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Understand? Good. Play! - Words of Consequence

Understand? Good. Play!--Words of Consequence

Penned By Masaaki Hatsumi
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Understand? Good. Play! - Words of Consequence

Understand? Good. Play!--Words of Consequence

Penned By Masaaki Hatsumi
4.85 66,619 Ratings
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Contains 17 main chapters divided by theme (e.g., "On Striking" and "On Heart"), 7 feature articles (e.g., "Tasty Budo" and the "Benevolent Heart") and several call-outs related to the main chapters. Includes all first edition material, plus 20+ new pages of content, including copies of Hatsumi-sensei's hand-edits to the original manuscript, design mock-ups used to guide the project, explanations of key photos in the book, and 10 new photographs. " -- The original 283 pages of wisdom from the first edition, plus an additional 24 pages of material to provide a "behind-the-scenes" look at the original project -- The original 50 photographs of the first edition, plus 10 new photos and other artwork -- Beautiful, stitched, hard cover book with full-color sleeve (for years of reading pleasure)

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Released January 1, 2012
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Masaaki Hatsumi is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Masaaki Hatsumi enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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