Secrets Of Itto-ryu Book Four

The First And Only English Translation Of The Once Secret Text On Samurai Swordsmanship By Sasamori Junzo, Headmaster Of Ono-ha Itto-ryu. Since It Was First Published In Japan In 1965, The Secrets Of Itto-ryu (itto-ryu Gokui) Has Served As The Essential Text Of Itto-ryu, One Of The Oldest And Most Prestigious Schools Of Samurai Strategy And Swordsmanship In Japan. Readers Unfamiliar With This School And Its History Will Be Surprised By How Much It Influenced The Techniques And Philosophy Of The Modern Martial Arts Of Kendo, Aikido, And Others.the Author, Sasamori Junzo, Was Born Into A Samurai Family A Little Over A Decade After The Warrior Class Was Abolished.