Bokken: Art of the Japanese SwordFocusing his expertise on the techniques and history of the bokken—the wooden training sword used by both ancient samurai and today’s swordsmen—the author maintains that training with the bokken is important on two levels for the modern practitioner: to build the physical stamina, rhythms, and adroit body movements of traditional swordsmanship and to achieve something of the animating spirit of the traditional swordsman. This history of the bokken combines the author's concise, eloquent writing style with more than 100 photographs to provide the reader with the traditional and modern perspectives of this vital, historically rich practice tool. |
Contents
Origins of the Bokken | 17 |
Selecting the Bokken and Equipment | 31 |
Kihon Basics and Fundamentals | 37 |
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aikido angle begin in right blade body bokken into jodan bring the bokken budo budoka bujutsu chambara chudan position classical Continued Dave Lowry direction dojo duel feet feudal Gedan Kamae hakama handle hips iaido iaigoshi Japan Japanese sword Jodan Kamae judo karate katana kendo kenjutsu kiriage kumitachi kyudo left foot left hand left hasso kamae left side ma-ai martial artists martial arts move movement Musashi naname giri naname okuri ashi Nihogiri opponent partner Pivot pm PST Mon.-Fri posture practitioners raising the bokken raising your bokken rear riai right chudan kamae right foot right front corner right leg samurai sankakudai Sasaki Kojiro shift Shihogiri shikko shinai shomen uchi slightly stance steel sword step forward step is completed student suburi practice suburi training suburito swinging swordsman swordsmanship thrust tion tori-i tsugi ashi tsuki turn Waki Kamae ward warrior weapon wooden sword worn wrists Yagyu Yamaoka Tesshu yoko uchi Zarei