Download or read book The Twelve Rules of the Sword written by Ito Ittosai and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A translation of two books on the philosophy of the Itto School of Sword Fighting. 1. The Twelve Rules of the Sword2. The Sword Manual of Kanamaki JizaiThe first is attributed to Ito Ittosai the legendary swordsman of the 16th century. Ittosai travelled the country and fought the head students of 33 schools, winning every time. The second is a 16th century instruction manual attributed to Ittosai's teacher Kanamaki Jizai.

Download or read book Wizard s First Rule written by Terry Goodkind and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-06-23 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unearthly adversary descends on an idyllic fantasy world, corrupting magic against good and slaughtering innocents, and only a single man can stop him.

Download or read book The First Book of Swords written by Fred Saberhagen and published by JSS Literary Productions, LLC. This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vulcan the god has a hard task to perform for his bored and restless colleagues — forge 12 magic Swords, quenched with human blood, and scatter them across the world. Each Sword possesses a different power. With them the gods will play a new, grand, and glorious Game. Mere humans foolishly striving for dominion, wealth and glory, are invited to risk their puny lives by joining in. (Later, the gods realize with horror that something has gone wrong in the forging, and with the Game. The Swords are much too powerful, controlling chance, enhancing fortune, changing destiny. And lethal even to their divine creators.) Jord the Smith, drafted to help Vulcan in his task, loses his right arm in the process (receiving the Sword Townsaver as pay). He is too weak to claim Mala, his bride-to-be, who joins a traditional fertility rite, where her partner might be the enigmatic Emperor, his face hidden by a leather mask. Nine months later, she gives birth to Mark. Thirteen years pass, then Townsaver wipes out a raiding party on orange-furred warbeasts, sent to Mark’s village. It falls to Mark to carry the blade away to hide or destroy it.

Download or read book The Book Of Five Rings written by Miyamoto Musashi and published by Sanage Publishing House Llp. This book was released on 2023-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NA

Download or read book The Hundred Rules of War written by Tsukahara Bokuden and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes photocopies of the handwritten calligraphic copy of The Hundred Rules of War by Tsukahara Bokuden, with transcription and analysis in Japanese by Hori Shohei, and English translation and notes by Eric Shahan.

Download or read book 12 Rules for Life written by Jordan B. Peterson and published by Random House Canada. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Download or read book Martial Arts Education written by Kaneko Aizo and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation of an early Kendo (Japanese sword fighting) instruction manual from 1904, 36 years after the Meiji Restoration and the end of the Samurai class. The author, Kaneko Aizo, traces his family history back to the Samurai of the Heian Era in the 12th century. His book introduces 220 sword techniques half of which are Sen no Sen, striking first, and the other half are Go no Sen, or attacking after the enemy has launched a strike. He focuses on the importance of training with bamboo swords as if they were real swords. Illustrations cover key points and show proper form. The volume is interspersed with famous lines from numerous Chinese military manuals including The Seven Military Classics of Japan (including the Art of War) in addition to other more obscure manuals. He concludes his book with a curios secret document purported to be the Secret Sword Scroll of the 12th century Samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune (but seems to be a document from the Jikishin Kage Ryu School of Sword.) This book is in Japanese and English, with the original book reproduced on the left hand page and the English translation on the right hand page.

Download or read book Severed Souls written by Terry Goodkind and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Severed Souls -- A sweeping new novel of Richard Rahl, Kahlan Amnell, and their world from New York Times Bestselling author, Terry Goodkind"--

Download or read book The Sword and the Flute written by Mike Hamel and published by Mike Hamel. This book was released on 2007 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matterhorn the Brave(R) is an exciting new juvenile fiction series about four young people who are recruited to keep an eye on the portals of earth that connect all realms of space and time.

