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Author: Kazuo Koike Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1593072791 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 304
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The Shogun's executioner has received many strange last requests from those about to lose their head, some stranger than others. A woman condemned for murder wants her locks severed by the killing blade to be given to a lost love. An old man asks that his own decapitation follow that of his prized chrysanthemum, and that his executioner grow another from its cuttings. And elsewhere, the woman who once stole the weapons of samurai policemen is asked to serve as a cop herself to use her own unique skills to help solve a puzzling murder.
Author: Kazuo Koike Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1593072791 Category : Adventure stories Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
The Shogun's executioner has received many strange last requests from those about to lose their head, some stranger than others. A woman condemned for murder wants her locks severed by the killing blade to be given to a lost love. An old man asks that his own decapitation follow that of his prized chrysanthemum, and that his executioner grow another from its cuttings. And elsewhere, the woman who once stole the weapons of samurai policemen is asked to serve as a cop herself to use her own unique skills to help solve a puzzling murder.
Author: Fumon Tanaka Publisher: Kodansha International ISBN: 9784770028983 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 246
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Introduces the 18 traditional Japanese martial arts and provides readers with a deeper understanding of the styles formulated in the samurai era - both those that are little known and those still being taught today.
Author: Kenji Tokitsu Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 0834824884 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 547
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A comprehensive study of the life, philosophies, fighting strategies, and works of the legendary samurai warrior who wrote The Book of Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi, who lived in Japan in the fifteenth century, was a renowned samurai warrior. He has become a martial arts icon, known not just as an undefeated dueler, but also as a master of battlefield strategy. Kenji Tokitsu turns a critical eye on Musashi's life and writings, separating fact from fiction, and giving a clear picture of the man behind the myth. Musashi's best-known work, The Book of Five Rings, provides timeless insight into the nature of conflict. Tokitsu translates and provides extensive commentary on that popular work, as well as three other short texts on strategy that were written before it, and a longer, later work entitled "The Way to Be Followed Alone." Tokitsu is a thoughtful and informed guide, putting the historical and philosophical aspects of the text into context, and illuminating the etymological nuances of particular Japanese words and phrases. As a modern martial artist and a scholar, Tokitsu provides a view of Musashi's life and ideas that is accessible and relevant to today's readers and martial arts students.
Author: Carlee Orman Publisher: AJS ISBN: Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 49
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Japanese martial arts are the envy of the world. Japan has proudly gifted the world with some of the best martial arts, is home to the most legendary swordsman of the world, Miyamoto Musashi. An iconic fighter, a samurai like none other, Musashi has fought as many as 60 duels by the time he was 30 years of age, all victorious. An audacious Musashi fought his first duel when he was still a child and that too against an opponent who was an adept samurai in one of the top-most schools in Kyoto. Having fought all through his childhood and adult life, Musashi retreated to a cave to live a life of privation and isolation. It is here that he birthed the epic The Book of Five Rings. A masterpiece tome on strategic fighting and dual sword fighting techniques, it is a book that is sought after even in the modern democratic world. This is the abridged story of the legendary samurai Musashi. An enigmatic personality that walked the earth in the 1600s, inventing the technique of wielding two swords at a time, mastering the art of fighting strategically, adroit and agile, Musashi remains the unmatched samurai in the martial arts realm. Though the samurai system is obsolete today, these legendary heroes continue to live as a beacon of inspiration in young Japanese minds.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 96
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The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
Author: Joachim Grupp Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag ISBN: 1841260916 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 154
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A Kata is fighting, self-defence, precision and dynamic force all in one. It represents a fascinating multitude of logical, sequential techniques, with which the Karateka can demonstrate what he can do regarding his body control, powers of persuasion, perfection and fighting spirit. The repertoire of Shotokan Karate contains 26 Kata in all. The Master Kata described in this work belong to the advanced part of the repertoire and carry on from the 17 basic and advanced Kata introduced in Volume 1. This then completes the list of all the Shotokan Karate Kata. There are 9 Kata with Bunkai in this book: Sochin, Meikyo, Chinte, KankuSho, Wankan, Ji'in, Jitte, Gankaku, Unsu. There are approximately 600 photographs and detailed descriptions, which allow a deeper understanding of the Kata and their application. Armed with this information, it should be easy now for the Karateka to be able to improve himself in his routine training, grading tests and competition.
Author: Laura Joh Rowland Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0307801187 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 445
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When beautiful, wealthy Yukiko and low-born artist Noriyoshi are found drowned together in a shinju, or ritual double suicide, everyone believes the culprit was forbidden love. Everyone but newly appointed yoriki Sano Ichiro. Despite the official verdict and warnings from his superiors, the shogun's Most Honorable Investigator of Events, Situations, and People suspects the deaths weren't just a tragedy -- they were murder. Risking his family's good name and his own life, Sano will search for a killer across every level of society -- determined to find answers to a mystery no one wants solved. No one but Sano... As subtle and beautiful as the culture it evokes, Shinju vividly re-creates a world of ornate tearooms and guady pleasure-palaces, cloistered mountaintop convents and dealthy prisons. Part love story, part myster, Shinju is a tour that will dazzle and entertain all who enter its world. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Laura Joh Rowland's The Shogun's Daughter.
Author: Satoru Matsumoto Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1326939572 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 109
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In the capital of the political power of feudal Japan, Kyoto, around 1540, a clan of formidable swordsmen who had previously dedicated themselves to trade and the production of colors for dyeing fabrics began to emerge. However, their exploits as master swordsmen lasted only four generations; they then died out or had to return to their previous economic activities. More than for their skills as instructors of the house of the shogun, they, in fact, went down in history for a number of battles lost against Shinmen Munisai, and his legendary son, Miyamoto Musashi. In the stories passed down to us, truth and myth are blurred, leaving the researcher and the reader with many unanswered questions and doubts. Who were the Yoshioka? When did their exploits as swordsmen begin? Where did their martial art come from? Who were their opponents? Were they really defeated or killed in duels against Miyamoto Musashi?
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