Martial Arts Training in Japan-A Guide for Westerners

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'Dr. Jones' attention to detail, exemplary knowledge of komonjo (ancient documents and archves), and his 'warrior heart' make him the ideal author to guide te Western reader to the center of Japanese buddo life and practice.'-Tkhokmas Cauley, from the Fokreword

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Japan: A Guide for Westerners is the first book of its kind. Part travel guide, part survey of the many marital arts styles practiced in japan, and part introduction to the basics of Japanese etiquette in and out of the dojo, this book is an excellent introduction to the ways of the martial arts and the philosophy that energizes martial arts practice even today. With information ranging from the mundane but crucial-such as how to go about testing for rank in a Japanese dojo-to a discussion of the four philosophical worlds of budo, David Jones has provided an essential reference.

David Jones is a professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Central Florida and a Fulbright scholar who has researched and taught in Japan. He holds, the ranks of godan in aikido, nidan in Sakugawa Koshiki Shorinji-ryu karatedo, and shodan in both kyudo and Muso-ryu jodo. He teaches aikido and karatedo, as well as t'ai chi ch'uan.

Contents

Foreword by Professor Thomas Cauley
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Karatedo: The Way of the Empty Hand
Judo: The Gentle Way
Kendo: The Way of the Sword
Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
Aikido: The Way of Harmony
Naginatado: The Way of the Naginata
Jodo: The way of the Staff
Iaido: The Way of Drawing the Sword
Ninjutsu: The Art of Stealth
The Samurai
Dojo: The Place of the Way
Testing for Rank in a Japanese Dojo
Twenty-First-Century Samurai: An Interview
The Karatedoka: An Interview
The Four Philosophical Worlds of Budo
Some Parting Comments
Bibliography
Web Sites Listed in the Text

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