CompleteMartialArts.com - Sword Of The Samurai: The Classical Art Of Japanese Swordsmanship
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Manufacturer: Paladin Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.86
EAN: 9780873643320
ISBN: 0873643321
Label: Paladin Press
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 1985-09
Publisher: Paladin Press
Studio: Paladin Press
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Editorial Reviews:
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Discover the colorful history of sword making, the ryu of Japan, the samurai code of honor and the Zen tradition of swordsmanship. Parulski covers the uniform and how it’s worn, fighting postures, conditioning, training with the suburito and traditional etiquette. Photos and text reveal the kihon--prearranged attacks and defenses--and the kata of drawing one and two swords, with applications to actual attacks.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awful
Comment: A bad copy of Japanese Swordsmanship: Technique and Practice by Donn Draeger and Gordon Warner. Numerous errors and mis-statments make it clear the auther is not an authority on the subject.
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Summary: Lacks focus
Comment: As with most of Parulski's works, this suffers from a lack of focus. Attempting to cover too much material and including material not on the subject is a Parulski trademark and he has a field day here.
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Summary: Great Book. Covers lots of the basic stuff. Good pictures.
Comment: I liked this book for lots of reasons. Because it covers swordsmanship history, sword history (parts, types, how they're made, etc.) culture, tradition , spiritual strategies (zen), uniforms, fighting postures, suburito -bokken- basic training, bokken etiquette, kenjutsu, kumitachi (2 person katas), Iai etiquette, Iai Katas, care of the sword (tying the sword cord, tying the sword bag, etc.) Good pictures, a very well made book, it's simply beautiful, and really useful. It's a must have!
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