Paris: Guy Tredaniel Éditeur, 2000 . — 80 p. Lorsque je suis arrivé au Japon , ma décision d'étu dier l'archerie était déjà prise . Je pratiquais chez moi depuis longtemps déjà avec un grand arc anglais . Mes premiers mois au Japon furent particulièrement remplis , et je n'eus pas le temps de me consacrer à ma passion . Ce ne fut qu'au mois de mai de cette année là que je pus...
Freelance Academy Press, 2014. — 396 p. Koryu, literally, "old flow from the past", refers to Japanese martial traditions that predate the sweeping cultural changes that followed the Meiji Restoration of 1868. They generally have a very different character and tone from modern martial arts, such as kendo, judo or aikido which followed. More than the study of antique weapons,...
Electronic edition 2009. Author: Matthew Apsokardu. — 95 c. Contents: The Student’s Guide to Surviving A Traditional Dojo Practical advice for students of all ages on how to behave, survive, and thrive in the martial arts. What You Can Get Out of this Book, A Warning What is a Traditional Dojo? Traditional Styles, Fake Schools (Faux-Jo) Getting the Beginner’s Mindset For...
Davide Benaglia, 2020. — 104 p. — ASIN B08R2Y3BQH. Trattato sulla tecnica e sulla pratica della Difesa Personale, il tutto corredato da semplici e chiare illustrazioni. Utile a coloro che vogliono conoscere ed avvicinarsi all'argomento, a chi già pratica e cerca nuovi stimoli ma soprattutto ai nuovi insegnanti di sport da combattimento che vogliono cimentarsi in questo campo e...
Chiba Japan: Bunkasha International. 2016. — 400 p. — ISBN: 978-4-907009-20-5 New updated edition of the now out-of-print "Naginata: The Definitive Guide." (Kendo) Alex Bennett goes into the history and practice of Naginata, using original source materials, and technical photos taken under the guidance of Kimura Yasuko Sensei. With the approval of the International Naginata...
Bunkasha Internationl Corp ., — 2016 . — 212 p . — ISBN: 978-4-9070-0920-5 New updated edition of the now out-of-print “Naginata : The Definitive Guide .” Alex Bennett goes into the history and practice of Naginata , using original source materials , and technical photos taken under the guidance of Kimura Yasuko Sensei . With the approval of the International Naginata...
Bunkasha Internationl Corp ., — 2016 . — 184 p . — ISBN: 978-4-9070-0920-5 New updated edition of the now out - of - print “Naginata : The Definitive Guide .” Alex Bennett goes into the history and practice of Naginata , using original source materials , and technical photos taken under the guidance of Kimura Yasuko Sensei . With the approval of the International Naginata...
Tuttle Publishing, 2023. — 144 P. Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, having lived in Japan for decades. He holds multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata, as well as PhDs in Japanese literature and history. An Insider's Guide to the Japanese Martial Arts is Bennett's guide for fellow martial artists and seekers who wish to undertake their quest to study or...
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation For Culture., — 2017. — 173 p. — ISBN: 978-4-916055-86-6 What is Budo? How are the culture and traditions of samurai connected with the modern martial arts? Is the ancient wisdom of Japan's feudal warriors truly relevant in the twenty-first century? If so, how can it be accessed? This book addresses these questions, and is a must read not...
Rising Sun Productions ., — 2008 . — 374 p . — ISBN: 4-9901694-4-1 Alex Bennett goes into the history and practice of naginatab , using original source materialsb , and technical photos taken under the guidance of Kimura Yasuko Senseib. With the approval of the International Naginata Federationb , this is the first comprehensive English-language guide to this growing martial...
Tuttle Publishing, 2011. — 152 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4629-0148-7. Kobudo, the famous armed Okinawan fighting art that utilizes common farming implements in combat, and Te, the ancient Okinawan art of armed and unarmed combat, are two of the world's most widely practiced yet least-understood martial arts. This book studies the individual Kobudo and Te systems as they are practiced in...
Boulder: Paladin Press, 1998. — 96 p. — ISBN: 978-1-61004-214-7. Karate pioneer Sid Campbell bridges the gap between the bloody role of martial arts weapons on the ancient battlefields of Okinawa and Japan and their use in sparring competition today. Learn how to harness the rhythm of combat , " move in the shadows " during a match, employ clever deception tactics and much more.
