Product Description: Master the art of Kendo—Japanese Swordsmanship with this illustrated and comprehensive martial arts guide.Kendo or the "Way of the Sword" holds a special place within the martial arts as one of the few practices tracing back directly to Japan's ancient samurai heritage...read more

Product Description: Fitness, mental discipline, and confidence are all required to excel in martial arts. Learn all about the origin of each technique and the skills involved in mastering it.

Product Description: The old Kendo teachers loved to ask their new students "What is Kendo?" Then they would sit back and listen to them philosophize about the way of the sword.The question is like a Zen question. If you find an answer, it will always be wrong for there is no answer...read more

Product Description: Kendo is the art of swordsmanship that was cultivated by the samurai in medieval Japan and it is an increasingly popular martial art studied in the West today. While most books on kendo focus primarily on kata, or the traditional movements or forms, The Shambhala Guide to Kendo provides a succinct overview of the art as a whole: its historical significance, spiritual teachings, and how it can be used by practitioners today as a means of strengthening the body and mind...read more

An introduction to the history, techniques, and practice of kendo, the Japanese art of two-handed fencing. (view table of contents)

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Introduces the Japanese martial art of sword-handling (view table of contents)

Introduces the Japanese way of the sword, including the philosophy, uniform, care and handling of the equipment, protective gear, and meditative practices of the ancient martial art

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Product Description: By Charles Daniel. The art of the samurai. In ancient Japan, the sword and the soul were intertwined. The definitive volume on this rare, classical martial art, including a chapter on Japan's greatest swordsmen.

Product Description: Book by Obata, Toshishiro

Product Description: Discover the colorful history of sword making, the ryu of Japan, the samurai code of honor and the Zen tradition of swordsmanship. Parulski covers the uniform and how it's worn, fighting postures, conditioning, training with the suburito and traditional etiquette...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)