Martial arts instructor and avid researcher, Yoshinori Kono applys the movement of the body in traditional martial arts, (kobujutsu), to daily life and sports and nursing, in order to show concrete methods in order to learn how traditional martial movements have real usefullness in our daily life...
From the popular series Nihon no Kenjutsu, this is a digest version with some new information and photos also.
There are few other places to get comprehensive info on so many schools of kenjutsu.
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People the world over are fascinated by the legends of the fearsome Japanese samurai warriors and their skill with the sword. While the samurai themselves may no longer exist, the enduring legacy of samurai swordsmanship lives on. It is still taught and used today in the martial arts iai-jutsu
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To become an expert swordsman, one must pay close attention to detail, be highly self-critical, and practice diligently every day under the guidance of a good teacher. Unfortunately, contact time with a worthy mentor is limited for most. Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship fills this obvious
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Long considered a classic of tactical wisdom, The Sword and The Mind is an extraordinary synthesis of the ideas and experiences of three swordsmen: Hidetsuna, Muneyoshi and Munenori. During their lifetime in the 16th and 17th Centuries they witnessed historic events which transformed Japan from f...
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-Intro: Survey of the historical development of Japanese swordsmanship
-Chozan Shissai's Interpretation of the Japanese art of swordsmanship
-Text and author
-Philosophical trends and objectives
-Role of Confucianism
-Role of Zen Buddhism
-Form and ...
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If you've been around koryu folk for any time at all, you will have heard of what many refer to as the "Holy Grail" of books on Japanese swordsmanship, Otake Risuke's The Deity and the Sword. This 3-volume set detailing the curriculum of the Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu was originally publish...
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In this book, the author travels around Japan to visit (and train with) the best "Bushin" or (martial arts "gods") in the country. Hideyuki Kikuchi includes 12 of these men in his book who teach the following arts:
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Based on the experiences of an Englishman who served as an instructor at Japan's leading military colleges, this volume provides a rare insider's view of the making of the Japanese warrior. Starting with an introduction to Japanese military history, author F. J. Norman reviews the education of th...
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