Samurai Fighting Arts
Subtitle: The Spirit and the Practice
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: May 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9784770028983
Subjects: Oriental martial arts; Sports & Recreation; Sports; Martial Arts & Self-Defense; Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self-Defense
First sentence: Kobudo has a long history, with swords like tsurugi (with double cutting edge) and katana (single cutting edge) appearing in Japanese mythology, as recorded in works such as the Kojiki ("Record of Ancient Matters," 712) and Nihon Shoki ("Chronicle of Japan," 720).