Secrets of the Samurai: The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan - Hardcover

Ratti, Oscar; Westbrook, Adele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804851786 ISBN 13: 9780804851787

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe.

The work begins with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy then outlines the relentless progression of the military class toward absolute power. In addition to illustrating actual methods of combat, the authors discuss in detail the crucial training necessary to develop a warrior's inner power and to concentrate all his energies into a single force.

Secrets of the Samurai is an essential text for anyone with interest in Japanese combat techniques, weaponry, or military history. This edition also contains a foreword by Adele Westbrook and numerous illustrations by Oscar Ratti.

Chapters include:

• The Bushi
• The Heimin
• The Centers of Martial Instruction
• Armed Bujutsu
• Unarmed Bujutsu
• Control and Power
• Strategic Principles
• Morality of Bujutsu

About this title

About the Author:

Oscar Ratti and Adele Westbrook met at Columbia University in New York, where he was doing graduate work in classical languages and she studying philosophy. Both shared a longtime interest in the thought and rituals of ancient civilizations. Experts on the Japanese warrior arts and ethos, they were also the authors of the best-selling Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0804851786
• ISBN 13: 9780804851787
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400