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Saijutsu: Traditional Okinawan Weapon Art
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Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780804832441
ISBN: 0804832447
Label: Tuttle Publishing
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 178
Publication Date: 2000-09
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Studio: Tuttle Publishing

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Editorial Reviews:

Interest in the classical weaponry martial arts is growing enormously throughout the world, aided in part by the recent movements to include karate and kobujutsu in the Olympics. In Saijistu, renowned martial artist Katsumi Muakami offers the fundamentals of kobujutsu in clear, concise language, augmented with nearly 300 instructive black-and-white photographs. Readers will learn:

* The history of the art and its relationship to karate

* The foundation forms for basic weapon handling in step-by-step detail

* The specific kata from the basic forms to the classical katas

* Fascinating stories about the great weapons masters of Murakami's lineage: Bushi Tawada and Bushi Matsumara


Spotlight customer reviews:

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Summary: Not for beginners
Comment: This book is not for beginners. Nowhere does it explain the basic grips nor how to flip the sai - the single most important move to know.

The stories are interesting, and the kata can be worked out from the pictures (although there are some photos which don't match the description). There are also a small number of defence moves against sword but nothing is shown of defence against other weapons such as the bo, jo, etc.

If you are already familiar with the sai, and you would like to expand your knowledge of kata then this book may be useful.


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Summary: A good book for beginners and experienced alike/
Comment: This is a very good book, detailing history, techniques and step by step photos of a couple of sai kata.The book is written in 'laymen's terms' and is very reader friendly.I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn or expand their knowledge of saijutsu and Okinawan kobudo.


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