Bujutsu: An Illustrated Guide - Paperback

by Inoguchi Matsunosuke (Author), Eric Shahan (Author)

The first illustrated guide to Japanese martial arts. Bujutsu was first published in 1887 and became a best seller, going through over twenty editions and spawning many subsequent volumes. The full title of Bujutsu is 兵法要務：柔術剣棒図解秘訣 Fundamentals of Military Strategy: Secrets of Jujutsu, Kenjutsu & Bojutsu: An Illustrated Guide. The author, Inoguchi Matsunosuke, was born into a Samurai family that taught martial arts to Samurai for generations.

• Tenjin Shinyo School Jujutsu
• Kenjutsu (long and short sword)
• Bojutsu (wooden staff and half-staff)
• Hojo (rope binding techniques)