Federico Gobbo Male, 35, Married. Milano, Italy

As a non-native English speaker, or, better said, reader, this is one of the most difficult novels I ever read. But it is really worth, because it is a unique combination of existentialism, fantasy, romance, political critique, and tourist guide. I mean, there is a lot of guidance around literary pubs in London. Well, I am proud of myself having finished it.

I've been practicing Katsugen Undo (K.U.) for 5 years at the School Itsuo Tsuda, then I moved away from that school, essentially for its so-called "Master" Régis Soavi. I let fall my Aikido as I realised it was totally wrong when I made my personal pilgrimage to real Aikido Masters - above all Maruyama Sensei. But I never abandoned K.U., as it is so simple that it cannot be really done wrong. Nonetheless, I was not completely satisfied by Itsuo Tsuda's approach. This book gives a different approach to K.U., far more simple and integrated, so you really can understand what K.U. is without being too mentally involved.