Oscar Ratti (1928–2005)
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The Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke (1988) — Illustratör, vissa utgåvor — 506 exemplar
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- 1928
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Tkhe Japanese experience in, and contrigution to, the theroy and practice, of individual combat, armed and unarmed, is certainly among the most ancient, sophisticated, and enduring evrer recorded.
The present work is a survey of the major specializations of the martial experience, known in feudal Japan as martial arts, or bujutsu. These arts are presented in terms of the persons directly or indirectly involved with, or subjected to, this systematic violence; the particular weapons and techniques which assigned to each martial art its position and relative importance within the body of bujutsu teachings, here termed the doctrine of bujutsu; the factors of inner control and power well as strategies and motivaitons, which, when compared to the above-mentioned elements, were considered by the ancients as being of equal (if not greater) significance, due to their importance in implementing the various combat methods.
Contents
Ascnowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Martial Ethos
Definition of Bujutsu and Its Specializations
The Qualification 'Martial' (Bu) and the Exponents of Bujutsu
The Qualification 'Martial ' (Bu) and the Art of War
The Military Tradition in the History of Japan
Origins of Bujutsu
Part I Exponents of Bujutsu: The Bujin
1 The Bushi
The Rise of the Military Class
The Military Structure of Tokugawa Society: The Shogun
The Daimyo
The military REtainer: The Samurai
Education and Status of the Buke
The Samurai Woman
The Masterless Warrior: The Ronin
2 The Heimin
The Farmers
The Militant Clergy
Artisans and Merchants
The Police Forces and the Underworld
3 The Center of Martial Instruction
The Ryu
The Sensei
Part II Oiuter Factors of Bujutsu
Weapons and Techniques
4 Armed Bujutsu
The Armor-Evolution of Japanese Armor; Elements of Japanese Armor
The Major Martial Arts-The Art of Archery; The Art of Spear Fighting; The Art of Swordsmanship; The Art of Military Horsemanship; The Art of Swimming in Armor
The Minor Martial Arts-The Art of the War Fan; The Art of the Staff; The Art of the Jitte
The Collateral Methods of Combat-The Art of the Chain and Other Weapons; Ninjutsu
5 Unarmed Bkujutsu
Specializations, Instruments, and Techniques
The Art of Wrestling
The Military Specializations of Unarmed Bujutsu
The Schools of Jujutsu
The Schools of Aikijutsu
The Arts of Striking
The Art of Kiai
Part III Inner Factors of Bujutsu
The Invisible Range
6 Control and Power
The Foundation
The Concept of the Centre
The Concept of Intrinsic Energy
Applications of Haragei
Haragei in Ancient Specializations of Bujutsu-Kyujutsu; Kenjutsu; Sumo; Jujutsu; Kiaijutsu
Haragei in Modern Derivations of Bujutsu-Judo; Karate; Aikido
The Martial Synthesis
7 Strategic Principles
The Major Strategies
Principles of Application
The Bilateral Principle in Particular
The Attack and the Counterattack
The Defense
8 Morality of Bkujutsu
The Way of the Warrior
The Value of Zen in Bujutsu
Conclusion: The Evolution of Bujutsu
Bibliography
Index… (mer)