We are very pleased that we have finally managed to offer this unique work: Iaido - Traditional Japanese Sword Art Volume 1 - 70 Kata at a glance by Peter Güthing. The first book I read when I started Initiatic Swordwork over 10 years ago. I can absolutely recommend it.
The death-defying determination of the Japanese samurai warriors, the incomparable sharpness of their swords and the perfection of their fencing art are famous and have lost none of their fascination to this day. Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu is a traditional school of the Japanese sword art Iaido, the art of deciding a fight with the lightning-fast draw of the sword. It goes back around 450 years to the time of the samurai. This makes Eishin Ryu one of the oldest martial arts in Japan that is still practiced today.
In this book, 70 individual and partner kata are presented for the first time in German together with the most important background information. It is the first volume of a multi-part introduction to the traditional Eishin Ryu Iaido, which is not only aimed at Iaido practitioners, but also at everyone who is interested in the ancient sword art of the samurai.
Peter Güthing: Is the head of the Iai Dōjō Regensburg. He has been involved with Japanese martial arts since his youth. He holds the 5th Dan in Iaido and the 5th Dan in Karate. He doesn't see the sport in martial arts, but the attitude towards life behind it. This is exactly what he teaches his students.
Characteristics:
Publisher: edition-winterwork
Author: Peter Guthing
Released: March 2013
Language: German
Format: approx. 21.0 x 29.7 cm
Extent: 202 pages
Paperback
ISBN: 978-3-86468-391-6
