Classical Swordsmanship of Japan Book by Serge Mol (Hardcover) Shunya Nagano under the lineage of Matsuda

under the lineage of Matsuda Toshimi

Exploration (Tanshu)

Using Strikes

the Art of Disarming takes literally decades of training

Classical Swordsmanship of Japan Book by Serge Mol (Hardcover) Shunya Nagano under the lineage of MatsudaFor many centuries, the sword was the main weapon and symbol of the Japanese warrior, called bushi or samurai. Sword skills such as kenjutsu or iaijutsu were highly regarded, and over time many hundreds if not thousands of schools or ryuha that focused on swordsmanship would emerge. Classical Swordsmanship of Japan is the most exhaustive and authoritative work on the subject of kenjutsu and iaijutsu available in any of the major Western languages to