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Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan who remain the most enduring of warrior icons, equally popular in the East and the West. Iaijutsu sword training has philosophical tenets that inform the warrior’s life, building compassion and self-discipline both inside and outside the dojo.

Shimabukuro Shihan and Pellman Sensei combine practical exercises, photographs, and historical and cultural context in a thoughtful guide to this most popular of Japanese sword arts. The book features ...

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Overview

Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan who remain the most enduring of warrior icons, equally popular in the East and the West. Iaijutsu sword training has philosophical tenets that inform the warrior’s life, building compassion and self-discipline both inside and outside the dojo.

Shimabukuro Shihan and Pellman Sensei combine practical exercises, photographs, and historical and cultural context in a thoughtful guide to this most popular of Japanese sword arts. The book features Master Masayuki Shimabukuro’s renowned expertise and classical training, with Leonard Pellman adapting the information for a Western audience. Included here are dozens of kata (formal training patterns) that govern iaijutsu, with partner exercises applying the principles of the art in realistic attack and defense situations. These kata are also widely practiced by students of kendo, aikido, and other sword-based martial arts, giving the book a wider relevance beyond iaijutsu. This second edition of Flashing Steel includes new techniques, updated photographs, and theoretical explanations for both new and existing sword forms.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781583941973
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books
  • Publication date: 1/15/2008
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 264,263
  • Product dimensions: 8.00 (w) x 9.99 (h) x 0.86 (d)

Meet the Author

Born in 1948 in Osaka, Japan, Shimabukuro Shihan is currently 7th dan in Musa Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu, and holds the coveted title of Kyoshi (Warrior Instructor). As chairman of the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai USA and the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai International, he is responsible for disseminating Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu and maintaining its high standards of instruction in all countries outside of Japan. His duties regularly take him throughout North, Central, and South America.

Pellman Sensei was first introduced to traditional Japanese martial arts at the age of 14 when, in 1966, his parents enrolled him in a judo school in San Diego, California. His fascination with iaijutsu began in 1973 and he started studying with Shimabukuro Hanshi in 1991. As a senior member of the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai USA, Pellman Sensei currently heads the Indiana branch dojo of the Jikishin-Kai.

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  • Posted October 22, 2008

    I Also Recommend:

    Excellent Reference For Iaijutsu!

    NEWS FLASH!

    Shimabukuro Sensei will teach a seminar in Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu in Pensacola,FL on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009. The seminar will be held at the dojo (Big Green Drum Japanese Martial Arts.)


    We will have more details up on our web site soon.

    http://www.aikidowestflorida.com/index.htm
    http://www.aikidowestflorida.com/iaijitsu.htm

    Contact: patty@aikidowestflorida.com
    For more information about Shimabukuro Sensei, see www.jikishin-kai.com

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  • Posted October 22, 2008

    I Also Recommend:

    Excellent Reference For Iaijutsu!

    NEWS FLASH!

    Shimabukuro Sensei will teach a seminar in Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu in Pensacola,FL on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009. The seminar will be held at the dojo (Big Green Drum Japanese Martial Arts.)


    We will have more details up on our web site soon.

    http://www.aikidowestflorida.com/index.htm
    http://www.aikidowestflorida.com/iaijitsu.htm

    Contact: patty@aikidowestflorida.com
    For more information about Shimabukuro Sensei, see www.jikishin-kai.com

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 30, 2001

    A Good Text book

    This book is well organized and written. You have all the basics to get started in sword here. If read and followed with dedication; an instructor would be able to easily guide you to your shodan. Photos are also well laid out. This is a great book for someone wanting to learn the way of the samuari....and sword.

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