The Life-Giving Sword: The Secret Teachings From the House of the Shogun

The Life-Giving Sword: The Secret Teachings From the House of the Shogun

This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting. Yagyu Munenori was so widely renowned that he was appointed official sword instructor to two Tokugawa shoguns. (The position was alw…

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