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Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordmanship by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Leonard J. Pellman

• Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordmanship
• Masayuki Shimabukuro, Leonard J. Pellman
• Page: 352
• Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
• ISBN: 9781583941973
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

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Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan who remain the most enduring of warrior icons, equally popular in the East and the West. Iaijutsu sword training has philosophical tenets that inform the warrior’s life, building compassion and self-discipline both inside and outside the dojo. Shimabukuro Shihan and Pellman Sensei combine practical exercises, photographs, and historical and cultural context in a thoughtful guide to this most popular of Japanese sword arts. The book ...