Kendo: A Comprehensive Guide to Japanese Swordsmanship
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Master the art of Kendo—Japanese Swordsmanship with this illustrated and comprehensive martial arts guide.
Kendo or the “Way of the Sword” holds a special place within the martial arts as one of the most few practices tracing back in an instant to Japan’s ancient samurai heritage. Brand new students flock to kendo for physically—and mentally—challenging activity that combines traditional martial arts values with strenuous physical activity.
Author Geoff Salmon has over 40 years of kendo experience gained in and out of doors of Japan. His goal in this kendo guide is to dispel many misconceptions about the sport and to make kendo training accessible and practical for somebody. His simple, straightforward writing style is especially helpful for beginning students and martial artists from other disciplines who need to add kendo training to their repertoire.
The core of this kendo book is a series of detailed instructional sequences demonstrating the basic kendo techniques. The writer also presents the fundamental principles and philosophy that make kendo as much an exercise of the mind as of the sword. For lots of adherents, the goal is to train your mind to reach a state of mushin (no-mind). Beyond that, this book also shows you how to win competitions and integrate kendo into your fitness routines.
This is the first book to decidedly link the philosophical and mental elements of kendo to the physical techniques, thereby enabling readers to gain a holistic understanding of the martial art. It offers a comprehensive training program very similar to those given by leading kendo teachers in Japan, past and present.
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