Historical books including books about the 47 Ronin, Musashi's Book of Five Rings, and other works.
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Through his masterful translations of original samurai tales, laws, dicta, reports, and arguments accompanied by insightful commentary. Hiroaki Sato chronicles the changing ethos of the Japanese warrior from the samurai's historical origins to his rise to political power...
In this book you meet the Olympians of swordsmanship, including Tsukahara Bokuden and Miyamoto Musashi, lone wolves who wandered the length and breadth of Japan in search of worthy opponents; Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, whose namesake was none other than Takeda Shingen, the brilliant warlord during the Age of Civil Wars; the Yagyu-hereditary instructors of the Tokugawa...
Paperback: 152 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.62 x 11.78 x 9.06
Publisher: Kodansha International; ; (April 1999)
The modern bujutsu are well-defined, highly pragmatic forms of self-defense, both armed and unarmed, that have been skillfully adapted to meet contemporary needs by experts in the classical traditions. In contrast, according to the author, the story of modern budo-and especially the sports oriented forms of kendo, judo, and karate is both one of adaptation and perversions of the classical ideals...
'Old School' gives its readers a rare glimpse into Japanese martial traditions as they were in the past and as they live on today. Ellis Amdur writes about: ancient martial schools such as Katori Shinto-ryu, Maniwa Nen-ryu, and Higo Ko-ryu; weapons that are uniquely Japanese and the diverse methods of using them...
Fully illustrated depicting samurai dressed in period dress with all of their battlefield accoutrements. including complete pages on putting on armor using pictures. Interesting reading and color plates for those interested in the Samurai.
Softcover, 48 pages
This book is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and the principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe. Beginning with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy, the work outlines the relentless progression of the military class toward absolute power...
Often called the Way of the Gods, is relatively unknown among the religions of the world, although to the Japanese it is as old as time. In its general aspects it is more than a religious faith, for it is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two milleniums and more have become an integral part of the Way of the Japanese people...
Written by the last Japanese to publicly commit seppuku, ritual suicide by cutting the hara or abdomen. Part autobiography part reflections on the search for personal identity, this fascinating document is a key to one of Japan's most flamboyant writers. It traces the tortuous path Mishima took from a sensitive, introverted childhood to a creative maturity as acclaimed novelist and playwright, accomplished swordsman, and self-proclaimed conscience of postwar Japan. Softcover.
A landmark translation of the Chinese classic that is without a doubt one of the most important books of all time. Popularly known as the Art of War. Sun Tzu is one of the leading books on strategic thinking ever written. While other books on strategy, wisdom, and philosophy come and go, both leaders and gentle contemplators alike have embraced the writings of Sun-tzu...
