Budo, or the practice of traditional Japanese martial arts for self-cultivation, is about more than learning how to fight. Real budo is a way of seeking and grasping meaning in life. Suino’s advice on training and etiquette will be helpful to beginning students, and will act as a potent reminde...

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Basic movements & cuts
Seiza kata (Shoden)
Tatehiza (Chuden)
Iwaza (Okuden)
Bangai (Okuden)

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Includes very detailed instruction on the 12 official All Japan Kendo Renmei Iaido kata.

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The second book on shinkendo written by its founder and headmaster, Shinkendo Tameshigiri focuses exclusively on tameshigiri (test-cutting) - its history, its current practice, the different types and purposes of tameshigiri, including shito or sword-testing - and its role in shinkendo.

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Contents include:

1 Introduction
2 Fundamental techniques of Iai
3 Basic techniques
4 Basic article
5 Composition of Iai Kata
6 Iai miscellaneous thoughts

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Very detailed text from one of the legends of Iaijutsu. Contains chapters on tameshigiri (test cutting), suburi, iai kata, and more.

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Shigeyoshi Tamatsuta is a Kendo hanshi (highest rank) and 9th dan in Iaido. In this volume he completely demonstrates the 43 forms of Muso Shinden Ryu Iaido.

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Published by the All Japan Kendo Federation, this book includes demonstrations of all 12 Iaido forms, etiquette, opening formalities, points for grading and refereeing, and more.

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This is Toshishiro Obata's first book on swordsmanship and is long out of print. Covering the art of Toyama Ryu Battojutsu, contents include an introduction to the Japanese sword, wearing the sword, formal bowing, tenouchi (grip), Kamae (stance), Kiri kata (Cutting techniques), Battojutsu (drawin...

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This high quality large format book/DVD is a showcase of the martial arts and philosophy of the Meiji Jingu Shiseikan dojo. Arts covered include: Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, Kyudo, Judo, and Budo-kenshu.

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Iaido is the classical Japanese discipline of drawing and cutting with the long sword in defense of an unanticipated attack, throwing off the blood and returning the sword to its sheath. It is the direct inheritor of techniques perfected by centuries of samurai whose life and honor depended upon ...

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