The Spirit of the Sword: Iaido, Kendo, and Test Cutting with the Japanese Sword Book by Taizaburo Nakamura Omar Martinez Sesto Reversal of the kicking foot

Reversal of the kicking foot

in Wakayama Prefecture): Founder of Aikido

Length: 192 page hardcover book with DVD

In the "Classic Judo” Series

88 page book with DVD

The Spirit of the Sword: Iaido, Kendo, and Test Cutting with the Japanese Sword Book by Taizaburo Nakamura Omar Martinez Sesto Reversal of the kicking footNakamura Taisaburo's landmark book on the art of the sword includes technical information, thoughtful analysis, and fascinating recollections of his own training and teaching. One of the most famous Japanese swordsmen of the twentieth century, Nakamura sensei is widely acknowledged as the preeminent reinvigorator of the practice of tameshigiri (test cutting) as a test of technical and spiritual mastery. The Spirit of the Sword first published in