Dueling with O-sensei: Grappling With the Myth of the Warrior Sage Book by Ellis Amdur (1st Edition) 7" Inseam Iai (Drawing Sword Techniques)

Iai (Drawing Sword Techniques)

Skillful counter 1 Control of encounter

Ude-garami

He honed his skills under the guidance of Taketo Kurosaki

A method focusing on kata's key points for intensive training

Dueling with O-sensei: Grappling With the Myth of the Warrior Sage Book by Ellis Amdur (1st Edition) 7" Inseam Iai (Drawing Sword Techniques)If you are a long time martial artist, you have likely been either the recipient, the victim or both of the 'wise old master' phenomenon, whereby budo students reverentially enfold their teachers as martial, moral and mystical juggernauts sans reproach, in which case, this book will make you clench your fists and laugh out loud, often while reading the same sentence. Iconoclastic, rebellious, yet fiercely holding to some of the most traditional values