Volume Press, 2019. — 104 p. — ISBN: 978-94-92488-20-6. Taiho Jutsu is the martial art of arrest, originally adopted by Japanese police forces. It is a very different system from all other martial arts, since the practitioner not only aims for his safety but also has to arrest his assailant. The original techniques of Taiho Jutsu are based on traditional Japanese martial arts...
Ediciones Obelisco, 1998. — 156 p. — ISBN: 84-7720-656-2. Michel Coquet, orientalista, escritor polifacético y conferencista de renombre es, ante todo, un gran experto en las Artes Marciales. Durante su estancia de más de cinco años en el Japón, vio abrirse ante él portales que de ordinario suelen mantenerse herméticamente cerrados a los occidentales. Instruido en las fuentes...
Berkeley: Blue Snake Books ., — 2016 . — 466 p . — ISBN: 978-1-6231-7088-2 Available for the first time in English , this book is both an illustrated samurai arts manual and a groundbreaking historical account of the teachings of a Japanese samurai who formed a school known as Mubyoshi Ryu in the 1600s . Abundantly illustrated with more than 350 images representing the...
Blue Snake Books, 2016. — 384 p. This stunning English translation of a medieval Japanese text is an illustrated martial arts manual and a historical account of the teachings of a samurai grandmaster. Available for the first time in English, this book explores the essential practices of the samurai school known as Mubyoshi Ryu. Complete with more than 350 images, The Lost...
Watkins., — 2015. — 349 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78028-888-8 Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami have brought the teachings of the famed samurai school Natori-Ryū back to life through The Book of Samurai series, and present the lost arts of the samurai in the English language for the first time. Book One is a translation of two secret scrolls and establishes the Fundamental Teachings of a...
Tuttle Publishing, 2004. — 192 p. — ISBN: 0-8048-3536-5. In Taiho-Jutsu: Law and Order in the Age of the Samurai, author and judo second-dan Don Cunningham provides a fascinating introduction to the civil society of Edo-period (1603-1867) Japan — particularly the role played by the well-known warrior class, the samurai. During the enforced peace of this era, many of the samurai...
Weatherhill. NY, 1973. — 224 p. Classical Bujutsu emphasizes the intensely practical nature of the martial arts. The author describes sixteen major forms of Bujutsu, employing a variety of weapons and techniques.
Human Kinetics, 2001. — 184 p. — ISBN: 0736003509. Finally, a book that covers all aspects of the “original martial art” is here! Mastering Kempo covers everything from Kempo's profound history to the techniques, tactics, and training needed to excel at any level of this art. Mastering Kempo is an exposition of Kempo as the masters originally taught it, featuring their methods...
Unwin Paperbacks, 1988. — 208 p. In Hara, Karlfried Graf Dürckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical and spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters. By leaving behind the “chest out – belly in” posture and attitude of the West and adopting the belly-centered posture and attitude of Hara, individuals can live a...
Shambhala., — 2013. — 175 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8348-2846-9 Samurai are best known for taking life — but here is a samurai doctor’s prescription for how to preserve life, and to make yours a long and healthy one. Unlike other samurai of his time, the samurai Kaibara Ekiken (1630–1714) was concerned less with swordsmanship than with how to maintain and nurture the healthy mind and...
IUniverse, 2012. — 484 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4759-3635-3. David C. Falcaro, a longtime martial arts expert, presents this textbook exploring the history, philosophy, codes of conduct, psychology, and traditions of the Neji Gekken Ryu. Falcaro is a Sodenke-that is, he has received scrolls after attaining proficiency. Students of the Godaishin Dojo can rely on this guide to excel in...
Beograd: Izdavač Metaphysica., — 2013. — 411 p. “Specijalne forme samoodbrane” je druga fundamentalna knjiga borilačkog Kyokushinjutsu koncepta. Bavi se razradom viših taktičko-tehničkih nivoa samoodbrambene obuke: Tanto Dori (odbrana od napada nožem), Jo Dori (odbrana od napada palicom ili drugim jodnoručnim napadnim sredstvom) i Bo Dori (odbrana od napada motkom ili drugim...
Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha Europe Limited, 2003. — 232 p. – ISBN: 4-7700-2898-9. Samurai Fighting Arts introduces the world of traditional Japanese martial arts and will provide readers with a deeper understanding of Bushido and Japan. Also known as Kobudo, these traditional martial arts can be seen as a continuation of samurai culture, and comprise a number of styles...
