Kendo

This masterful work describes the discipline of swordsmanship cultivated by the samurai in medieval and pre-modern Japan, and shows how, through the medium of kendo, it can be used today as a means to enhance personal growth through the cultivation of body and mind.
This work describes the Buddhist philosophical infrastructure of kendo, the history of the development of swordsmanship, and the manner in which bushido - the way of the samurai - which arose from it, was manifested socially in Japan. Finally, it presents a critical examination of kendo, and describes its relevance today.

Minoru Kiyota is the chairman of the Buddhist Studies Ph.D program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Preface
What is Kendo?	p. 1
Kendo and Sport	p. 1
Mushin: An Altered State of Consciousness	p. 2
Ki-ai and Body-Mind Integration	p. 5
Kama-e and Ma-ai: Positions and Spacing	p. 7
Suki and Zanshin: Openings and Alertness	p. 11
Sutemi and Heijo-shin: The 'Go-for-Broke' Attack and Mental Calm	p. 13
Dojo: The Hall of Discipline	p. 14
The Impact of Buddhist Thought on the Development of Swordmanship	p. 18
Shingon Mikko's Influence on the Katori-ryu	p. 19
Zen's influence on the Yagyu-ryu	p. 27
Kendo Meditation	p. 34
The Development of Swordmanship	p. 38
The Historical Setting	p. 38
The Warring States Period (Late Fifteenth to Late Sixteenth Centuries)	p. 39
The Tokugawa Period: 1603-1868	p. 56
The Development of Bushido, the Code of the Samurai	p. 74
The Historical Development of Bushido	p. 74
Bushido: Its Three Major Features	p. 84
A Critique of Nitobe Inazo's Bushido: The Soul of Japan	p. 86
The Modern Period	p. 94
Kendo in the Modern Period	p. 94
Bushido in the Modern Period	p. 99
The Integration of Martial and Liberal Arts	p. 101
Epilogue	p. 107
Appendix: Ryu Lineages	p. 111
Endnotes	p. 114
Selected Annotated References	p. 120
Selected Glossary	p. 127
Index	p. 149
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