Secrets of the Samurai. Oscar Ratti

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СКАЧАТЬ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       PREFACE

       INTRODUCTION : The Martial Ethos

       Definition of Bujutsu and Its Specializations

       The Qualification “Martial” (Bu) and the Exponents of Bujutsu

       The Qualification “Martial” (Bu) and the Art of War

       The Military Tradition in the History of Japan

       Origins of Bujutsu

       PART I EXPONENTS OF BUJUTSU: THE BUJIN

       1. The Bushi

       The Rise of the Military Class

       The Military Structure of Tokugawa Society: The Shogun

       The Daimyo

       The Military Retainer: The Samurai

       Education and Status of the Buke

       The Samurai Woman

       The Masterless Warrior: The Ronin

       2. The Heimin

       The Farmers

       The Militant Clergy

       Artisans and Merchants

       The Police Forces and the Underworld

       3. The Centers of Martial Instruction

       The Ryu

       The Sensei

       PART II OUTER FACTORS OF BUJUTSU

       Weapons and Techniques

       4. Armed Bujutsu

       The Armor

       Evolution of Japanese Armor

       Elements of Japanese Armor

       The Major Martial Arts

       The Art of Archery

       The Art of Spear Fighting

       The Art of Swordsmanship

       The Art of Military Horsemanship

       The Art of Swimming in Armor

       The Minor Martial Arts

       The Art of the War Fan

       The Art of the Staff

       The Art of the Jitte

       The Collateral Methods of Combat

       The Art of the Chain and Other Weapons

       Ninjutsu

       5. Unarmed Bujutsu

       Specializations, Instruments, and Techniques

       The Art of Wrestling

       The Military Specializations of Unarmed Bujutsu

       The Schools of Jujutsu

       The Schools of Aikijutsu

       The Arts of Striking

       The Art of Kiai

       PART III INNER FACTORS OF BUJUTSU

       The Invisible Range

       6. Control and Power

       The Foundation

       The Concept of the Centre

       The Concept of Intrinsic Energy

       Applications of Haragei

       Haragei in Ancient Specializations of Bujutsu

       Kyujutsu

       Kenjutsu

       Sumo

       Jujutsu

       Kiaijutsu

       Haragei in Modern Derivations of Bujutsu

       Judo

       Karate

       Aikido

       The Martial Synthesis

       7. Strategic Principles

       The Major Strategies

       Principles of Application

       The Bilateral Principle in Particular

       The Attack and the Counterattack

       The Defense

       8. Morality of Bujutsu

       The Way of the Warrior

       The Value of Zen in Bujutsu

       CONCLUSION : The Evolution of Bujutsu

       BIBLIOGRAPHY

      CHARTS

       1. Bujutsu in Feudal Japan

       2. Chronology of Japanese History

       3. СКАЧАТЬ