Mugai Ryu: The Classical Japanese Art of Drawing the Sword

ISBN-13: 9781886969186 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 323 str.

Darrell Max Craig

Opis

In this book, the author takes us on a tour of the Samurai code of Bushido. He talks of his encounters with the descendants of famous samurai' of the past. We are taken to ancient Japan to meet the most influential samurai through the memories of their descendants as told to the author by members of those very samurai families We learn about the many rituals of the sword and discover how they were made, cared for and tested. The author instructs us on the use of the sword with over twenty traditional sword drawing techniques and sparring routines. Discover what made the Samurai such lethal swordsmen. Learn the "one cut" techniques of the Samurai. For all styles and all levels of experience."