The Way of the Exploding Pen
Background: Mysterious bamboo flute music. . .
Welcome. . .
You are about to enter a world known to few mortal men. . . A world where the inner spirit spurs puny earthly bodies to superhuman feats
Welcome to the The Way of the Exploding Pen!
Learn the secret of the Four Treasures.
The Four Treasures of Fudebakudo were originally the same as the Four Treasures of the
Chinese scholar — the brush, the inkstick, the inkstone, and the paper. However the pen, which contained its own reservoir of ink, was gradually adopted, replacing the brush as the first treasure and handily freeing up the next two, namely the inkstick and inkstone. These were replaced with the sword and the credit card and beer. These are now regarded as the five definitive Four Treasures of Fudebakudo, although there may be others.
Find out why Exploding Pen (Fudebakudo in Japanese) is such a powerful martial art.
Both tactically and strategically, the Fudebakudo practitioner will always seek to engage his or her opponent with, whenever possible, a massively unfair advantage.
Buy a book that reveals everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the martial arts of the East.
Discover the best material for your black belt, and why samurai skilled in hojojutsu never fell for the “undone shoelace” trick. What’s the difference, really, between karate and taekwondo? Why are there no buttons in the martial arts? How do ninja turn invisible? Fudebakudo answers the questions, reveals the secrets, and rewrites the history of the martial arts.
May the farce be with you. . .
Chinese scholar — the brush, the inkstick, the inkstone, and the paper. However the pen, which contained its own reservoir of ink, was gradually adopted, replacing the brush as the first treasure and handily freeing up the next two, namely the inkstick and inkstone. These were replaced with the sword and the credit card and beer. These are now regarded as the five definitive Four Treasures of Fudebakudo, although there may be others.
As well as selling the book, there’s a suprisingly thorough martial arts quiz there too.
March 11th, 2005 at 8:32 amActually lots of the extras are pretty funky, if you’re into your martial arts.