Koryu Bujutsu : Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan

Probably the best book on martial arts this year…" according to Wayne Muromoto of Furyu: The Budo Journal. Koryu Bujutsu is the first book (since the work of the late Donn F. Draeger, twenty years ago) written by native-English speaking experts on the martial traditions of the Japanese samurai; the authors of these eight essays break through the exotic image of the koryu bujutsu and explain what these fascinating arts are really all about. "A sensitive, earnest and absorbing introduction…" writes Graham Dwyer of the Daily Yomiuri. Includes thirty-three photographs, bibliographical references, a Japanese glossary with kanji, and a detailed index.