Paladin Press, 1985. — 132 p. What single weapon combines the power and flexibility to combat and overwhelm the knife, club, crowbar, nunchaku - and mor? What assuming weapon has achieved a new popularity and may well become the police weapon of the future? One of the biggest fans of the tonfa, Dr. Ted Gambordelia, presents here a systematic course of action that will have you...
Vermont, Tokyo: Charles E.Tutle Co, 1968. — 103 p. The use of a short chain with weighted ends employed by a trained practitioner can be deadly effective against an unarmed opponent, which this book will show. This book covers the art and science of the Japanese weapons fighting forms and employment of the short-chain and Shuriken. In the book the vital spots of the body are...
Skyhorse Publishing, 2016. — 248 p. — ISBN: 978-1634504843. Japan’s Ryukyu archipelago was the birthplace of two methods of self-defense now practiced worldwide: Okinawan Karate and Ryukyu Kobujutsu, known as Okinawan Kobudo. Kobudo is the study of weapons adapted from the tools of farming and fishing. Okinawan Kobudo reveals, for the first time through print and photographs,...
Via Media Publishing, 2017. — 161 p. — ISBN: 978-1544223339. In contrast to the overabundance of writings about martial arts that are often promotional and misinformative, there are rare works by scholars that are praiseworthy for their sincere, unbiased approach to writing. This is the very definition of “scholarly.” This two-volume anthology brings together the best scholarly...
Kodansha International, 2008. — 239 p. In Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai , world-renowned ninja grandmaster and bestselling author Masaaki Hatsumi explains the fundamentals of various unarmed techniques unique to the Japanese martial arts. Known as budo taijutsu, these specialized moves allow the practitioner to evade and receive an attack even from an opponent...
Routledge and Kegan Paul., — 1953. — 60 p. A classic work on Eastern philosophy, Zen in the Art of Archery is a charming and deeply illuminating story of one man’s experience with Zen. Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a...
Akira Hino, 2019. — 217 p. — ASIN B07MHK42LW. At last, the lifetime work of a remarkable Japanese martial artist Akira Hino has been condensed into one book titled "Don't Think, Listen to the Body!" The book proposes a new perspective on the human body and movement and provides plenty of practice examples to awaken and increase enduring power within you. It is a must-read for...
Summersdale Publishers Ltd., — 2005. — 119 p. — ISBN: 1-84024-478-X This illustrated book is a thorough and authoritative guide to all the major forms of martial arts that have emerged from Japan, covering the culture, application and forms of dozens of disciplines from Judo to Jo-jutsu, Aikido to Sumo, Karate to Kyudo. Neil Horton is a highly experienced martial artist and...
Tuttle Publishing, 2015. — 128 p. Modern Hand to Hand Combat: Ancient Samurai Techniques on the Battlefield and in the Street recognizes the lawless nature of today's battlefield. Hakim Isler, a veteran of the Iraq War, knows from his own experiences that in an urban combat setting, the players, the equipment, and the stakes are very different from those found in an MMA...
Purple Dragon Productions, 2013. — 157 p. — ISBN: 978-0-9836423-0-5. Professor Don Anthony Jacob (H.B.Mg), Soke, is the creator and founder of the international system of martial arts known as the Don Jitsu Ryu. He was born in Trinidad on October 16, 1954, and started his martial arts training at the tender age of nine under the watchful eye of judo instructor Sensei Clyde...
Purple Dragon Productions, 2021. — 39 p. — ISBN: 978-1-7326712-5-6. Professor Don Anthony Jacob (H.B.Mg), Soke, is the creator and founder of the international system of martial arts known as the Don Jitsu Ryu. He was born in Trinidad on October 16, 1954, and started his martial arts training at the tender age of nine under the watchful eye of judo instructor Sensei Clyde...
Purple Dragon Productions, 2021. — 249 p. — ISBN: 9781732671225. Professor Don Anthony Jacob (H.B.Mg), Soke, is the creator and founder of the international system of martial arts known as the Don Jitsu Ryu. He was born in Trinidad on October 16, 1954, and started his martial arts training at the tender age of nine under the watchful eye of judo instructor Sensei Clyde Thomas....
