Secrets of the Japanese art of warfare : from the school of certain victory ; an annotated translation of Yamamoto Kansuke's classic treatise on strategy and tactics / Thomas Cleary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martial arts--Japan--History.

Martial arts.

Tactics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, VT : Tuttle Pub., c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

[Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke (1501-1561) on Japanese martial arts and military service.] A mysterious man of humble origins, Yamamoto distinguished himself in the service of the redoubtable Takeda Shingen (1521-1573), heir to a long lineage of warriors and renowned for having fought thirty-nine battles without a single defeat. Yamamoto was a career soldier and founder of the so-called ""School of Certain Victory,"" from which the famous Miyamoto Musashi (The Book of Five Rings) emerge

Contents:

Contents; Translator's Introduction; PART I; General Discussion; The Sources of the Arts of Warfare; Teachers of the Arts of Warfare; The Order of Transmission of the Arts of Warfare; The Systematization of the Arts of Warfare; Five Trainings in the Arts of Warfare; The Arts of Warfare and Three Destructions; The Arts of Warfare are to be Concealed; Traditions of Military Scientists Wearing Confucian Apparel or Monastic Robes; The Establishment of Schools of the Arts of War; Transmitters, Practitioners, and Dilettantes of the Arts of War; Practice after Learning

The Conduct of the Martial ArtistSoldier as a General Name for Warriors; Martial Arts and Military Science; Martial Arts and Medicine; Arts of War used by Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism; Five Curricula of the Arts of War; PART II; Wrestling; Wrestling and Boxing; Yang Forms; Yin Forms; Encounter; Grappling; Grappling When on Your Back; Drawing Swords; Frontal Check; Sword Check; Check from Behind; PART III; Swordsmanship; On Swords and Swordsmanship; Even Overhead Sword-Backward Posture; Right Upper Sword-Backward Posture; Sword Held Cross-Hand Even Overhead Pointing Forward

Stance with Sword Held Cross-Hand Forward to the Upper LeftLeft Upper Sword-Forward Position; Even Upper Sword-Forward Posture; Sword Forward Middle Right Cross-Hand Posture; Left Middle Sword-Forward Posture; Even Middle Upraised Sword Posture; Even Middle Level Sword-Forward Posture; Right Lower Sword-Backward Posture; Sword-Forward Lower Left Cross-Hand Posture; Sword-Forward Lower Right Cross-Hand Posture; Lower Right Sword-Forward Posture; Sword Backward to the Lower Left , Cross-Hand; Separated Sword Position-Short Above, Long Below; Swords Forward: Short Above, Long Below

Long and Short Swords Crossed Forward PositionSame Positions; Slipping and Blocking with the Sword; Moving in Blocking with the Sword; Strike Moving In; Strike Pulling Back; Slipping Strike; Blocking Strike; PART IV; The Pole; The Chief of the Arts; High Even All Around Pole Position; Sword-Drawing Pole Position; Wielding the Pole in One Hand; "Thorn Used Backwards" Pole Position; "Carrying a Mountain on Your Back" Pole Position; "Handful of Gold" Pole Position; PART V; The Spear; The King of Weapons; Left Middle Spear Position; Spears in the Same Position; Middle to Lower Spear Position

Upper and Middle Spear PositionMutual Spearing Position; Raised and Lowered Spear Positions; Upraised Crossed Spear Position; Outside-Inside Spear Positions; Lower Crossed Spear Position; Spear vs. Hooked Spear; Spear vs. Trident; Standing Rock Posture; High Mountain Position; PART VI; Archery; One of the Six Arts; PART VII; Firearms; Instruments of Killing; PART VIII; Human Advantages; Spirit and Mind; Yin and Yang, Strength and Weakness; One Mind, Two Bodies; Two Assessments; Striking Enemies Unexpectedly; The Frame of Mind on Missing a Stroke

Observing the Color and Expression of the Enemy's Face

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4629-1035-1

OCLC:

819511129