Bujutsu Densho: Exploring the Written Tradition of Japan’s Martial Arts Culture Book by Serge Mol

Densho of Japan's classical warrior traditions are attracting the attention of an increasing number of Western exponents, researchers, and collectors. For some martial arts exponents, densho are sought after relics that can prove the legitimacy of the traditions (ryuha) they are studying. More than from actually reading these often intriguing manuscripts, practitioners of a tradition get satisfaction out of the fact that they can physically hole a piece representing a part of their school's history in their own hands.

Softcover

236 pages