Beautiful book, elaborate Encyclopedia

Books on martial arts, martial arts, martial arts and similar word constructions there are many, "true" the most modest in content if not Ausstattungsqualität.Die Search of martial arts is the conclusion as diverse as characters among men gibt.Es for authors therefore a challenge, concise information in writing as image undue prominence here and darzustellen.Erfahrungsgemäß therefore is a print medium hard to use or otherwise, there are a few pearls among them.

On a recommendation made by someone who is just as critical as I, I therefore had ordered me this book by Chris Crudelli and despite verbal laurels rather subdued expectations.

The greater the positive Überraschung.Ich held a pearl in his hands: Chris created a real masterpiece.
Consistently spiked to more than 300 with some extremely brilliant photos
Pages travels the reader through the world of more or less well-known martial arts, where even "old hands" in the matter are still being made clever and / or curious.

As I said, it's a challenge to summarize a martial arts style and aptly portray. The contents as presentation quality here is excellent, the price for a sensational bargain.
This book belongs in every serious collection and is recommended outright; an enrichment for every Budoka.
Conclusion: necessarily buy!