Kendo

Kendo is the modern version of Japanese swordsmanship. This book focuses on kendo's philosophical infrastructure, its history and its potential contributions to personal growth. The purpose of this work is to describe the discipline of swordsmanship cultivated by the samurai in medieval and premodern Japan and to show the relevance of that discipline today.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 What Is Kendō?; Chapter 2 The Impact of Buddhist Thought on the Development of Swordsmanship; Chapter 3 The Development of Swordsmanship; Chapter 4 The Development of Bushidō, The Code of the Samurai; Chapter 5 The Modern Period;

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Minoru Kiyota

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kiyota, Minoru Kiyota, Kiyota Minoru
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.09.2016
• EAN: 9781138974005
• ISBN: 978-1-138-97400-5
• Seiten: 172
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; SPORTS & RECREATION / Fencing, fencing