very elegant writing style which, in some passages, really moved me.

Mark, through training at the Budokwai, was fortunate enough to get access to a lot of very experienced and famous players and he does an excellent job of distilling their experiences into print. For myself, coming from a a club that has no access to judoka like this it was an exhilerating read.

Mark gives an excellent account of the most significant events in international judo and recaps a few of the stories of past world champions. All in all, a brilliant read, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

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post Jun 16 2007, 10:10 AM
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I have finished it now as well, and it was suberb! Could not reccomend it enough!
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post Jul 18 2007, 09:56 PM
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Bought it last Saturday and well into it. A really goog read- well written, good anecdotes, and a nice mix of history and personal experience.
Everyone should read it- very recommended.
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post Sep 5 2007, 05:02 AM
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http://www.thepyjamagame.com/
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post Sep 19 2007, 07:32 AM
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It should be available to US readers now on Amazon.com...
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post Sep 19 2007, 09:58 AM
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Looks good!

Does anyone know of a retailer online that accepts Paypal? I'd prefer someplace in Aus or NZ or even UK, simply for sake of shipping.

Failing that, if someone is willing to part with a second hand copy, PM me? I've got a limit of about $15 (with $5-$10 for shipping), due to having paid $$$ recently for course materials. Again, payment by Paypal.

Same question / offer too stands for Angry White Pyjamas by Robert Twigger (as that keeps alluding me at second hand book shops too).

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"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
---H.L. Mencken

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects".

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post Sep 19 2007, 11:57 AM
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Its a great book, with a less autobiographical slant than the (also wonderful) Angry White Pyjamas. Having seen Mark Law in action at the Budokwai I'd have to say that his prose is more elegant than his judo.
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post Nov 5 2007, 12:11 PM
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Addendum:

I've bought and read this book (pretty much in one go).

Worth the $$$. Go get it


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"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."
---H.L. Mencken

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects".

---Robert A. Heinlein
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post Nov 5 2007, 12:22 PM
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Excellent book.Could'nt put it down.
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