Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves
by Ilaria Montagnani
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Author: Ilaria MontagnaniEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-07-15
ISBN: 1569754780
Number of pages: 100
Publisher: Ulysses Press
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Book Review: The Samurai Sword Workout
Summary: 3 Stars
This is by no means a review of this book. I have only seen it very briefly and the reason I picked it up was by sheer incredulity that someone would include "samurai sword" and "kick butt" in the same sentence. I accept that the author has worked hard on the presentation and arrangement and the book has been thought out however the traditional sword arts of japan - Iaido, Kendo and Iai-Jitsu are hardly the forum for an aerobic workout. They are practiced as traditional arts, comparable to moving zen and a way (-do) of learning more about the self and reducing the ego, they are not intended to be used as part of a "kick butt" training program. What's next? "The Yoga Guide to Cigar Smoking" or perhaps the "Bujinkan Ninjitsu Guide to Home Baking". I am sorry but this book is clearly pushing the limits of what is an acceptable interpretation of traditional Japanese Arts: it must be pretty damaging to Iaido considering the commerciality of cheap copies of Samurai swords and the recent legislation in force as of April 2008. I think most ken-bushi would share the same sentiment, but of course this is only my opinion.
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