Evans, John Maki
Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent
- ISBN 13:
- 9781583942444
- author:
- Evans, John Maki
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 17.8 x 1 cm
- Genre:
- Buddhist
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Kurikara: The Sword and the Serpent is a comprehensive guide to Japanese sword practice and its spiritual underpinnings. Written by martial artist John Evans, this book explores the eight basic principles of swordsmanship common to all Japanese sword schools, with a focus on cultivating power and mental focus. Evans shares his own experiences training in Japan, including his time as the first foreign student to train with Nakamura Taisaburo sensei, widely acknowledged as the master of the sword art battodo. He explains how skill such as Nakamurua sensei's can be systematically developed through tanren, exercises that meld "inner" and "outer" power. With fascinating anecdotes from his training in Japan, Kurikara offers a unique insight into Japanese sword practice and its spiritual roots.
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