Secrets of the Samurai
Subtitle: A Survey of the Martial Arts of Feudal Japan
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Book Sales; Booksales
Published: May 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9780785810735
Subjects: Oriental martial arts; Warfare & Defence; Martial arts; History: World; History; Sports & Recreation; Japan; Military - General; Martial Arts & Self-Defense; Sale Books; Asia - Japan; Military art and science; Samurai
First sentence: The long history and complex tradition of the Japanese art of combat is embodied in a variety of forms, methods, and weapons, each of which constitutes a particular specialization of that art.