Samurai Weapons: Tools of the Warrior | 
 enlarge | Author: Don Cunningham
Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Sales Rank: 685612
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 480530958X
Dewey Decimal Number: 952.02
EAN: 9784805309582
ASIN: 480530958X
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Product Description
Weapons, particularly bladed ones such as swords, are enjoying a renaissance of interest from every source, from collectors to laypeople. The samurai, a glorified figure in Japan and the West, employed a variety of weapons, not least of which was the sword. Samurai Weapons details how and why their arsenal included not only the sword of popular lore, but also a variety of other tools, including concealed weapons, improvised fighting tools, fans, truncheons and pole arms.
The author succinctly describes the society of Japan, how and why the samurai class arose, and the place that samurai held in that society through the centuries, focusing in particular on the various weaponry, how these weapons were used and why. In addition, Samurai Weapons highlights the influence these weapons and fighting styles had on many different schools of Japanese martial arts.
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