Originally published in 1898. A translation of a Japanese Martial Arts Manual. Descriptions of Kata for Kenjutsu (sword techniques), Sojutsu (spear techniques), Kyujutsu (Japanese archery) as well as how to cut Maki-wara and swimming techniques. Includes the original illustrations on every page along with a full translation. Key Japanese terms are retained with an explanation given. Part one of a three part series. First time in translation.

Originally published in 1898. A translation of a Japanese Martial Arts Manual. Descriptions of Kata for Shikomi Tsue (sword hidden in a cane), Iai (sword drawing and basic cuts) and Kenbu (Japanese sword dance). Kenbu are poems written in Classical Chinese "Kanbun" style and are about historical battles, winning, losing and overall portraits of martial spirit. Intense and often quite bloody the Kenbu presented in this volume and the corresponding step by step analysis by the author allow even the uninitiated to a glimpse into this fascinating subject. Includes the original illustrations on...

"Ninjutsu and Magic" from 1909 is Gingetsu Itoh's first foray into Ninjutsu research. Originally serialized in the Asahi Newspaper in Japan, it was later published in book format. Long out of print and sought after by collectors, this is the first time it has been translated since it was originally published over a century ago. The book contains three supplemental sections containing research on Ninjutsu, Yojutsu and accounts of Jujutsu/Judo practitioners versus western boxers. The Ninjutsu section contains numerous articles about Ninjutsu from the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. There...

A translation of a curious little speech on Senjutsu, the arts of the mountain ascetics, and Ninjutsu. From 1901. First time in English.

The Paragon of Military Strategy Volumes 17-20 of 52. Written by Hojo Ujinaga of the Koshu School of Military Theory. This Military Strategy treatise was presented to the third Tokugawa Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Hojo Ujinaga studied the Koshu School of Military Science under Obata Kakgenori and became his successor. Introduced elements of Chinese Military Strategy such as Sun Tsu into it and began the Hojo School of Military Science. A supporter of the Edo Bakufu government he eventually became a retainer.

The first women's self-defense manual written by a woman. Written in 1914 by Nohata Showa. Ms Showa was a women's historian and martial arts practitioner. Her entire booklet is reproduced in color with an English translation and an introduction to Onna Bugeisha, female Samurai.