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Classical Budo: Classical Budo v. 2 (The martial arts & ways of Japan)

Classical Budo: Classical Budo v. 2 (The martial arts & ways of Japan)
By Donn F. Draeger

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #287325 in Books
  • Published on: 1990-06-30
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 128 pages

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Modern forms of budo, or martial ways practiced primarily for spiritual development, developed from established combat systems in response to social, political, historical, and philosophical influences that occurred during the Edo Period (1615-1868). In "Classical Budo", legendary martial artist Donn Draeger illuminates the history and evolution of these modern arts, including kendo, judo, kempo, kyudo, iaido, and jujutsu and puts them into historical perspective. The book includes fascinating artwork from classical sources, and archival photos of budo arts masters in action.

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The author, Donn F Draeger, was a friend to my teacher Sensei Marshall McDonagh, and he highly recomended his books. For those who want to know the background of todays martial art(Budo) and it's history, how the supreme classical warriors(bushi)lived and trained, this book together with other volumes of Sensei Draeger, is/are magnificent.