Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan - Softcover

Westbrook, Adele; Ratti, Oscar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804816840 ISBN 13: 9780804816847

Verlag: Tuttle Publishing, 1991

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Oscar Ratti Adele Westbrook

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Reseña del editor:

"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. In addition to illustrating actual methods of combat, the authors discuss in detail the crucial training necessary to develop a warrior's inner power and to concentrate all his energies into a single force. "Secrets of the Samurai" is the essential text for anyone with an interest in Japanese combat techniques, weaponry, or military tradition.

Biografía del autor:

Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook met at Columbia University in New York, where he was doing graduate work in classical languages and she studying philosophy. Both share a longtime interest in the thought and rituals of ancient civilizations. Experts on the Japanese warrior arts and ethos, they were also the authors of Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere.

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• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0804816840
• ISBN 13: 9780804816847
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 484