The Way of the Sword: The Tengu-Geijutsu-Ron of Chozan Shissai Reinhard Kammer
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The Way of the Sword: The Tengu-Geijutsu-Ron of Chozan Shissai

Author: Reinhard Kammer
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Book Title
The Way of the Sword: The Tengu-Geijutsu-Ron of Chozan Shissai
Author
Reinhard Kammer
Book Condition
GOOD
ISBN
9780140190663
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arkana
Year Published
1986
Kendo, the Way of the Sword, is the Japanese art of fencing. Much more than mere athletic technique, swordsmanship for the Japanese is an artistic, philosophical and sacred tradition. Zen Buddhism related the correct practice of swordsmanship to exercises for attaining enlightenment, while Confucianism, emphasising the ethical meaning, equated it with service to the state. The Japanese swordsman aims to go beyond technique to the deepest essence of the art of the sword. Once discovered, it reveals a completely new dimension of existence - harmony with the laws of nature, from which source along perfect swordsmanship is possible. This classic text is accompanied by Reinhard Kammer's history and interpretation of the role of the sword in Japan.

Kendo, the Way of the Sword, is the Japanese art of fencing. Much more than mere athletic technique, swordsmanship for the Japanese is an artistic, philosophical and sacred tradition. Zen Buddhism related the correct practice of swordsmanship to exercises for attaining enlightenment, while Confucianism, emphasising the ethical meaning, equated it with service to the state. The Japanese swordsman aims to go beyond technique to the deepest essence of the art of the sword. Once discovered, it reveals a completely new dimension of existence - harmony with the laws of nature, from which source along perfect swordsmanship is possible. This classic text is accompanied by Reinhard Kammer's history and interpretation of the role of the sword in Japan.

Kendo, the Way of the Sword, is the Japanese art of fencing. Much more than mere athletic technique, swordsmanship for the Japanese is an artistic, philosophical and sacred tradition. Zen Buddhism related the correct practice of swordsmanship to exercises for attaining enlightenment, while Confucianism, emphasising the ethical meaning, equated it with service to the state. The Japanese swordsman aims to go beyond technique to the deepest essence of the art of the sword. Once discovered, it reveals a completely new dimension of existence - harmony with the laws of nature, from which source along perfect swordsmanship is possible. This classic text is accompanied by Reinhard Kammer's history and interpretation of the role of the sword in Japan.