Saijutsu

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Interest in the classical weaponry martial arts is growing enormously throughout the world, aided in part by the recent movements to include karate and kobujutsu in the Olympics. In Saijistu, renowned martial artist Katsumi Muakami offers the fundamentals of kobujutsu in clear, concise language, augmented with nearly 300 instructive black-and-white photographs. Readers will * The history of the art and its relationship to karate * The foundation forms for basic weapon handling in step-by-step detail * The specific kata from the basic forms to the classical katas * Fascinating stories about the great weapons masters of Murakami's Bushi Tawada and Bushi Matsumara