Citadel, 2011. — 224 p. The revered secrets of the Samurai code kishido are strictly for the strong of heart. The Way of the Warrior is a series of lessons that Jotaro's martial-arts master passed on to him, as well as teaching virtues embedded in all traditional martial ways. Demanding unquestionable ethics and unconditional chivalry, kishido embraces both Eastern and Western...
Hawley Publications, 1994. — 130 p. — ISBN: 0-910704-92-9. This samurai strategy book is the first widely available English translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and tactics. Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke on Japanese martial arts and military service. A...
Tokyo, Rutland, Vermont, Singapore: Tuttle Publishing., — 2012. — 128 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4629-1047-2 The Way of the Modern Warrior is an explanation of the samurai philosophy of Japan's fiercest warriors, practiced for over 1000 years. The author, Hanshi Stephen Kaufman, has been a warrior for 50 years, first as a member of the military, then as an advisor to the military, and...
Books on Demand, 2023. — 318 p. — ISBN: 978-3-7578-7032-4. In diesem Buch beschreibt Achim Keller (9. Dan Kyusho-Jitsu) den Ablauf der von ihm entwickelten Kata Hakutsuru no rokkishu. Diese Kata ist fester Bestandteil seiner eigenen Lehrmethode für das Kyusho-Jitsu vom Anfänger bis zum Meister. Es werden u. a. die 6 Ji-Hände, wie sie im Bubishi beschrieben werden, trainiert.
Books on Demand, 2023. — 278 p. — ISBN: 978-3-7578-7037-9. In diesem Buch beschreibt Achim Keller (9. Dan Kyusho-Jitsu) den Ablauf der von ihm entwickelten Kata Kurotora no rokkishu. Diese Kata ist fester Bestandteil seiner eigenen Lehrmethode für das Kyusho-Jitsu vom Anfänger bis zum Meister. Es werden u. a. die 6 Ji-Hände, wie sie im Bubishi beschrieben werden, trainiert.
Global Oriental, 2011 . — 245 p . — ISBN: 978-1-906876-24-1 This fully illustrated volume , including an eight-page colour-plate section , is the first in-depth study in English to examine the warrior and shamanic characteristics and significance of tengu in the martial art culture (bugei) of Muromachi Japan (1336-1573) . According to Roald Knutsen , who is widely known for his...
Association helvetique de Jodo, 1989. — 467 p. French / English. Jodo is a traditional school of the Japanese martial art of Jojutsu, or the art of wielding the short staff. The author was President of the International Jodo Federation (IJF) as of July 2000. As there was not a single book on Jodo in 1989 apart from two books in Japanese, Pascal decides to write this bilingual...
São Paulo: Editora Pensamento., — 1988. — 130 p. — ISBN: 9788531500176 A fantástica arte zen do auto-conhecimento, na concepção de um ocidental. Kenneth Kushner transmite a essência do Dharma ilustrada pela prática do arco e flechas, onde cada flecha representa uma vida. Este belíssimo livro contém a essência espiritual da prática do Kyudo complementando o texto consagrado de...
ANKF, 1971. — 144 c. Kyūdō is practised in many different schools, some of which descend from military shooting and others that descend from ceremonial or contemplative practice. Therefore, the emphasis is different. Some emphasise aesthetics and others efficiency. Contemplative schools teach the form as a meditation in action.
Paladin Press, 1987. — 314 p. — ISBN: 0-87364-409-3. Find out how famous Western battles could have been fought differently had the generals known the secrets of Japanese strategy. An expert instructor of kenjutsu and aikijutsu, Fredrick Lovret explores the use of its principles on the battlefield and in the world of business. Whether entering battle against a military foe,...
Boston & London: Watherhill Shambhala Publications, 2012. — 145 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8348-0572-9 Beginning students in Japanese martial arts, such as karate, judo, aikido, iaido, kyudo, and kendo, learn that when they are in the dojo (the practice space), they must don their practice garb with ritual precision, address their teacher and senior students in a specific way, and follow...
Tokyo, Rutland, Vermont, Singapore: Tuttle Publishing., — 1999. — 200 p. — ISBN: 978-0-8048-3160-4 Drawing from his highly regarded magazine columns in Black Belt magazine, author Dave Lowry sets out lessons that not only guide us to a deeper understanding of the social values and moral imperatives that are the ancient heart of budo, but speak to us also of the universal nature...
