Koryu Books: 3 books

Discover “the arts that look upon the profound and clarify life and death.” Keiko Shokon is the third volume in a series that aims to demystify the rare and often misunderstood fighting arts of the Japanese warrior. Do these arts still have relevance in a modern technological world? How are they...

Koryu Bujutsu is a collection of eight essays by the world’s most experienced non-Japanese practitioners of the classical martial arts, including Hunter B. Armstrong, Meik Skoss, Diane Skoss, David A. Hall, Liam Keeley and Ellis Amdur. These individuals have spent decades in Japan training and researching...

Take a look at the martial arts section in your local library or bookstore and you'll find a huge selection of titles, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. What you won't find is much in the way of accurate information on the authentic fighting traditions of the Japanese samurai. Sword & Spirit,...