Japan the ultimate samurai guide : an insider looks at the Japanese martial arts and surviving in the land of Bushido and Zen / Alexander Bennett.

By: Bennett, Alexander [author.]
Language: English Publisher: Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 142 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9784805313756; 4805313757Other title: Insider looks at the Japanese martial arts and surviving in the land of Bushido and ZenSubject(s): Martial arts -- Japan -- History | Bushido -- Japan -- History | Samurai -- Japan -- History | Japan -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 796.80952 LOC classification: GV1100.77.A2 | B46 2018
Contents:
Budo for the soul -- Who were the samurai? -- Core concepts of bushido -- Killing as an art form -- Martial arts in Japan today -- Life in a Japanese Dojo -- Surviving Japan.
Summary: "Part Samurai history, part martial arts guide, this is THE book for anyone interested in Japan's fabled Samurai culture. Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, holding multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata as well as a Ph.D. in Japanese literature and history. In this book, he shares his vast personal experience and knowledge with readers seeking to undertake their own personal quest in the Japanese martial arts. Bennett outlines the history of Bushido and the Japanese Samurai from early times up until the present. Then, as only someone steeped in this world can, he surveys the contemporary martial arts scene and provides the essential knowledge young foreigners need to find a teacher and learn a martial art successfully in Japan. Unlike any other book on this subject, Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide is written by a Japanese speaker who has studied and taught martial arts in Japan for many decades."--Provided by publisher.
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Budo for the soul -- Who were the samurai? -- Core concepts of bushido -- Killing as an art form -- Martial arts in Japan today -- Life in a Japanese Dojo -- Surviving Japan.

"Part Samurai history, part martial arts guide, this is THE book for anyone interested in Japan's fabled Samurai culture. Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, holding multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata as well as a Ph.D. in Japanese literature and history. In this book, he shares his vast personal experience and knowledge with readers seeking to undertake their own personal quest in the Japanese martial arts. Bennett outlines the history of Bushido and the Japanese Samurai from early times up until the present. Then, as only someone steeped in this world can, he surveys the contemporary martial arts scene and provides the essential knowledge young foreigners need to find a teacher and learn a martial art successfully in Japan. Unlike any other book on this subject, Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide is written by a Japanese speaker who has studied and taught martial arts in Japan for many decades."--Provided by publisher.

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