Amazon.com Services LLC. - 2017. - 83 p. A contemporary translation and reproduction of a Japanese classical book about the martial discipline of Bojutsu. Sensei Matsumoto Torata developed this system of Bojutsu (fighting with a staff) in the 1920s. He intended this system to be used in Junior High Schools as well as by people in the community as a method of self-defense. His...
Tuttle Publishing, 1999. — 112 p. In "Ancient Okinawan Martial Arts: Koryu Uchinadi readers" have access, for the first time, to an extensive collection of the most important documents written by and about Okinawa's most famous karate and kobudo masters and their arts, as well as to photographs of kobujutsu katas of historical significance. This two–volume anthology includes...
Tuttle Publishing, 1999. — 133 p. With this book, the Western reader has ready access, for the first time, to an extensive collection of the most important documents written by and about Okinawa's most famous karate and kobudo masters and their arts, as well as photographs of kobujutsu katas of historical significance.
ALAS EDITORIAL ., — 1984 . — 128 p . — ISBN: 9788420301648 La guardia , manejo del tambo , formas de ataque y defensa . Kata - ataque y defensa . Defensa con tambo . Karate contra tambo . Tambo contra Karate . Defensa contra tambo , etc. Técnicas descritas paso a paso , ilustrado en graciosos y educativos dibujos . Por José Santos Nalda.
Kodansha International, 1993 - 177 p. ISBN10: 4770017340 (eng) Kyudo-the Way of the Bow-is the oldest of Japan's traditional martial arts and the one most closely associated with bushido, the Way of the Warrior. After the Second World War Eugen Herrigel introduced the concept of kyudo to the West in his classic Zen in the Art of Japanese Archery. But until now, no Japanese...
Edward Orem, 2016. — 146 p. For instructors of non-sport martial training, this Master’s Manual details 340 duan chuan fa or “Short Fist” extremely aggressive and terminal close-range fighting techniques, maneuvers, and strategies against specific aggressions. As this is oriented toward seasoned instructors, no photos are included, nor are they necessary with detailed written...
Tipton: BJR Publishing, 2004. — 107 p. — ISBN: 0-9547364-0-0 This book bridges the gap between the kata of old Okinawa, following the influence of the feudal Japanese militia and that which is taught in today's dojo as ' effective ' self - defence. The distressing reality, for most kata bunkai students, is that there is very little ' real ' application in the world today,...
Editorial Alas, 1995. — 183 p. — ISBH 8 — 4203 — 0369 — 0. Los puntos vulnerables de cuerpo humano Por Pau-Ramon, titulado en Japon por la Kokusai Budo in en la especialidad de Nihon Ju Jutsu. Los Kysho de la antiqua tradicion japonesa. Localizacion exacta y descripicion de mas de 70 puntos vitales. Ataques con y sin armas: por golpe, por presion,por aplastaimento,y por...
Tuttle Publishing, 2011. — 400 p. Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe. The work begins with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy and then...
Reinish Stefan, Hoeller Juergen, Malushka Axel. The Secrets of Kysho: Pressure Point Fighting. Meyer & Meyer Sport. 2012. 463 p. ISBN: 978-1-84126-361-8. Kysho — Attack Points in Self Defense and Martial Arts. The Results of Using Kyusho. Attack Points on the Head. Attack Points on the Neck. Attack Points on the Torso. Attack Points on the Arms. Attack Points on the Legs....
Reinish Stefan, Hoeller Juergen, Malushka Axel. The Secrets of Kyusho: Pressure Point Fighting. Meyer & Meyer Sport. 2012. 236 p.ISBN: 978-1-84126-361-8. Kyusho — Attack Points in Self Defense and Martial Arts. The Results of Using Kyusho. Attack Points on the Head. Attack Points on the Neck. Attack Points on the Torso. Attack Points on the Arms. Attack Points on the Legs....
Magnum Publications, 1961. — 67 p. The word means combination. In essence, it is a combination of the best and most effective self-defense moves from the greatest methods of hand-to-hand combat ever devised. To practice Ketsugo is to practice the combined, unbeatable fighting arts of Aikido, Yawara, Ate-Waza, Karate, Savate, Judo, and Jiu-Jitsu. To know Ketsugo is to know the...
Yoshin Ryu Editions, 2019. — 230 p. In feudal Japan, the Martial Art of Hojojutsu was taught for the capture and immobilization of prisoners by using a rope. Developed by the armed forces during the period of the "Warring States" (XV sec.), It was subsequently adopted by the city police in the Edo Period (1603-1868) as an aid during the arrest, transportation, and detention of...
