Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai

By Masaaki Hatsumi

In Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai, world-renowned ninja grandmaster and bestselling author Masaaki Hatsumi explains the fundamentals of various unarmed techniques unique to the Japanese martial arts. Known as budo taijutsu, these specialized moves allow the practitioner to evade and receive an attack even from an opponent wielding a sword. Hatsumi covers such topics as Kihon Happo (Eight Basic Movements), Kosshijutsu (Attacks Against Muscles), Koppojutsu (Attacks Against Bones), Jutaijutsu (Flexible Body Arts), Daken Taijutsu (Fist Punching and Striking), Ninpo

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770030592
• ISBN13: 9784770030597
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.7" x 10.3"