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Flashing Steel, 2nd edition: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship | 
 enlarge | Authors: Masayuki Shimabukuro, Leonard Pellman
Publisher: Blue Snake Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 208675
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Rev Exp
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1583941975
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.86
EAN: 9781583941973
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
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Product Description
Flashing Steel, the best-selling and highly acclaimed book on iaijutsu (alternatively called iaido), is as much about bringing life into focus as it is about techniques of swordsmanship. Iaijutsu was the martial art of the samurai of feudal Japan who remain the most enduring of warrior icons, equally popular in the East and the West. Iaijutsu sword training has philosophical tenets that inform the warrior’s life, building compassion and self-discipline both inside and outside the dojo.
Shimabukuro Shihan and Pellman Sensei combine practical exercises, photographs, and historical and cultural context in a thoughtful guide to this most popular of Japanese sword arts. The book features Master Masayuki Shimabukuro’s renowned expertise and classical training, with Leonard Pellman adapting the information for a Western audience. Included here are dozens of kata (formal training patterns) that govern iaijutsu, with partner exercises applying the principles of the art in realistic attack and defense situations. These kata are also widely practiced by students of kendo, aikido, and other sword-based martial arts, giving the book a wider relevance beyond iaijutsu. This second edition of Flashing Steel includes new techniques, updated photographs, and theoretical explanations for both new and existing sword forms.
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 Decent instruction manual October 14, 2008
Edunpanna (NYC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I did not enjoy the first 62 pages of spiritual mumbo jumbo. After that there are 274 pages of useful instruction. I bought this book because we are doing some Eishinryu in the dojo. It makes a great reference for Eishinryu. I demote it 1 star for all that Zen / Jesus freakish soul instruction in the beginning. It is more likely than not if you are studying Japanese swordsmanship then you have studied other martial arts previously. People usually dont just jump up and say "Hey I think I will study a martial art that has no known street fight application." The majority of the students in my dojo either previously or currently study other martial arts. So its pretty safe to assume that anyone buying this book has had some previous spiritual instruction. Even if they have been going to MC.Dojo's then probably they found that instruction elsewhere. As training the body kinda goes along with training the mind as well. So that spiritual garbage seems a waste of paper.
Another Gem from Shimabukuro Sensei July 8, 2008
Richard Alexander (Pottsville , PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While the first edition broke new ground outlining many of the techniques and the philisophy of Eishin Ryu swordsmanship, the second edition raises the bar significantly.
There are more photos that make understanding and referencing the waza easier but even Shimabukuro Sensei would tell you that you need a qualified teacher to guide you. I've trained with Shimabukuro Sensei and there are myriads of layered technique, bunkai,and meaning behind what he does but this book gives you a great head start.
Amazing book June 4, 2008
D. brown (California)
This second edition has even more detail and photographs than the first edition. While a book is never a substitute for in-person training, it makes an excellent reference and study guide for the Iai student.
Definitely a must-buy, I highly recommend this book.
A MUST if you are a sword student and lover April 24, 2008
P. Gallo (Costa Rica)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's a lot of books about sword, believe me, I have plenty, and I learn nothing intresting from a lot of them. But if you are looking for something else than tecnique, this is the book for you. Also, if you are a serious student of iaido, kenjutsu or kendo, or even karate or aikido, this book is for you too.
When you are really inlove with sword arts, when you also love japanese culture, when you really feel, like your sensei teach, that this is something to study for your entire life, because there's things to learn everyday and also age is not enough to be a sensei (your sensei has also a sensei...) you begin to understand that this arts develop in people the sense of responsability, patience, compasion, respect, perseverance, and this you can achieve it trough the tecnique you learn in class, the real budo. The techique is only the way to reach other things. If you know this things I'm talking here, you need to know Shimabukuro sensei is a real sensei, who teaches this things, with Carl Long sensei, his senior student and chief of East Coast - Latin America, they are responsible for spread this invaluable knowledge to all of us.
Note: Shimabukuro sensei is now 8 Dan, and holds the Hanshi title, the highest rank.
Patrizia Gallo, JKI iaijutsu 2 Dan, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Simply the best Iaido Book in English March 23, 2008
Frederic Lecut (Headland, Alabama USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best Iaido book available in English - highly improved from the first edition. pictures are much more explicit and a much better help to understand the wazas. Of course one won't be able to learn from any book, for all details can't be written, but this one is absolutely excellent and extremely detailed; an excellentreminder of what has been studied in class with one's instructor.
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