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    Default Ken-Zen, Jutsu-Do Myths Deflated

    Two articles related to common threads here:

    William Bodiford
    Zen and Japanese Swordmanship Reconsidered

    Professor Bodiford reiterates his contention that the marriage of Ken-Zen is more illusory than real with lots of evidence closely considered.

    Karl Friday
    Off the Warpath: Military Science & Budo in the Evolution Ryuha Bugei

    Friday similarly trashes the cherished myth that JUTSU became DO with the advent of peace under the Tokugawa. Very interesting thesis in which he claims that the Ryuha Bugei were from the beginning antiquarian pursuits largely out of touch with battlefield realities. Their emergence coincided with the emergence of other MICHI such as poetry and dance during the Sengoku period of constant warfare, not with peace after Tokugawa Ieyasu consolidated his grip on Japan. Friday maintains that Ryuha Bugei were very concerned with the development of the individual and thus DO coeval with their beginning.

    Interestingly, other essays in the volume toe the line on the usual Ken-Zen, Jutsu-Do lore. See them all in--

    Budo Perspectives
    Hardcover: 416 pages
    Publisher: Kendo World Publications (January 2005)
    ISBN: 4990169433

    http://www.amazon.com/Budo-Perspecti...e=UTF8&s=books
    Don J. Modesto
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    Don,

    Thanks for that.

    There's not a lot of detail on the Amazon page as to the content of the book. If you have the time could you fill me in on what else is covered.

    Thanks.

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    Dean Whittle
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    www.ninjutsuaustralia.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dean Whittle
    There's not a lot of detail on the Amazon page as to the content of the book. If you have the time could you fill me in on what else is covered.
    Here's the TOC. Hope it helps:

    Suzuki Sadami
    20th Cent. Budo and Mystic Experience

    Uozumi Takashi
    Research of Miyamoto Mushashi’s Gorin no sho: From the Perspective of Jpn Intellectual History

    William H. bodiford
    Zen and Japanese Swordsmanship Reconsidered

    Terayama Tanchuu
    Ken-Zen-Sho: An Analysis of Swordsmanship, Zen, and Calligraphy and their Relevance Today

    Abe Tetsushi
    Cultural Friction in Budo

    Murata Naoki
    From “Jutsu” to “Do”: The Birth of Kodokan Judo

    Irie Kohei
    Budo as a Concept: An Analysis of Budo’s Characteristics

    Na Young-il
    Confusion in the Concept of Budo in S. Korean Society

    Sakudo Masao
    The Culture of “Bu”

    Sogawa Tsuneo
    What Should be Taught Through Budo?

    Oya Minoru
    Inter-connectedness of Waza and Mind

    Matsui Kantaro
    The Promotion of Budo for the Disabled

    Motomura Kiyota
    Budo in the Physical Education Curriculum of Jpn Schools

    Duncan Robert Mark
    Budo & Education

    Karl Friday
    Off the Warpath: Military Science & Budo in the Evolution of Ryuha Bugei

    Richard Schmidt and George R. Bristol
    The Influence of the Japanese Martial Disciplines on the Dev’t of the US Marine Corps MA Program

    David Matsumoto
    Thinking Differently about the Teaching of Judo in Japan

    Raymond P. Ambrosi
    Folk MA and Ritual: Continuity through Economic Change

    Alexander Bennet
    Kendo or Kumdo: The Internationalization of Kendo and the Olympic Problem

    Meik Skoss
    Tilting at Windmils: Observations on the Complexities in Transmission of the Koryu Bujutsu in Japan and the US

    Danny Hakim
    Budo’s Potential for Peace: Breaking Down Barriers in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

    Anton Geesink
    The Paradox of “Judo as an Olympic Sport” and “Judo as Tradition”

    Yamashita Yasuhiro
    The Role of Judo in an Age of Internationalization
    Don J. Modesto
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    Don,

    Thanks for posting that, it gives me a better idea about buying the book.

    Regards
    Dean Whittle
    Sydney, Australia
    www.ninjutsuaustralia.com

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