"This is the first sustained study of Samuel Beckett and testimony. It offers new readings of the problem of unspeakability in Beckett in relation to testimonial expression and the problems of knowledge which arise in recent theoretical conceptions of testimony and the archive"--

This Via Media anthology presents seven articles from the Journal of Asian Martial Arts that deal with Japanese weaponry:âarchery, short staff, naginata polearm, and test cutting (tamashigiri) with the long sword. Although there is a variety of topics, there is a common theme: the importance of these to Japanese martial traditions. A valuable Via Media title for budo.