AN INTRODUCTION TO KENDO.

Scarce classic on Kendo. Octavo in original publisher's linen cloth with red title to spine and front panel. 140 pages including numerous black & white line drawings and photographs providing clear illustration of technical points discussed in the text, weapons and armor. Appendices; 1. Dai Nihon Teikoku Kata 2. Notes on the Japanese Sword 3. Notes on the Japanese Armour 4. Tamashigiri 5. Seppuku. Glossary. The scope of the book focuses on the concerns of the samurai; his sword, his armor, seppuku - which, except to an historian or collector, are virtually unknown outside Japan.