Reddit reviews Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling
We found 17 Reddit comments about Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
We found 17 Reddit comments about Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Chris Charlton wrote the book on NJPW and is a really respected source that even Dave Meltzer regularly cites in the Observer.
https://www.amazon.ca/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
Pretty much the go to book right now.
Japanese wrestling has such a storied history that it would be a fool's errand to try and write about it in an all encompassing manner. You're better off going company by company.
But the closest thing there is is the book Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling, which you can buy on Amazon. But it mainly focuses on the biggest company in Japan today, though there are small bits of other companies where they're relevant.
https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468814708&sr=8-1&keywords=Lion%27s+Pride
Fantastic post, in-depth but not baggy, nicely written.
Have you read Lion's Pride? It's a great book, very easy to read but with a wealth of information about the history of NJPW and it's quirks. I'd recommend it to anyone who's interested in the history of the company or Japanese wrestling in general.
Here’s a good starting point...
Takaaki Kidani's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW): A brief history, sort of
And you can check out Chris Charlton’s book on the subject... pretty good read. And it’s on Kindle Unlimited, if you have that service.
Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling
If you'd like a good idea of how New Japan was formed, the Inoki/Baba booking styles and a general guide to boom and bust periods for Japanese wrestling, I'd highly recommend reading Chris Charlton's Lion's Pride; I think it's $5 on Amazon (Kindle). Was a good three day read.
Just read it , that's good one buddy !
Also you convince me to read this one : http://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
I finished Chris Charlton's (awesome) NJPW book "Lion's Pride" recently. This isn't even the worst spot NJPW has been in, but it seems that a lot of the reason they have ended up in bad places over the last 45 years has been a reticence to let outsiders in and take them seriously.
You might want to try Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling as a book its not only going to possibly expand your vocab but also expand your knowledge on Japanese culture.
I'm not sure, but I'm waiting for my Amazon purchase of Chris Charlton's book on the history of NJPW. It's supposed to be awesome, and I know it does into your question in depth.
Here! https://www.amazon.ca/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
I've collected a few guides and stuff over the years and bookmarked them, here they are if you want them...
Guide to different Japanese styles - https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2xzbgx/guide_to_japanse_wrestling_styles/
A really great video on the rise of Puro in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLyqDSXgYQI. I'd say this is honestly the best direct answer to your question.
Another great video on how puro fits into Japan nowadays, another great watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fZTuR5bgU
How to sign up for New Japan World (Puro's biggest promotion's streaming service - https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/2nxb1q/how_to_sign_up_for_njpw_world_compliments_of/
Recommended viewing for NJ World - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZsZCBTpKjHzdbCpKZ1No1KAdpmOd2OcgSMfC1-oa7pI/edit?pli=1#gid=0
A book on the history of NJPW - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
A couple of podcasts on puro/New Japan...
Both Wrestling With Words and Voices of Wrestling are great sites who do reviews and occasional features on puro. In particular, check out Voices Of Wrestling's features on how to understand Dragon Gate(Dragon Gate is the no.2 promotion in Japan right now.)
A guide on four of Japan's biggest wrestlers ever, from the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion - https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/4ebhia/the_four_pillars_of_heaven_mitsuharu_misawa/
And another legend from puro/AJPW, Jumbo Tsuruta - https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3iqsgy/jumbo_tsuruta_an_introduction/
I could go on longer, but lastly, the r/NJPW and r/PuroresuRevolution are great subs for more info.
Go buy this book if you want a great history about NJPW and his role in this as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
Okay, good luck with that. I’d be amazed if you read them.
Mondo Lucha A Go Go
Lion’s Pride
Those will give you some history of Lucha and Puroresu respectively.
I'm currently reading a book that does a great job of going through NJPW history. It's from 2015 and touches on the history of the belts.
https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812
There's this book
Watch the match and judge for yourself.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x481v1j
Chris Charlton also made special mention of it in his book which is a great way to get educated on NJPW.
https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523824175&sr=8-1&keywords=lions+pride
https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Pride-Turbulent-History-Wrestling/dp/4990865812