{"product_id":"iaido-sword","title":"Iaido Sword","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW213566868 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW213566868 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eA comprehensive guide to the Japanese sword art of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW213566868 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eiaido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW213566868 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW213566868 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eThrough the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, Eastern martial arts—from karate to taekwondo to aikido—have grown dramatically in popularity in the West. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003ePerhaps no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e other school has the solemn intensity of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eiaido\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e, the powerful Japanese sword art. Iaido trains disciples \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eabove all to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eattain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e the state of being present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eIn his now re-released, fully illustrated Iaido Sword, author Richard Babin, M.D. provides an in-depth, practical guide to the legendary art—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003ein particular,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e its Muso Shinden Ryu school—for novices and experienced martial artists alike. Babin begins with an exploration of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eiaido’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e history and lineage, from its founding in feudal Japan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eHayashizaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eJinsuke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e Shigenobu (1546–1621) and its origins in the sword arts of kenjutsu and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eiaijutsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e to its more recent innovations following the Meiji Restoration. He \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eproceeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e to a detailed description of the practice, covering its etiquette and uniforms, materials, techniques and positions, safety concerns, and much else of the art’s kata, or form. While the physical practice of martial arts is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003egenerally best\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e learned through hands-on practice and the aid of an experienced instructor, Babin's manual provides an essential reference work for practitioners to consult as they develop their practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eAs Babin makes clear, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003eiaido’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e aims are not merely skill with a katana; within the martial art is a philosophy of discipline, self-defense, and courage that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003erenders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Plain Text\"\u003e its training a means to a focused life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW104808504 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ NEW","offer_id":44855296655533,"sku":"EP9781635619423NW","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover \/ NEW","offer_id":44855300063405,"sku":"EP9781648374500NW","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/IaidoSword_cvr_web.jpg?v=1756217199","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/iaido-sword","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}