Classical Bujutsu: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan [Paperback]

Evolved amid the incessant warfare of medieval Japan,bujutsu, or "martial arts," provided the warrior with the technical and psychological training that prepared him to use his weapons in actual combat.Classical Bujutsuemphasizes the intensely practical nature of these martial arts. The author describes sixteen major forms ofbujutsu, employing a variety of weapons and techniques.Donn F. Draegerwas a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a historian of martial arts disciplines, in which he held a variety of expert ranks and teaching licenses. He was technical director of the magazineMartial Arts Internationaland author of many books on the fighting arts of Asia. He died in 1982.US