Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition

by Risuke Otake

Book by Otake, Risuke

Genres: Martial Arts

317 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2007

Reviews

[Martyn Halm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically, this book is the collective hardcover version of The Deity And The Sword = Katori Shinto Ryu and The Deity And The Sword = Katori Shinto Ryu and The Deity And The Sword = Katori Shinto Ryu, which are all collectibles, so if you're a serious student of the classic martial arts of Japan, this book should be on your shelf.

Risuke Otake sensei is the headmaster of the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, an academy of ancient weapon arts of Japanese warfare or koryu bujutsu. The TSKSR teaches all battlefield weapons in kata (forms) with the aim to turn students into allround warriors. All katas are detailed in this book, as they were in the three volumes of the Deity and the Sword. Still, while much can be gleaned from studying the text and pictures, a student needs to train under a qualified instructor to gain full understanding of the material in this book. As such, this book is a mandatory reference book for TSKSR students, and interesting for martial arts students. For those who merely want to know more about warrior arts of Japan, search for the books by Karl Friday, like Legacies of the Sword: The Kashima-Shinryu and Samurai Martial Culture, which are more academic histories than technical and philosophical manuals.

[Quí Hiển · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cuốn này hay, nhưng sách của Sugino hay hơn. Cuốn này mang tiếng là sách của dòng chính tông Otake, nên khá bảo thủ, mà rất mang tính chất giấu nghề. Nội dung cuốn này gần hệt như cái phim trên BBC nên coi phim thôi cũng đủ. Cuốn của thầy Sugino cũng được chưởng môn Iizasa duyệt, mà viết hay hơn, ghi rõ về mặt lí thuyết hơn, mặc dù cũng có phần giấu nghề vì không phải khía cạnh nào cũng viết hết ra giấy cho đại chúng đọc được.

[Javier Ormeno · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good compilation on the history and techniques of the Katori Shinto Ryu that provides an insight of what a traditional martial art is. The book is full of illustrations that can be used as a reference for remembering rather than learning the techniques. It has the japanese text a fronte.