Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Feb 1, 2005 1:15:54 GMT -5
Title: The Tengu-geijutsu-ron of Chozan Shissai
Translator: Reinhard Kammer
Amazon Link
My copy is at home and I have only reread the introduction recently. I post this now because copies are hard to find and I have seen 2 different locations price them at ~$120. Amazon currently lists a used copy available only $20.
A treatise on swordsmanship from the eighteenth century, the Tengugeijutsuron is described as a backlash against the increasingly popular Zen and Neoconfucists interpretations of the art. This is a translation into English of a German translation of the original. It is light on sword technique and heavy on philosophy. I can't say this book struck me as important in any particular manner, but since you can count the number of English translations of similar material on one hand, it is worth adding to your library.
Translator: Reinhard Kammer
Amazon Link
My copy is at home and I have only reread the introduction recently. I post this now because copies are hard to find and I have seen 2 different locations price them at ~$120. Amazon currently lists a used copy available only $20.
A treatise on swordsmanship from the eighteenth century, the Tengugeijutsuron is described as a backlash against the increasingly popular Zen and Neoconfucists interpretations of the art. This is a translation into English of a German translation of the original. It is light on sword technique and heavy on philosophy. I can't say this book struck me as important in any particular manner, but since you can count the number of English translations of similar material on one hand, it is worth adding to your library.