Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai
by Dave Lowry
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Author: Dave LowryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-07-17
ISBN: 1570621152
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Shambhala
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Book Review: Fascinating!
Summary: 5 Stars
Ostensibly the autobiography of an American bugeisha (practitioner of Japanese martial arts, in this case kenjutsu, "sword techniques"), this book is much more as it delves into an easily-read discussion of different bugei (Japanese martial arts), zanshin (the state of "continual mind"), special skills and hidden methods, the precursors of jujutsu, warrior monks, Zen Buddhism, seppuku and much more. Even if you do not practice a martial art, you are likely to find this a fascinating read, and if you do practice a martial art, this book will inspire you no matter what your own art is (I practice eskrima, which has no relation whatsoever to kenjutsu and yet I found many principles in this which I can apply to eskrima).
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