William de Lange
Autore di Iaido: History, Teaching & Practice Of Japanese Swordsmanship
Sull'Autore
William do Lange studied Japanese language and culture at the universities of Leiden and Waseda, and is a practitioner of the Shinkage school of swordsmanship. He is the author of Pars Japonica: The First Dutch Expedition to Reach the Shares of Japan, and the three-part history Famous Japanese mostra altro Swordsmen. mostra meno
Serie
Opere di William de Lange
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Lange, William de
- Data di nascita
- 1964
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Netherlands
- Attività lavorative
- writer
translator
Utenti
Recensioni
Statistiche
- Opere
- 18
- Utenti
- 94
- Popolarità
- #199,202
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 15
For over a thousand years the sword has played a crucial role in Japanese society. Even today it remains a ubiquitous and vererated object, whether cherished as a work of art, admired as a feat of techniqlogy, or wielded in one of the many schools of fencing that have survived Japan's feudal era. This book not only explains the techniques of that era's most prominent school, it also gives the reader a fascination insight in the history and martial ethics that underpin the modern day practice of Japanese fencing, an art know to the Japanese as Iaido.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. The History
Shinto-ryo
Itto-ryu
Shikage-ryu
II The Teachings
Dkuty
Manners
Spirit
Fidelity
Bennevolence
The Way
III The Practice
Torei (hajime)
Jun-nuki
Muko no Katana
Sateki
Yoke-mi
Mune no Katana
Mune no Katana (tsuka-tori)
Hiraki-nuki
Hiaki-nuki (iso no nami)
Yoko-gumo
Kuruma-gaeshi
Hiki-mi
Raito
Shain
Byobu-gaeshi
Tsure-ashi
Uzan
Sagari-fuji
Uchi-dome
Sekko
Tasuki-muki
Obi-nuki
Saken
Tento
Itto-ryodan
Tsubame-gaeshi
Kakine-goe
Konote-gashiwa
Torei (owari)
Appendices
Glossary
Index… (altro)