Weapons

With this book Okabe Kakuya has produced a concise catalougue of a collection of Japanese sword guards, or tsubas. It is unknown if a list of tsubas, or tsuba makers has been collected like this in any other works. The author first delves into the...

A fantastic place to start for anyone that wants to study the evolution and construction of samurai warriors weapon of choice. You will learn how it was actually made, how to take care for the sword exactly so as to not damage the sword blade plus...

This instructional book introducers the reader to the various scientific concepts, techniques, and katas in Kendo using photographic demonstrations and text.

Richard Kim's books on kobudo have been out of print for years but now we have brought them back out all in one book for you to learn from. Learn the Okinawan weapons forms of the 3 of the greatest weapons masters of all time, Matsu Higa, Hama Higa,...

Traditional Ninja Weapons by  Charles Daniel   Learn: training, distancing, leverage skills and weapons such as knife,staff, spear, naginata and sword  

By Richard Kim 10th dan.  This book like numbers 1 and 3 has easy to follow photos of some of the weapons forms of Hama Higa one of OkinawaÌs most famous kobudo masters. Again easy to follow photos that beginners and instructors can follow...