Saijutsu: Traditional Okinawan Weapon Art

An explosive arsenal of kobujutsu fundamental Instruction in this martial arts guide - Includes 300 instructive black & white illustrative photographs - Learn the foundation forms for basic weapon handling in step-by-step detail, and the specific kata from basic forms to classical katas - Provides the history of the art and its relationship to Karate - Features fascinating stories about the great weapons masters of Murakami's lineage ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Interest in the classical weaponry martial arts is growing enormously throughout the world, aided in part by the recent movements to include karate and kobujutsu in the Olympics. In Saijutsu, renowned martial artist Katsumi Murakami offers the fundamentals of Kobujutsu in clear, concise language, augmented by nearly 300 black and white photographs.