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Strategy and the Art of Peace - Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu
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Strategy and the Art of Peace - Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu

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A narrative on the extensive martial curriculum and wisdom of the Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu, one of the source traditions of Japanese swordsmanship, from its incumbent master teacher.

Encompasses an introduction to the history, technical curriculum including kenjutsu (swordsmanship), iaijutsu (sword drawing), naginatajutsu (halberd), and shurikenjutsu (throwing spikes), and esoteric / strategic curriculum including hoijutsu (directional divination) and chikujojutsu (fortifications) of the Katori Shinto-ryu, based on references to its scrolls. Additionally includes the author's reflections on nearly seventy years of austere training, and illuminates the "art of peace", the philosophical foundation required of all practitioners.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Nippon Budokan
Date
10 January 2016
Pages
272
ISBN
9784583109848

A narrative on the extensive martial curriculum and wisdom of the Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto-ryu, one of the source traditions of Japanese swordsmanship, from its incumbent master teacher.

Encompasses an introduction to the history, technical curriculum including kenjutsu (swordsmanship), iaijutsu (sword drawing), naginatajutsu (halberd), and shurikenjutsu (throwing spikes), and esoteric / strategic curriculum including hoijutsu (directional divination) and chikujojutsu (fortifications) of the Katori Shinto-ryu, based on references to its scrolls. Additionally includes the author's reflections on nearly seventy years of austere training, and illuminates the "art of peace", the philosophical foundation required of all practitioners.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Nippon Budokan
Date
10 January 2016
Pages
272
ISBN
9784583109848