Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions (Expanded Edition)
Ellis Amdur
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Description for Old School: Essays on Japanese Martial Traditions (Expanded Edition)
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Koryu, literally 'old flow from the past,' refers to Japanese martial traditions that predate the sweeping cultural changes that followed the Meiji Restoration of 1868. They generally have a very different character and tone from modern martial arts, such as kendo, judo or aikido which followed. More than the study of antique weapons, self-defense or a form of athletics, these martial traditions are a cultural legacy and a window to another time and place.
In the first edition of Old School, Ellis Amdur, a renowned martial arts researcher, and himself an instructor in two different surviving koryu, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
657g
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
IL, United States
ISBN
9781937439163
SKU
V9781937439163
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99-50
About Ellis Amdur
Ellis Amdur lived in Japan for thirteen years, and while there, received teaching licenses in two classical Japanese martial traditions. Since his return to America, he has developed a range of training and consultation services, as well as a unique style of assessment and psychotherapy, based on a combination of phenomenological psychology and the underlying philosophical and tactical premises of ... Read more
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