Product Description: Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and 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...read more

Traces the history of the martial arts of Japan from the feudal period, illustrating implements and characteristic dress

Product Description: Aikido, the "gentleman's fighting art," neutralizes aggression and renders attackers harmless without injuring them. By controlling body position and understanding its simple physical premises, anyone-regardless of size, strength or weight-can fend off attacks using this sophisticated martial art...read more

Discusses the principles, postures, organization, and history of the Japanese martial art and presents graduated outlines of the major projections and movements (view table of contents)

Product Description: Ratti and Westbrook present a new direction for the graphic novel in a series that follows the Asian adventures of a Western pilgrim who is influenced by the interaction (sometimes violent) of cultures in the Medieval era. The captivating text, presented (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Ratti and Westbrook present a new direction for the graphic novel in a series that follows the Asian adventures of a Western pilgrim who is influenced by the interaction (sometimes violent) of cultures in the Medieval era. The captivating text, presented in a highly developed aesthetic fictional setting, ensures that this new series will also inform, captivate, and inspire readers...read more

Product Description: La experiencia japonesa y su contribución a la teoría y a la práctica del combate individual armado y desarmado, está entre las más antiguas, sofisticadas y duraderas nunca documentadas. Basta considerar la actual popularidad mundial de jujutsu, judo, karate, aikido, kendo, kyudo, etc...read more