The credibility of the author (or lack thereof) aside, this book may make some interesting points about the connection between Buddhism and the martial arts. However, those points are lost on me because I could not manage to finish this book; The organization and layout were confusing and the argument was incoherent. Add to this 92 pages of often irrelevant and digressing endnotes, and the process of reading became a chore I was unwilling to perform. I'm quite disapointed because this is a topic that I find very interesting and was looking forward to reading something of substance on. Save your dollar.