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Asian scholar and martial artist Connor Burke, who continues to labor under the stern tutelage of the master warrior Yamashita Sensei, is drawn into a murder investigation when the police discover a link between the victim and the mysterious Kita Takanobu-a prominent martial arts sensei who has created a powerful New Age synthesis of Tibetan mysticism and the lethal heritage of the samurai. Along the way, Burke also finds himself pulled into the strange orbit of the Lama Changpa, a Tibetan mystic and clairvoyant who sees the dark clouds drawing in around Kita but is helpless to prevent a tragedy. Burke follows a trail that ultimately leads to Kita's elite mountain temple, where he will face his most deadly challenge ever.

In this stunning follow-up to Sensei, John Donohue plunges us once again into the exotic world of Japanese martial arts, where honor must be preserved at all costs.

John Donohue holds black belts in both karatedo and kendo and has studied many Asian martial arts disciplines, such as judo, aikido, iaido, and taiji, over the past twenty-five years. A nationally recognized authority on the topic, he is an associate editor of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts and has written four nonfiction books on the marital arts. In addition, he has been a featured speaker at national and international conventions, as well as on television and radio. He is the author of Sensei.
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AikiBib | 1 outra crítica | Aug 14, 2022 |
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Complete Kendo is a thorough introduction to the Japanese martial way of the sword and a guided tour of the principles and philosophy upon which the art is founded. John Donohue covers everything from the care and handling of hakama, the pleated trousers worn by kendoka (practitioners of kendo), to the methods of cultivating the meditative state of mushin (no mind), all in an easy conversational dialogue that is a great pleasure to read.

Structured to echo the organization of the Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, Compele Kendo is a modern version of the swordsman's primer by a martial artist skilled not only in the art of kendo but, like Musahi, in many traditional Japanese arts, and with a superb understanding of the martial tradition and culture of Japan. The author uses lessons learned from a long career of teaching martial arts and academic subjects to impart clearly and concisely the fundamentals of kendo and the martial way.

With explanatory line drawings by Kathleen sweeney illustrating significant points of discussion, a handy glossary of kendo terminology and related concepts, and an unusually helpful bibliography, Complete Kendo is an essential volume for every kendoka's personal library.

John J. Donohue is an anthropologist specializing in the study of Japanese culture, history, and language who also has an extensive background as a student of the traditional martial arts of karatedo, judo, aikido, and iaido. A professor and academic dean at Medaille College, the associate editior of the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, and a long-time member of the Buffalo, New York, Kendo Club, Donohue brings the rigorous academic standards of his profession to his avocation, practicing and writing about the martial arts.

Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Ground
1. Sword and Spirit
2. The Way of the Sword
3. Equipment-The Uniform; Training Weapons; Body Armor
4. The Community of Learners-Kendo's development; The Training Hall/Dojo; The Dojo Hierarchy; The Goals of Training
Part Two: Water
The Lesson
1. Beginnings-Entering the Dojo; Warmups; Bow In
2. Basics/Kihon-Stance/Kamae; Footwork/Ashisabaki; Gripping the Shinai/Static Suburi; Dynamic Suburi; Striking Points; Spirit
3. Techniques/Waza-Striking Practice
4. Practice/Keiko-Uchikomi; Kirikaeshi; Free Sparring/Jiyu Renshu
5. The Close
Part Three: Fire
1. Distance
2. Timing
3. Attacks and Defense-Attacks/Shikake Waza (Multiple Attacks/Nidan and Sandan Waza, Warding Off Attack/Harai Waza; Forestalling Attack/Debana Waza); Receiving Techniques/Oji Waza (Dodging/Nuki Waza; Parries; Up Parry/Suriage Waza; Downward Parry/Uchiotoshi Waza; Lateral Parry/Kaeshi Waza); Close Quarters/Tsuba Zerai (Pushing Off Attack/Hiki Waza); Zanshin; Spirit
4. The Shiai-The Psychodynamics of Competition (Pride; Anger and Excitement; Winning and Losing)
Part Four: Wind
1. Tradition
2. Historical Development
3. Kata-The Spirit of Kata; The Kendo no Kata (Bokken; Sage-to; Bowing In; Stepping In and Stepping Out); Overview: The First Five Kata (Ipponme; Nihonme; Sanbonme; Yohonme; Gohonme); Performance Dynamics
Part Five: Void
Glossary
Index
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AikiBib | May 29, 2022 |
Conor Burke, an advanced martial arts guy and his Sensei become involved in the investigation of the kidnapping of a wealthy man's ddaughter only to find that they are the actual targets of The Tengu or "Mountain Goblin." only to find themselves
 
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WhitmelB | 11 outras críticas | Feb 26, 2015 |
Donohue writes a very subdued and grounded adventure for martial artist Connor Burke and Sensei Yamashita. There are no super human feats of karate, no over the top fight scenes, no ninja acrobatics, just realistic, honest battles with all the bumps, bruises and indignities of a real for-your-life fight. In fact, Burke doesn't do a lot of hand-to-hand combat in this novel. A lot of the serious conflict comes from the relationships in Burke's life, and from within Burke himself.

There is a lot of gun play in this novel, a change from earlier books that were more focussed on the art of kendo and karate. Given the antagonists in this book, that makes a lot of sense, and keeps the story fully in the real world.

Well written with plenty of character and some good action, I think this is a solid entry in the series, and a natural progression for Connor Burke.
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cdhtenn2k10 | Sep 15, 2011 |

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10
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ISBN
35
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