Tosogu classroom 3

[lonely panet]

I heard a rumour that the kinko version. Ie the 3rd books out?

 

Is it true? 

[Grey Doffin]

It is true. Order from Markus as before. markus.sesko at gmail.com

Grey

[Soshin]

15 hours ago, lonely panet said:

I heard a rumour that the kinko version. Ie the 3rd books out?

 

Is it true? 

 

Yes, I have all three books of the Tosogu Classroom series translated by Markus Sesko from the writings done by Fukushi Shigeo for the NBTHK. They are a great read with a lot of helpful information to improve your study, appreciation, and collecting of Japanese sword fittings.   

 

 

[lonely panet]

19 hours ago, Grey Doffin said:

It is true. Order from Markus as before. markus.sesko at gmail.com

Grey

Wonderful. Its been a long wait. 

Thanks grey

[Curran]

Time to get my copy too.

[Brian]

Ok, not to be funny, but I do feel like I want to mention this, as it is something I have been wondering about for a while now.
The Nihonto community has a resource here that gets between half a million to 1 million visits a month. Visits..not hits, which are over 10 million a month. Maybe only a small fraction of those are serious Nihonto enthusiasts, but that is still many thousands a month. And it's free. Mahala. Gratis.
So why aren't publishers/authors taking advantage of free promotion? It costs absolutely zero to post about a new book here. You have more freedom that just about any place offers. You can post links, excerpts, contacts, information...all free. Contributions are voluntary, there's no pressure. Not even expected. And you reach your target market instantly, from over 32 countries.
So why aren't people taking advantage of this and posting about their new publications? Why wait until some random customer posts about it after stumbling upon it accidentally?
Can't be lack of time...it takes seconds to post. Can't be cost...already mentioned it's free. Lack of motivation? Disinterest? Unaware?
Whatever the reason, I encourage people who have new publications, shows, events etc to post here. If you need help or have any questions, just message me. I promise, I won't tie you up and torture you to contribute.
I've seen new (and by the looks of things excellent) books coming out from people like @Marius JSSUS, Paul Martin and others.
You don't have to post them here. But I can't think of any reason not to.
 

[Marius]

Brian, since I have been called out, allow me to explain why I haven’t posted anything about my bookhere…

 

Well, I felt a little embarrassed to present anything less than a groundbreaking achievement on the history of samurai. And my book (Samurai and Shōguns. Legacy of Japan’s Warriors) is not groundbreaking, it’s something for beginners and people who’s understanding of samurai is shaped mostly by popular culture. 
 

Anyway, I shall be happy to post info about it here 😊 With “here”, I don’t mean the Tosogu section, of course. Izakaya maybe?

[Brian]

Marius,
Probably 90% of the visitors here are novices or people with a casual interest. I think your book looks extremely interesting and covers topics that I haven't seen addressed anywhere up to now. I think you underestimate yourself, and would love it if you posted about it. Sorry to call you out....I want to see our members get the recognition they deserve and you have contributed a ton towards serious tsuba study..it's only fair people support your efforts