Masayuki Shimabukuro

Contents

Acknowledgments
Dedication
author's notes
Foreword
About the author
Chapter One The meaning of karate
The nature of conflict
The purposes & benefits of karate training
The reasons for karate training
What sets the jikishin-kai apart?
Chapter Two Karate philosophy
The pursuit of personal perfection
Power and compassion
Body and mind as one
Cultivate intuition
Know your enemy
What is a dojo?
The pen and the sword
Understanding true respect
The power of unity
How to begin
Determination and conviction
Building spirit
Principles of training
Chapter Three History of karate
Introduction
The development of martial arts
The emergence of karate
The consolidation of karate styles
Chapter Four Karate and the spiritual life
Chapter Five True understanding of karate
Cause-and-effect
Effects of your environment
Life's desires and problems
What is luck?
The power of optimism
The changing conditions of life
The four primitive stages
The gateway to maturity
The six cyclical stages of life
The level of self-discovery
The path to fulfillment
The heart and mind
Life and death
Chapter Six Etiquette & fundamentals
Intoduction
Etiquette and the martial artist
Making a fist
Nomenclature of striking surfaces
Hikite-Pulling hand
Turning techniques
Chapter Seven Basic stances
Ancient karate stances
Modern karate stances
Chapter Eight Defensive techniques
Blocking techniques
Five principles of defense
The five major blocks
Chapter Nine Offensive techniques
Punching methods
Striking methods
Kicking methods
Chapter Ten Combinations & partner training
Combinations
Ippon kumite
Sambon kumite
Yakusoku kkumite
Chapter Eleven Mental training discipline
Make up your mind
Chapter The power of ki
Chapter Thirteen Secrets of kata
Origins of kata
Application of kata
Understanding tempo
Progression of training
Chapter Fourteen Secrets of kumite
Origins of kumite
Proper stance
Cntrolling distance
Using initiative
Offensive tactics
Mind-technique-body
Emphasize the fundamentals
Chapter Fifteen Tournaments & competition
Origins of tournaments
Benefits of competition
Tournament rules
Judge's calls and signals
Chapter Sixteen Promotion testing
Chapter Seventeen Karate weapons
Origins of kobudo
Weapons of Okinawa kobudo
Modern kata
Chapter Eighteen Karate-do After-school programs
The potential of after-school
Keeping children on the right track
Preventing crime
Enhancing academic achievement
Supporting social development
School, family, community
Appendix I PaRC
The mission
PaRC method
Basic PaRC principles
PaRC level I syllabus
PaRC instructor certification
Appendix II Author's memories
Appendix III Jikishin-kai affiliate dojo
Appendix IV Applications and forms
Jikishin-kai ranking system… (plus d'informations)

The legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi encouraged this studens to have great hidden power. In Samural Swordsmanship: The Batto, Kenjutsu and Tameshigiri of Eishin-Ryu, expert practitioner Masayuki Shimabukuro and senior student Carl E. Long also encourage readers to discover hidden martial depths through the meaningful practice of the Japanese sword.

Samurai Swordsmanship demonstrates and explains the history, construction and rituals of the 450-year-old art of battojutsu. It is filled with detailed picture sequences that illustrate the art's most fundamental principles and techniques. The book includes the following topics:

Tameshigiri, or test cutting.
Batto waza, or sword-drawing forms.
Uniform care.
Sword etiquette.
Kumitachi, or paired drills.
The philosophy behind the practice.

Written as a companion book to Shimabukuro and Long's best-selling three-part DVD series of the same name, Samurai Swordsmanship will help longtime practitioners and new students master an ancient art that continues to define the motivations and methods of the modern-day warrior.

Masayuki Shimabukuro is an eighth dan in Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu iaijutsu and a Black Belt Hall of Fame Weapons Instructor of the Year (2006). He is recognized by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai as 21st soshihan in the lineage of the Masaoka line of Eishin-ryu. Shimabukuro also received official appointment by the Dai Nippon butoku Kai as the school's international representative for iaido and battodo.

Carl E. Long is the vice chairman and director for the Jikishin-Kai International and is responsible for the certification of its instructors in North America, South America and Europe. Long is a five-time recipient of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai's yushu-sho, one of the highest awards granted for the performance of iaido.

Contents

Acknowledgments
About the authors
Preface
Chapter 1 Philosophy of Japanese swordsmanship
Chapter 2 The path to Japanese swordsmanship
Chapter 3 The first steps to training
Chapter 4 Principles of Japanese swordsmanship
Chapter 5 Fundamental techniques of Japanese swordsmanship
Chapter 6 Offensive aand defensive application of fundamentals
Chapter 7 Eishin-ryu batto-ho waza
Chapter 8 Kumitachi-paired fencing
Chapter 9 Suemonogiri-history and purpose of test cutting
Appendix A: Sword nomenclature and care
Appendix B The evolution of battojutsu
Appendix C Battojutsu terminology… (plus d'informations)