Classical Bujitsu (Martial Arts and Ways of Japan): The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan - Brossura

Draeger, Donn F.

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ISBN 10: 0834802333 ISBN 13: 9780834802339

Casa editrice: Weatherhill, 2007

Riassunto

Evolved amid the incessant warfare of medieval Japan, bujutsu, or "martial arts," provided the warrior with the technical and psychological training that prepared him to use his weapons in actual combat. Classical Bujutsu emphasizes the intensely practical nature of these martial arts. The author describes sixteen major forms of bujutsu, employing a variety of weapons and techniques.

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L'autore:

Donn F. Draeger was a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a historian of martial arts disciplines, in which he held a variety of expert ranks and teaching licenses. He was technical director of the magazine Martial Arts International and author of many books on the fighting arts of Asia. He died in 1982.

Product Description:

The first in a series on the Japanese fighting arts, this book offers a comprehensive look at bujutsu, Japan's classical systems of martial training which taught the warrior how to gain complete mastery of his weapons and of himself. Bujutsu is the progenitor of judo, kendo, karate and other martial ways known collectively as budo. Evolved amid the warfare of Japan's medieval period, the bujutsu systems prepared the warrior to use his weapons in actual combat, unlike the later budo. Their technical and psychological training prepared him to confront death at any moment while remaining in complete control. This book emphasizes the practical nature of these martial arts. It describes 16 major forms of bujutsu which employ a variety of weapons, from sword, spear, halberd, bow and arrow and hardwood staff, to the less familiar iron bar, sickle and chain and even the iron folding fan. Horsemanship, combat swimming and methods of grappling with and restraining a foe are also covered. Action photographs are complemented by traditional woodblock prints.

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• Editore: Weatherhill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0834802333
• ISBN 13: 9780834802339
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 112