{"product_id":"flashing-steel-25th-anniversary-edition-mastering-eishin-ryu-swordsmanship-9781623175030","title":"Flashing Steel, 25th Anniversary Edition: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship","description":"\u003cb\u003eRevised and updated, the classic guide to the techniques, philosophy, and applications of \u003ci\u003eiaijutsu\u003c\/i\u003e--the art of self-defense with the Japanese sword.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 25th anniversary edition of the best-selling, highly acclaimed classic \u003ci\u003eFlashing Steel\u003c\/i\u003e introduces updated techniques, drills, and practices for students and practitioners of \u003ci\u003eiaijutsu\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eiaido\u003c\/i\u003e). This complete essential resource on the Japanese sword arts expands on the two previous editions with additional practices, deep attention to foundational elements, and practical techniques--including 55 ways of deploying a samurai sword in self-defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpanded and revised, the memorial edition of \u003ci\u003eFlashing Steel\u003c\/i\u003e includes updates on promotion guidelines, tournaments, extended series of solo quick-draw exercises, and more, plus two added sets of solo techniques and three added sets of partner exercises to develop timing, distance control, angles of attack and defense, mental focus, and attitude. It provides a deep survey of fundamentals like training progression, preparation, etiquette, and proper sword nomenclature. Students will learn realistic defense and attack scenarios with wider applications to martial arts like kendo and aikido, while absorbing the philosophical tenets that inform and infuse the warrior's life with meaning and fulfillment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrganized into 23 chapters with black and white photographs throughout, this anniversary edition also includes an expanded history of iaijutsu, and an updated biography and tribute to the late Masayuki Shimabukuro, with personal anecdotes from the making of \u003ci\u003eFlashing Steel\u003c\/i\u003e that reveal his life and character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Snake Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623175030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Masayuki Shimabukuro, Leonard Pellman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662717546652,"sku":"9781623175030","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06d8ba8c-8b99-458d-8568-61826cc57bf3.jpg?v=1603902533","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/flashing-steel-25th-anniversary-edition-mastering-eishin-ryu-swordsmanship-9781623175030","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}