Legacies of the Sword, Dr. Karl Friday

This book is the first attempt by a Western scholar trained in both bugei and Japanese studies and historical methodology to discuss this major subject of classical bugei, a major and compelling component of Japanese culture. It presents a case study of the Kashima Shinryu, one of the oldest of the extinct samurai training organizations, and was written in close collaboration with its current headmaster, Seki Humitake...