Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior - Don Cunningham - Bøker - Tuttle Publishing - 9784805312957 - 5. august 2014
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Don Cunningham
Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior

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While the samurai is well known as the military nobility of medieval Japan, their range of weapons, which went far beyond the sword, bow, and spear, is lesser known. For instance, some weapons, like the tesson, or iron fan, were used in secret where swords were not allowed. Others were improvised, with warriors using whatever fighting tool was at hand. In Samurai Weapons, readers will follow the story of Zenigata Heiji, among others, who developed an uncanny ability to use heavy coins as dangerous weapons by throwing them like bullets.

Author Don Cunningham, who holds ranks in judo, jujutsu, and kendo, including a second dan license from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, gives us a historical look at these ancient arms in a way that's useful for novices and samurai experts alike.

Chapters cover such rich details as:

  • Japanese martial arts culture
  • Hidden weapons
  • Sensu, truncheons, and polearms

Learn how and why samurai weapons included not only the sword of popular lore, but also a variety of others. Cunningham describes the society of Japan, how the samurai class arose, and the place in society that samurai held through the centuries, focusing in particular on the various weaponry they used, how they used it, and why. Samurai Weapons highlights how these weapons and fighting styles have influenced various schools of Japanese martial arts.

208 pages, 120 images: colour and black and white photos, engravings, line art

Media Bøker     Pocketbok   (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt 5. august 2014
ISBN13 9784805312957
Utgivere Tuttle Publishing
Antall sider 208
Mål 159 × 228 × 15 mm   ·   453 g
Språk Engelsk  

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