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Title: Iai: The Art of Drawing the Sword by Darrell Craig, Mark Hunter, Mary Schultz ISBN: 0-8048-7023-3 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: June, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good as an introduction
Comment: I happened to buy this book amongst others as I have an interest in the history of Japanese swordsmanship and Iai.
I found this book helpful in terms of history, sword-testing and nomenclature; though I found the drawings a big 'sketchy' at best. For reading purposes this is a good book, with plenty to keep it interesting... but if you want to know more on the practical side of the art of drawing the blade I'd suggest "Flashing Steel" by Shimabukuro instead. It uses photographs in illustrating points and offers better descriptions in its' instruction.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sword Primer
Comment: This book covers all aspects of Japanese sword.From examining a sword, ettiquete,seppuku, kata and history. This book is a must reference book for any martial artisit who is studying the sword. Iai, iai-jutsu, kendo etc...
Rating: 2
Summary: Not fond...
Comment: Iai: The Art of Drawing the Sword is good as a refresher, at best. Craig opens his tome with some personal history and stories, which is a fine method of doing things, until he brings his own opinion into it. He gives the impression that spiritualism should account for most everything in iaido; as most practitioners are aware, spiritualism is only one aspect, and technique is equally or more important.
Throughout the book, Craig provides small interludes detailing Japanese history, and other information, some of which is accurate, some of which is very much exaggerated, and some of which is not true. While the thought was nice, he should have researched his facts more.
The drawings accompanying his descriptions of the kata are sketchy and vague; a beginner would have difficulty following them, although someone with grounding in another Japanese sword art such as kenjitsu may have better luck. However, with knowledge of the kata, or at least of the mechanics of the motions, a reader would find this book a helpful reminder, as long as he does not try to base his study entirely on this book.
Overall, this is not a terrible book, but there are much better on the subject, with regards to technique, illustration, and history.
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Title: Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Shihan M. Shimabukuro, Leonard Pellman ISBN: 1883319188 Publisher: Frog Ltd Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship: Iaido by Nicklaus Suino ISBN: 0834803399 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship: A Manual of Eishin-Ryu Iaido by Nicklaus Suino ISBN: 0834803003 Publisher: Weatherhill Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Bokken Art of the Japanese Sword by Dave Lowry, Mike Lee ISBN: 0897501047 Publisher: Black Belt Communications, Inc. Pub. Date: December, 1985 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Iaido Sword : Kamimoto-Ha Techniques of Muso Shinden Ryu by Richard Babin ISBN: 1581603770 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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