Download or read book Let the Swords Encircle Me written by Scott Peterson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO OTHER COUNTRY SO DOMINATES THE HEADLINES: Iran is portrayed as a nuclear threat, a terrorist nation, a charter member of the Axis of Evil bent on the destruction of Israel. But behind those headlines—and the fierce rhetoric of Iran’s most hard-line leaders—is a proud nation with a 2,500-year history of Persian poetry, art, and passion. Based on more than thirty extended reporting trips to Iran, including the turbulent aftermath of the disputed June 2009 election, Scott Peterson’s portrait is the definitive guide to this enigmatic nation, from the roots of its incendiary internal struggles to the rise and slide of Iran’s earthshaking 1979 Islamic Revolution. This prize-winning American journalist with unparalleled experience in Iran takes us there, inside a country where an educated and young population is restlessly eager to take its place in the world; where martyrs of the "sacred" Iran-Iraq War are still mourned with tears of devotion; where the cultural and religious forces of light and darkness are locked in battle. Peterson brings stunningly alive the diversity within Iran—from the hard-liners who shout "Death to America" to the majority who comprise the most pro-American population in the Middle East. Let the Swords Encircle Me gives voice to Iranians themselves—the clerics and the reformers, the filmmakers and the journalists, the True Believers and their Westernized and profane brethren—to understand the complexities of Iran today. Through dedicated and in-depth reporting, Peterson shows how every word, image, and sensibility in Iran is often deliciously unexpected and counterintuitive. Ideology matters. So does "resistance." And azadi: freedom. Peterson deftly holds a mirror up to both sides of the U.S.-Iran conflict. Americans and Iranians, he writes, share a belief in their own exceptionalism and "manifest destiny" (which for Iran includes its nuclear ambitions) and frequent need of an "enemy" in political discourse. The same elements that have locked the United States and Iran in the most vicious of struggles—stretching back to the 1953 CIA coup in Tehran and the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage saga—are the same ones that could one day make Iran and the United States the most "natural" allies in the region. In this critical and personal account, Peterson illumines the latest episodes of Iran’s century-old quest for democracy and freedom. He explains how the Islamic Revolution—launched as a beacon of justice and resistance for Iranians and all the world’s Muslims—has not lived up to its ambitious promise. He shows how the violence of 2009 damaged the regime’s legitimacy and marks the start of an irreversible decline. Let the Swords Encircle Me takes us into the minds and hearts of Iranians today, and will be a crucial guide as Americans and Iranians attempt to overcome their bitter estrangement.

Download or read book A Collection of Curious Jujutsu Manuals written by Eric Shahan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Translations of books on Jujutsu from the late Edo to Meiji Era, roughly 1800-1907.The works in this book include: Rules of the Oguri School of Jujutsu & Jujutsu of the Oguri School. A list of the Dojo Rules and an instructional document that shows the final arm and leg lock. The 28 images contain only the title but show the variety of techniques in the Oguri school, from simple arm locks to elaborate three person holds. Edo Era.Kappo: Secret Jujutsu Resuscitation Method or How to Revive the Dead. Additional Material: Striking Points by Matsumoto Yoshino written in 1892. This book looks specifically at Jujutsu based resuscitation methods that were used to treat injuries during training. The author seeks to expand their use to everyday accidents including drowning and hanging.Jujutsu Striking and Resuscitation Points Volume 1 by Fujimura Kinjiro written in 1895. In this interesting book Fujimura shows both the offensive and the restorative powers in Jujutsu. The Sakkatsu duality of taking life or giving it.How to Take Down People Armed With Knives and Walking Sticks With Jujutsu by Kimura Sentaro written in 1907. A book introducing a style of Jujutsu and walking stick fighting with brief abrupt instructions and amusing combat illustrations. The book may in fact be a parody of martial arts manuals that flourished around this time.Jujutsu Technique List of the Shibukawa School.1793. This is a translation of a Mokuroku, or a list of techniques. The techniques are not described in their entirety, rather one clear drawing highlights an important aspect. These Mokuroku documents served both as a memory aid for those who have been training this school and also proof of qualification. The document gives a rare glimpse into Edo Era jujutsu training. This school was practiced by Sakamoto Ryoma.

Download or read book Sword of the Samurai written by Jamie Thomson and published by Wizard Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The land of Hachiman is in grave danger. The Shogun's control is slipping. Bandits roam the land freely and barbarian invaders have begun to raid across the borders. All this because the Dai-Katana, the great sword, Singing Death, has been stolen from the Shogun. YOU are the Shogun's champion, a young Samurai. Your mission is to recover this wondrous sword from Ikiru, the Master of Shadows, who holds it hidden deep in the Pit of Demons.

