Dragonball Book Review – Pojo’s Unofficial Total Dragonball Z
Pojo’s Unofficial Total Dragonball Z
Pojo's Unofficial Total Dragonball Z
At the time of its publication (2000) Pojo’s Unofficial Total Dragonball Z
Aside from its own merits, this book serves as a walk down memory lane of the year 2000 in American anime and television based pop culture. It captures the influence that Dragonball had on the American telescape with its success on Cartoon Network’s Toonami and Adult Swim, the release of a Collectible Card Game, VHS and DVD obsessions, and video game imports all the rage. continue …
Dragonball Book Site Turns Japanese
The Dao of Dragonball book site is now officially bi-lingual! For all of the Japanese fans out there, the entire site has been translated into the native language of DBZ. If you know some people in Japan, feel free to send them the link.
Edit: This is no longer the case.
Rock, Paper, Scissor in DBZ’s Martial Arts
Goku uses the Rock and Scissor
The martial arts in Dragonball Z are essential to the cultivation of the main cast. Goku’s style of martial arts begins with the Kame-Sennin (Turtle School) style of martial arts, as taught by Grandpa Gohan and Master Roshi. The turtle school emphasizes protection of others and oneself, and focuses on compassion.
In the martial arts there are two basic forms; soft, and hard. This can also be described as open and closed. An open hand or a closed hand signifies a great deal, as it is an expression of the artist who uses it. Many martial arts even use the closed fist as the symbol of their school. This is primarily done in the hard schools, such as Karate.
What is the main difference between open and closed? A soft martial art typically emphasizes morality and the building of character, or ‘heart-nature’. This is taught either specifically, or as it may be in the case of DBZ, through the process of physical training and enduring of hardships. continue …
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