内容紹介
侍はどのような武器でたたかっていたのか。武士の「魂」である刀や、目立ちにくい通常の道具に細工した仕込み武器、柔術など、日本の武器の歴史や具体的な用途、攻撃の方法などを解説する。
Weapons, particularly bladed ones such as swords, are enjoying a renaissance of interest from every source, from collectors to laypeople. The samurai, a glorified figure in Japan and the West, employed a variety of weapons, not least of which was the sword. Samurai Weapons details how and why their arsenal included not only the sword of popular lore, but also a variety of other tools, including concealed weapons, improvised fighting tools, fans, truncheons and pole arms.The author succinctly describes the society of Japan, how and why the samurai class arose, and the place that samurai held in that society through the centuries, focusing in particular on the various weaponry, how these weapons were used and why. In addition, Samurai Weapons highlights the influence these weapons and fighting styles had on many different schools of Japanese martial arts.
著者について
ドン カニンガム
米国出身のジャーナリスト。ヴァージニア州ラッドフォード大学助教授。講道館二段をはじめ、武道に精通。30年以上日本の武道について研究し、書き続けている。
Don Cunningham, Ph.D., holds ranks in judo, jujutsu, and kendo, including a second dan license from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo. He has studied and written on Japanese modern and traditional martial arts for more than thirty years and is a frequent contributor to martial arts and is a frequent contributor to martial arts publications. A former award-winning journalist, he currently teaches at Radford University in Radford, Virginia.