Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship
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To become an expert swordsman, one must pay close attention to detail, be highly self-critical, and practice diligently every day under the guidance of a good teacher. Unfortunately, contact time with a worthy mentor is limited for most. Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship fills this obvious gap in the training of the modern swordsman by providing bokuto (wooden sword) drills to supplement the formal class activity of forms practice. Both single and two-person drills are presented, some common to iaido and kenjutsu , others extracted from iaido forms by the author and used to teach his own students the proper ways of drawing, parrying, and cutting. Each drill is illustrated with step-by-step drawings to help students hone their techniques; together they provide a comprehensive system of general skills development for anyone interested in using the Japanese sword. Review: Drills for an awesome young man. - I have an amazing 6th grade Godson. He is a black belt, a star pitcher, and a huge Dogers fan. Only so many Jersey's and hats you can make a kid feel appreciated with. So I gave him my old bamboo fencing sword and got him this book to drill with. He has that kind of discipline. Kid continues to amaze me. I wish my boys were of the moral quality he is. He appreciated the gift. Review: Great book - Great book
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 601 Reviews |
G**S
Drills for an awesome young man.
I have an amazing 6th grade Godson. He is a black belt, a star pitcher, and a huge Dogers fan. Only so many Jersey's and hats you can make a kid feel appreciated with. So I gave him my old bamboo fencing sword and got him this book to drill with. He has that kind of discipline. Kid continues to amaze me. I wish my boys were of the moral quality he is. He appreciated the gift.
C**T
Great book
Great book
�**A
Pretty good for beginner and intermediate levels
This is pretty good for a beginner that has an experienced teacher to help with the fine details. It might be of use for someone with more experience in practice with little teaching experience. (As it has a good base from which put teaching method from.) Most of these drills would be taught within the first year of training at any reputable Japanese style sword school. This is very unlikely to help someone with years of training and teaching experience.
D**N
Samurai Sword
Excellent book!
J**L
Good book
Good book for beginner.
M**D
Everything You Wanted To Know About Sword Usage, But Were Afraid To Ask...
After reading Chapter 1, I was able to cleanly slice a watermelon. After Chapter 2 I can now wear my Ninja uniform with confidence. I'm partway through Chapter 3 and feel I can now defend myself from my grandmother's cane. This book has, thus, far inspired my innner-self toward the road to enlightenment. I still, however, would feel more secure wearing socks when I start cutting people...
E**T
Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship
I received the book in a timely manner and in new condition. I didn't expect that it would be printed with stick people. I find it difficult to follow but I'll figure it out.
J**R
Good instructions
This is a book on instruction. Exactly what he wanted.
M**N
Aiido
A very useful book for people interested in Japanese martial arts but particularly those with an interest in aiido and aijutsu
S**G
So basic
Compare my expectation...the contents are not enough for various drill...It's for just basic drill. More preview the book inside can help customer choose the right books.
C**N
Un libro claro y útil
Un libro muy claro en cuanto a los ejercicios y elementos básicos en la práctica de la esgrima japonesa o del curioso de términos y movimientos de la misma
M**A
Livro introdutório
Trata-se de um livro introdutório, mas as ilustrações não são boas.
E**L
Practice makes Pefect!
AMAZINGLY SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND! FAST SHIPPING, GREAT PRICE! PRICE : 10 / 10 SHIPPING : 10 / 10 QUALITY : 10 / 10 OVERALL SCORE: 30 / 30 AN EH+
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