Independently published, 2021. — 234 p. The Kusari - also known as Kusarifundō or Manrikigusari, is a traditional minor weapon used by the warriors and police officers in the Japanese feudal period. Tracing its historical, philosophical, and technical traits, Christian Russo, practitioner and teacher of Japanese Martial Arts, accompanies us through an evanesced time and place,...
On Line Editora, 2011. — 100 p. — ISBN: 978-85-8073-275-7. O Kobu-Do é considerado por alguns estudiosos como o precursor do caratê, e vários estilos desta arte incluem algum grau de treinamento de Kobu-Do, como parte de seu currículo. Similarmente, não é incomum ver um chute ou outro golpe “de mãos limpas” em um kata de Kobu-Do. Em alguns estilos, as técnicas das duas artes...
Noisy-sur-École: Budo Éditions, 2001. — 110 p. — ISBN: 978-2-908580-87-7 Au sujet des auteurs . Takuan Sōhō ( 1573-1645 ) était un prélat de la secte zen Rinzai , bien connu pour sa force de caractère et sa plume acerbe ; il fut aussi maître dans l’art du jardin , poète , maître de thé , auteur prolifique et la clef de voûte de la peinture et de la calligraphie zen . Il...
Weatherhill, 2007. — 152 p. — ISBN: 0834805685. Budo is about learning more than how to fight; true budo is a way of seeking and uncovering meaning in life. Here, Nicklaus Suino, one of the leading iaido teachers in North America, gives expert advice on how to get the most from training in traditional Japanese martial arts such as iaido, kendo, aikido, judo, kyudo, and...
Ngoại Thiên, 2021. — 172 p. In Vietnamese. Kiaijutsu (Japanese 気合術，“the art of kiai”) is the Japanese esoteric art of controlling one’s own and an enemy’s mental and physical states using various techniques, in particular using the battle cry kiai (Japanese 気合，romaji: kiai). During feudal Japan, it was believed that a master proficient in kiaijutsu techniques could, with the...
Inner Traditions, 2010. — 174 p. — ISBN: 978-1-59477-818-6. The embodiment of the ancient knowledge that underlies the dedication-to-perfection philosophy of Japan. How mastering these specific movement sequences known as katas provides a way to deepen one’s martial arts practice spiritually. Explores the psychological and social importance of the katas in martial arts and...
All Japan Federation., — 1987. — 154. This is an illustrated Naginata book which is edited by All Japan Naginata Federation. Also,it is recommended by Japan Library Association and School Library Association.It can be said that it is a basic textbook designed for beginners.Hundreds of illustrations are included.You can learn basic movements or intervals by looking at them.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. — 94 p. A translation and reproduction of a Japanese book about Bojutsu. Matsumoto Torata developed this system of Bojutsu (fighting with a staff) in the 1920s. He intended this system to be used in Junior High Schools as well as by people in the community as a method of self-defense. His training methodology likely originated...
Self-publishing platform, 2015. — 178 p. Flawless Deception presents a significantly different vision of the samurai’s pre-1600 martial arts schools and in doing so offers additional reasons for their preservation. Discarding the romantic or idealist notions that typically permeate and influence anything related to the samurai, Flawless Deception takes the approach that the...
Translated by William Scott Wilson. — Kodansha, 2000. — 189 p. Philosophy of the Ancient way of Samurai. Good for Kendo and bokken sports. Hagakure ("In the Shadow of Leaves") is a manual for the samurai classes consisting of a series of short anecdotes and reflections that give both insight and instruction-in the philosophy and code of behavior that foster the true spirit of...
Paris: Guy Trédaniel Editeur., — 2002. — 103 p. Ecrit entre 1710 et 1717 par le samouraï Jocho Yamamoto pour des samouraïs, ce précieux code de conduite et de morale est pour la première fois accessible aux lecteurs français. C'est un événement. A l'origine, cet inestimable manuscrit a été préservé jalousement par le clan des NABESHIMA, pendant plus de 150 années. Il voulait...
Translated by William Scott Wilson — Shambhala, 2018. — 208 p. Upholding the samurai code both on and off the battlefield is one of the essential tenets of bushidō, the Way of the Warrior - and Budōshoshinshu is a definitive treatise on living in accordance with the samurai code. When it comes to books on samurai philosophy, the Edo-period classic Hagakure is iconic to...
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