Suino Nicklaus. Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship

New York & Tokyo : Weatherhill ., — 2002 . — 104 p . — ISBN: 0-8348-0339-9 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 gap in the training of the modern swordsman by providing bokuto ( wooden sword ) drills to supplement the formal class activity of forms practice . Both single and two-person drills are presented , some common to iaido and kenjutsu , others extracted from iaido forms by the author and used to teach his own students the proper ways of drawing , parrying , and cutting . Each drill is illustrated with step-by-step drawings to help students hone their techniques; together they provide a comprehensive system of general skills development for anyone interested in using the Japanese sword.