Download or read book Heijoshin No Ken the Sword of Each Day written by Giorgio Zoly and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iaido is a Japanese sword fighting method which stems into the traditions of Samurai schools of the past 5 centuries. It is practiced through combat forms (Kata). The main purpose of this art is to draw the sword from its scabbard and in the meanwhile being able to hit one or more opponents in a fast and effective way.This book has the purpose to give some references to the Westerns practicing this still "esoteric" art (esoteric since it is practiced by a relatively small number of persons through the World, Japan included). It is focused on all that aspects which are not so evident and in some way hidden, such as body and control, breathing, posture and mind control.After a brief historical and technical introductory section, there is a part where are given practical exercises to develop a better consciousness of body and mind, breathing exercises and technical suggestions for a better use of katana sword.A section with all the possible training methods and their use is then included, with all the explanations about how to use them.The final part is dedicated to how Iaido can be used as a self-improvement method and is giving suggestions for students and teachers.

Download or read book Iberian Swordplay written by Tim Rivera and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1599, during the period when the Portuguese crown was united to the crowns of Castile and Aragon, a Portuguese master-at-arms called Domingo Luis Godinho wrote a manuscript in Spanish entitled Arte de Esgrima (The Art of Fencing). Although Godinho's live is largely a mystery and his text was never published, today his manuscript of utmost relevance in the study of Renaissance Iberian fencing, since it is the only complete treatise discovered so far describing the "e;Common"e; or "e;Vulgar"e; style of Iberian fencing, first documented in the 15th century, but by Godinho's day, displaced by the new system of La Verdadera Destreza.The work includes instructions for the single sword, a long-bladed, cut & thrust weapon taught alone and with the use of the shield, buckler, dagger, and cape, as well as paired with a second sword. Godinho's instructions also includes the longest known text on the use of the montante, or two-handed sword, a devastating weapon that was used by soldiers and body-guards, in duels and battlefields, in crowded streets and aboard galleys. Translator Tim Rivera provides a detailed introduction that explains Godinho's relationship to earlier masters of the "e;Common School"e; of swordsmanship, and a short primer on the various weapons, guards, parries, footwork and terminology of the tradition.

Download or read book The Flower of Battle written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flower of Battle is Colin Hatcher's translation of Fiore dei Liberi's art of combat from the early 15th century. The work included high-resolution images and English text laid out in the manner of the original.

Download or read book Broad Sword and Single Stick Illustrated Edition written by R G Allanson-Winn and published by . This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1890 with Chapters on Quarter-Staff, Bayonet, Cudgel, Shillalah, Walking-Stick, Umbrella, and Other Weapons of Self-Defence.

Download or read book 12 Rules for Living written by Yvonne D. Slaney and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yvonne D. Slaney was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina and grew up between Pine Level and Princeton on a farm. She had an older brother, Rudolph. Ms. Slaney excelled in school, being the high school valedictorian. She went on to attend Campbell College and later Wake Forest College, majoring in English. She taught school briefly before marrying and starting a family. The mother of five children, two girls and three boys, she embraced her role of motherhood. In 1971, Ms. Slaney returned to North Carolina after living away twenty-one years, eleven in Massachusetts. Since returning home, Ms. Slaney taught school in several grades, mostly in middle school levels, in schools throughout Johnston County. In 1994, she retired from teaching to fulfill her call from God which she received in 1969. The call was to move back to N.C. to the farm she grew up on and to host traveling Christians. During the time of teaching and raising her children, and after her retirement, she hosted guests, from five different countries and approximately twenty-five different states. Today, over forty years since her salvation and call to ministry, she is still active in her ministry. On the twenty some acre pine tree filled land, better known as Pine Tree Retreat, there is a pleasant, peaceful atmosphere of the Holy Spirit. Ms. Slaney has future plans to expand the facilities of the retreat, as well as to continue writing more books. Her motto is 'Live for God in all that you do!' Deborah Slaney Pastor of Faith Warriors Ministry Center