Koryu Bujutsu
$21.95 (+ shipping)
The Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan, volume 1.
Edited by Diane Skoss
Published by Koryu Books.
ISBN: 1-890536-04-0.
6″ x 9″ paperback, 192 p., with 33 photos.
Includes Japanese glossary with kanji, bibliographical references, and complete index.
Kindle Edition: Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan
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Wayne Muromoto, Editor-in Chief, Furyu
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Karl Friday, Department of History, University of Georgia
“Overall this book is a ‘must-have’ for anyone who is serious about the study of the Japanese Martial Arts, classical or modern, bujutsu or budo.”
Kim Taylor, Editor, Journal of Japanese Sword Arts
Contents:
- Foreword
- by George H. Bristol
- Introduction: Keiko Shokon
- by Diane Skoss
- The Koryu Bujutsu Experience
- by Hunter B. Armstrong
- The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae
- Interview by Meik Skoss
- Field Guide to the Classical Japanese Martial Arts
- by Diane Skoss
- Marishiten: Buddhist Influences on Combative Behavior
- by David A. Hall
- Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jujutsu
- by Meik Skoss
- Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster
- Interview by Liam Keeley
- Koryu Meets the West
- by Ellis Amdur
- Glossary
