Japanese Sword Books


Bokken Art of the Japanese Sword List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $14.77 You save $0.18!	Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship List Price: $22.95 Our Price: $22.77 You save $0.18!	Iai: The Art of Drawing the Sword List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $15.77 You save $1.18!

About this book: Author Dave Lowry of the ancient sword school Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu teaches the basics of Japanese swordsmanship using the bokken, the wooden training sword. Lowry covers stances, body movement, striking, combination techniques and techniques with a partner. Product Details: Author: Dave Lowry Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 191 Publisher: Black Belt Communications Inc Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.5 Pounds Length: 8.8 Inches Width: 6 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches	About this book: This book is much more than an introductory guide to Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu. It manages to emphasize a melding of the Eastern philosophy and the technique of the art, in a marvelously eloquent yet concise manner. Product Details: Author: Masayuki Shimabukuro and Leonard J. Pellman Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 368 Publisher: Frog Books Book Dimensions: Weight: 1.3 Pounds Length: 9.3 Inches Width: 7.3 Inches Height: 1.01 Inches	About this book: This unique guide unlocks the mysteries of this ancient ritual practice, explaining the history and significance of swords in the samurai culture, and documenting the the techniques of swordsmanship, as no other book in English does. Product Details: Author: Darrell Craig Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 280 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.8 Pounds Length: 8.3 Inches Width: 5.8 Inches Height: 0.8 Inches


Japanese Swordsmanship: Technique and Practice List Price: $39.95 Our Price: $39.77 You save $0.18!	Looking at a Far Mountain: A Study of Kendo Kata List Price: $19.95 Our Price: $17.77 You save $2.18!	Mastering the Samurai Sword: A Full-Color, Step-by-Step Guide List Price: $34.95 Our Price: $32.77 You save $2.18!

About this book: This classic work was the first in English on the history and practice of Iai-do, or way of the sword. Product Details: Author: Gordon Warner and Donn F. Draeger Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 296 Publisher: Weatherhill	About this book: This comprehensive volume-endorsed by the premier Japanese kendo body-is sure to improve and perfect the practice of kendo for students of all levels. Product Details: Author: Paul Budden Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 128 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.6 Pounds Length: 10.3 Inches Width: 7.3 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches	About this book: Master the ancient art of the samurai sword with this straightforward guide to technique and practice. Product Details: Author: Cary Nemeroff Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 212 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 2.1 Pounds Length: 11 Inches Width: 8.5 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches


Samurai Swordsmanship: Volume 1 List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $9.77 You save $0.18!	Samurai Swordsmanship: Volume 2 List Price: $9.95 Our Price: $9.77 You save $0.18!	The Craft of the Japanese Sword List Price: $44.95 Our Price: $44.77 You save $0.18!

About this book: All elements of sword work are covered, including "how-to" on the fundamental katas. Product Details: Author: Dale S. Kirby Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 109 Publisher: Natl Book Network Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.4 Pounds Length: 10.3 Inches Width: 7.3 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches	About this book: An overview of basic and advanced katas and two-sword techniques. Includes chapters on exercise and meditation. Product Details: Author: Dale S. Kirby Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 78 Publisher: Natl Book Network Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.2 Pounds Length: 10.3 Inches Width: 7.3 Inches Height: 0.2 Inches	About this book: This book demonstrates how brilliantly Japan's sword craftsmen today have met this technological challenge. The impulse of the craft now is to preserve the utilitarian object and yet create an enduring art for the modern age. Product Details: Author: Leon Kapp, Hiroko Kapp and Yoshido Yoshihara Photographer: Tom Kishida Language: English Format: Hardcover Pages: 168 Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc Book Dimensions: Weight: 1.6 Pounds Length: 10.3 Inches Width: 7.3 Inches Height: 0.8 Inches


The Japanese Sword List Price: $39.95 Our Price: $39.77 You save $0.18!	The Samurai Sword: A Handbook List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $19.77 You save $2.18!	The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War List Price: $44.95 Our Price: $40.77 You save $4.18!

About this book: This book The Japanese Sword, containing color and black-and-white plates, has been prepared as an introduction to the history and appreciation of the Japanese sword. Product Details: Author: Kanzan Sato Translated by: Joe Earle Language: English Format: Hardcover Pages: 210 Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc Book Dimensions: Weight: 2 Pounds Length: 10.5 Inches Width: 7.5 Inches Height: 1.02 Inches	About this book: "The Samurai Sword Handbook" is a precise exploration of the samurai sword designed for sword collectors as well as anyone intrigued by these ancient blades. Product Details: Author: John M. Yumoto Language: English Format: Hardcover Pages: 192 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 1.2 Pounds Length: 9.3 Inches Width: 6.3 Inches Height: 1.02 Inches	About this book: "The Samurai Swordsman: Master of War" brings to life the history behind the courageous and highly disciplined fighting men of early Japan. Product Details: Author: Stephen R. Turnbull Language: English Format: Hardcover Pages: 208 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 3.3 Pounds Length: 12.3 Inches Width: 9.3 Inches Height: 0.8 Inches


The Sword and the Mind List Price: $15.95 Our Price: $15.77 You save $0.18!	The Way of Kendo and Kenjitsu: Soul of the Samurai List Price: $22.95 Our Price: $22.77 You save $0.18!	The Yasukuni Swords: Rare Weapons of Japan, 1933-1945 List Price: $44.95 Our Price: $44.77 You save $0.18!

About this book: Translated by Hiroaki Sato from the work of Yagyu Munenori long considered a classic of tactical wisdom, this is the first English translation of this great work. It is an extraordinary synthesis of ideas and experiences of three swordsman: Hidetsuna, Muneyoshi and Munenori. Product Details: Author: Yagyu Munenori Translated by: Hiroaki Sato Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 144 Publisher: Overlook Press Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.5 Pounds Length: 7.5 Inches Width: 7 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches	About this book: This book bridges the gap between mondern Kendo as a sport and the old Kendo of the Samurai. Product Details: Author: Darrell Max Craig Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 266 Publisher: YMAA Publication Center Book Dimensions: Weight: 1.3 Pounds Length: 9.5 Inches Width: 7.5 Inches Height: 0.8 Inches	About this book: The 8,100 swords manufactured in the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine between 1933 and 1945 are an exceptional legacy, as artifacts that preserved not only time-honored forging methods but the aesthetic and spiritual traditions of the samurai warrior. Product Details: Author: Tom Kishida Translator: Kenji Mishina Language: English Format: Hardcover Pages: 155 Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc Book Dimensions: Weight: 1.6 Pounds Length: 10.3 Inches Width: 7.5 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches


This Is Kendo: The Art of Japanese Fencing List Price: $18.95 Our Price: $17.77 You save $1.18!

About this book: A fully illustrated introduction to the traditional art of Japanese fencing--its essential nature and its basic techniques. The first book in English to describe and analyze this famous sport. Product Details: Author: Gordon Warner and Junzo Sasamori Language: English Format: Softcover Pages: 160 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Book Dimensions: Weight: 0.9 Pounds Length: 8.5 Inches Width: 6 Inches Height: 0.5 Inches


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