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The Japanese Instructors' Course is infamous in the Karate world. In 1997 it had been running for 50 years, with less than one hundred people successfully completing it - only four of which had been non-Japanese. In the same year Scott Langley was at the top of his game, a third degree black belt, captain of the British JKS National Team and JKS European and World Champion. He moved to Japan with a secret plan - to be the fifth foreigner to complete the course. This is the true story of Scott's Journey, spanning five years, chronicling the highs and lows of facing karate's toughest challenge and how he learnt to survive and never give in. In Autumn 2013 Scott sent this book to his Sensei in Japan for their approval. They responded immediately declaring the book to be full of lies and misrepresentations of Japan and forbade him to publish it. He was suspended for a month and then affectively expelled in January 2014. Suddenly, his 30 year relationship with Japanese karate had abruptly come to an end. This had been major a part of his entire karate life and he had dedicated himself to its values and rules, running a karate organization in Ireland for over ten years. He never wanted to jeopardize his position or damage the reputation of the group. However, unfortunately, the sacrifices he made during this true story are nothing compared to the sacrifices he has had to make to publish it.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to decorating leather, with information on staining, painting, modelling, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects. Written in simple plain language and full of handy tips, this book is ideal for the beginner and is not to be missed by collectors of classic leatherworking literature. Contents include: "The Charm of Artistic Leatherwork", "Drawing the Design", "Tracing", "Incising", "Opening", "Modelling", "Punching Backgrounds", "Embossing", "Colouring", "Painting Leather with Oil Colour", "Painting Leather With Water Colours", "Gilding", etc. Many vintage books like this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality addition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on leatherworking.

This volume contains a collection of articles on mills, threshers, pickers, combine harvesters, and other forms of machinery commonly used in agriculture. Each of the articles contained herein constitute a thorough treatise on their respective topics, and contain a wealth of timeless and practical information for the modern farmer. Complete with detailed illustrations and interesting insights, this text makes for a worthy addition to agricultural libraries, and will be of considerable value to collectors of antiquarian farming literature. The articles of this compendium include: 'Farm Machinery ¿ Clause Culpin'; 'Farm Machinery and Equipment ¿ Harris Pearson Smith'; 'Farm Machinery and Tractors ¿ R. H. Cochrane'; 'Principles of Farm Machiner ¿ Roy Bainer'; 'The Operation, Care, and Repair of Farm Machinery ¿ Anon'... and more. We are proud to republish this antique book, now complete with a new introduction on farming.