Samurai Swordsmanship, Volume 2: Intermediate Sword Program

Featuring the world’s foremost authority on the subject, this comprehensive series covers the history, construction, rituals, and techniques associated with the samurai sword. Its three detailed installments outline basic, intermediate, and advanced concepts for students of all levels and feature in-depth interviews with the instructors. Topics include mat cutting, forms, uniform and weapons care, sword etiquette, thrusts, drawing and sheathing the sword, and many more.

Masayuki Shimabukuro has trained in the arts of judo; karate; Okinawan kobudo; Japanese shito-ryu; and iaido, the art of samurai swordsmanship. He is the international director for the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-kai martial arts organization and represents authentic eishin-ryu samurai swordsmanship worldwide. He holds the title of hanshi—the highest recognition in traditional Japanese martial arts—and has been named Black Belt magazine’s Weapons Instructor of the Year. He is the author of Flashing Steel and Living Karate. He lives in San Diego.

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