Kendo: Its Philosophy, History and Means to Personal Growth

This masterful work describes the discipline of swordsmanship cultivated by the samurai in medieval and promodern Japan. Kendo is literally "the way of the sword", and traces its history to the martial art developed by the samurai in battlefield combat and in duels. Kendo refers to a way of life shaped by the discipline cultivated through its practice, a discipline that produces perseverance, alertness and concentration. The book describes the Buddhist philosophical infrastructure of kendo and the history of the development of swordsmanship, is relevant to Japan today.Kiyota, Minoru is the author of 'Kendo: Its Philosophy, History and Means to Personal Growth' with ISBN 9780710307392 and ISBN 071030739X.