Demonstrates and explains the history, construction, sword etiquette, basic targeting and mat cutting using the Samurai sword.

Nakamura Taisaburo's landmark book on the art of the sword includes technical information, thoughtful analysis, and fascinating recollections of his own trainin

When the former Newly Selected Corps of Samurai known as the Shinsengumi were driven from their base in Kyoto, the tide of Japan's Boshin War had turned against