Title: An excellent book
Product review: I first heard about Shogun from a friend of mine when I was at UofI. My friend suggested the book because I was really into Japanese culture. It was an excellent book and I was very happy that I read it, although my grades did suffer a little. After reading the review of Stuart W. Mirsky, I realized I had to make a comment on his mistake. He claims that James Clavell had a few characters in his book using Judo and kicking, when they were not around in Japan in the 1600's. This is in fact not correct. In the book, the characters do not use Judo, they in fact use Jujitsu. It is evident when one character pushes on a pressure point against the main character, that it is not Judo but Jujitsu. Jujitsu is Judo, but with the use of pressure points included. Also, in order to recieve a black belt in Jujitsu, one must be adept at kicking. I highly suggest to Stuart W. Mirsky that he researches material before he goes talks about them.
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