Flashing Steel, 25th Anniversary Edition

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An updated edition of the classic guide on the techniques, philosophy, and applications of iaijutsu—the art of self-defense with the Japanese sword.

The 25th anniversary edition of the best-selling guide to iaijutsu (or iaido) expands on the previous two editions and includes:
 
• Deeper guidance on fundamentals—preparation, etiquette, progression, sword nomenclature
• More practices and techniques, including 55 ways to deploy a samurai sword in self-defense
• Additional solo and partner exercises to develop timing, distance control, focus, etc.
• Information on defense and attack scenarios with wider applications to other martial arts
• Overview of philosophical tenants that inform ‘the warrior’s life’
• Expanded history of iaijutsu and a biography-tribute of Masayuki Shimabukuro
• Updated guidelines for promotions and tournaments

Organized into 23 chapters with black and white photographs throughout, Flashing Steel is an essential resource for understanding the philosophy and practice of the Japanese sword arts.“This memorial edition of Flashing Steel is the premier guide to Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū. It is dedicated to Hanshi Masayuki Hidenobu Shimabukuro’s drive to continued learning and improvement. He sought to add to his skills, testing himself, and to then pass the knowledge on. The information he possessed and the drive he sought to instill in us changed us as we learned and practiced.”
—John Mills, founder of Mills Seito Family Dojo and instructor of karate-do, Okinawa kobujutsu, iaijutsu, and jojutsu

“It is here for the interested martial artist, for the iaido practitioner/enthusiast: Flashing Steel, 25th Anniversary Edition! With vast expertise and high skill, the beautiful art of Eishin-ryū swordsmanship is presented in detail by the late Masayuki Shimabukuro and Mr. Leonard Pellman. This comprehensive volume speaks for itself with its quality, thoroughness, and in-depth photographs and detailed techniques. I encourage all iaido practitioners, expert and novice alike, to obtain this awesome text for solid reference and their personal library.”
—Sterling Moore, karate instructor, iaido practitioner, Samurai jujutsu instructor, and founder of Warrior Quest and FitnessMASAYUKI SHIMABUKURO was the twenty-first Soshihan (headmaster) of Muso Jikiden Eishin-Ryu Iaijutsu and served as chairman of the Nippon Kobudo Jikishin-Kai. After his death in 2012, the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai posthumously inducted him into their Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions to the arts and people he loved. LEONARD PELLMAN is considered one of the leading authorities on a variety of Japanese and Okinawan budo. His fascination with iaijutsu began in 1973 and he started studying with Shimabukuro Hanshi in 1989. Pellman heads the Seishin-Kan, a member dojo of the Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai, in San Antonio, Texas.US

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