On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 02:57 +0000, unable_to_find_unused_name wrote:
> > > I may also be able to include a "training" section, which would
> > > include advice from as many manuals as I can locate...and would
> > > contain a section on the widely-practiced dumbbell and Indian club
> > > exercises of the day.
> >
> > This would also be a valuable addition.

...

> > Further, there's such a broad interest in "Health and Strength"
> today,
> > particularly for that of the "classic" methods, which many think are
> > superior to modern or have other reasons for wanting it, that an
> > expanded work on this area alone would have a broad appeal.

...

> Thanks for the advice. I'll complete the boxing/grappling section
> first before I start thinking about the training section.

P.S.,

I really *DO* think that there is a viable market for this sort of
"Health and Strength"/Classic-Conditioning. Look at how well the
Kettle-Bell stuff has been going. There's a few other examples of
classic-conditioning (for lack of a better term) in the current market
place. I think there's proven market and that it's not reached market
saturation. Plus there's a boatload of applicable material available;
everything from Fitz's back to _Art and Practice_, etc. Looking
forward, I can see possibilities for one or two books and potentially
even a whole series of DVDs (if you choose to do one DVD per historic
author).

Heck, I'm beginning to wish I'd thought of this first! ;-)

Not that I've got enough time for it, truth-to-tell. I'm full up.

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Kirk

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