| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; I: What is Kendō?; 1. Kendō and Sport; 2. Mushin: An Altered State of Consciousness; 3. Ki-ai and Body-Mind Integration; 4. Kama-e and Ma-ai: Positions and Spacing; 5. Suki and Zanshin: Openings and Alertness; 6. Sutemi and Heijō-shin: The 'Go-for-Broke' Attack and Mental Calm; 7. Dōjō: The Hall of Discipline; II: The Impact of Buddhist Thought on the Development of Swordmanship; 1. Shingon Mikkō's Influence on the Katori-ryū; 2. Zen's influence on the Yagyū-ryū; 3. Kendō Meditation |
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III: The Development of Swordmanship1. The Historical Setting; 2. The Warring States Period (Late Fifteenth to Late Sixteenth Centuries); 3. The Tokugawa Period: 1603-1868; IV: The Development of Bushidō, the Code of the Samurai; 1. The Historical Development of Bushidō; 2. Bushidō: Its Three Major Features; 3. A Critique of Nitobe Inazō's Bushidō: The Soul of Japan; V: The Modern Period; 1. Kendō in the Modern Period; 2. Bushidō in the Modern Period; 3. The Integration of Martial and Liberal Arts; Epilogue; Appendix: Ryū Lineages; Endnotes; Selected Annotated References; Selected Glossary |
| Summary |
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317793168 |
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1317793161 |
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