Samurai Swordsmanship: The Batto, Kenjutsu, and Tameshigiri of Eishin-Ryu by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Carl E. Long
	List Price:   $21.95 Unit Price:   $17.56 You Save:   $4.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0897501993 ISBN-13:   9780897501996 Publisher:   Black Belt Books Category:   Sports Pub. Date:   May 2011 Pages:   250 Format:   Paperback
Subjects
Sports Martial Arts Self-Defense
Description/Notes
The legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi encouraged his students to have great hidden power. In Samurai Swordsmanship expert practitioner Masayuki Shimabukuro and senior student Carl E. Long also encourage readers to discover hidden martial depths through the meaningful practice of the Japanese sword. Samurai Swordsmanship demonstrates and explains the history, construction and rituals of the 450 year old art of battojutsu. It is filled with detailed picture sequences that illustrate the art's most fundamental principles and techniques. The book includes the following topics: Tameshigiri (test cutting) Batto Waza (sword drawing forms) Uniform care Kumitachi (paired drills) Philosophy behind the practice Masayuki Shimabukuro is an eighth dan in Muso jikiden eishin-ryu iaijutsu and a Black Belt Hall of Fame Weapons Instructor of the Year. He is recognized by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai as 21st soshihan in the lineage of the Masaoka line Eishin-ryu. Shimabukuro also received officail appointment by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai as the school's international representative for iaido and battodo.