Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan

by Diane Skoss

Overview

Koryu Bujutsu is a collection of eight essays by the world’s most experienced non-Japanese practitioners of the classical martial arts, including Hunter B. Armstrong, Meik Skoss, Diane Skoss, David A. Hall, Liam Keeley and Ellis Amdur. These individuals have spent decades in Japan training and researching with the headmasters of a number of these ancient traditions, and their essays provide a behind-the-scenes look at these most exotic and secretive of the Japanese martial arts. Includes 33 photographs and bibliographical references. Contents: "Introduction: Keiko Shokon" by Diane Skoss; "The Koryu Bujutsu Experience" by Hunter B. Armstrong; "The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae" by Meik Skoss; "Field Guide to the Classical Martial Arts" by Diane Skoss; "Marishiten: Buddhist Influences on Combative Behavior" by David A. Hall; "Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jujutsu" by Meik Skoss; "Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster" by Liam Keeley; "Koryu Meets the West" by Ellis Amdur. With a Foreword by Colonel George H. Bristol.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781890536039
Publisher:	Koryu Books
Publication date:	09/15/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction: Keiko Shokon by Diane Skoss
The Koryu Bujutsu Experience by Hunter B. Armstrong
The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae Interview by Meik Skoss
Field Guide to the Classical Japanese Martial Arts by Diane Skoss
Marishiten: Buddhist Influences on Combative Behavior by David A. Hall
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jujutsu by Meik Skoss
Kato Takashi: Reflections of the Tatsumi-ryu Headmaster Interview by Liam Keeley
Koryu Meets the West by Ellis Amdur
Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"Overall this book is a 'must-have' for anyone who is serious about the study of the Japanese Martial Arts, classical or modern, bujutsu or budo."
Kim Taylor, Journal of Japanese Sword Arts, July 1997

Kim Taylor

"After Donn Draeger's books, there have been very few publications that I would recommend to the English-speaking martial arts public in terms of authentic martial arts culture, history, and lore, especially concerning classical budo. This new book is a rarity, something that flabbergasted me. It's a winner; it encapsulates and brings into focus all the striving we and others like us have been doing all these years... This is probably the best book on martial arts this year, if not for several years past and hence..." Wayne Muromoto, Furyu: The Budo Journal, #8 Fall 1997

Wayne Muromoto

"I can summarize my review of this book in two words: BUY IT. This is the only English language general book on koryu bujutsu that I am aware of that has come out since Donn Draeger's day... If your only exposure to the bujutsu comes from reading Draeger's work, this book provides perspectives that are both similar to and different from his." Jay Swan, WWW Martial Arts Resource Page, July 1997

Jay Swan

"Koryu Bujutsu takes readers into the cabalistic world of Japan's classical bugei traditions through eight thought-provoking essays and interviews by authors with more than a century of collective experience in these arts. Editor Diane Skoss has pulled together the talents of six of the world's most distinguished Western students of the bugei to produce a stimulating and informative volume. This is a must-read for scholars, students and aficionados of Japanese martial culture!"
Dr. Karl Friday, Dept. of History, University of Georgia

Karl Friday