• Bujutsu & Budo Book
• by Donn F. Draeger
• Hardback book
• Incredibly rare book
• Great read

Modern Bujutsu & Budo The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan- Volume III Description

This book, the third and final volume of the Martial Arts and Ways of Japan Series, clearly defines the history, aims, and techniques of the martial disciplines that have developed in Japan since the end of feudal rule in 1868.
The fifteen major forms discussed in Modern Bujutsu and Budo include such well-known budo, or martial ways, as kendo, judo, karate-do, and aiki-do. Also described are others that are little known even in Japan—the bujutsu, or martial arts, which are used primarily by the Japanese police and defense establishments.
Like their classical counterparts created by the professional warrior class of medieval Japan, the modern bujutsu are well-defined, highly pragmatic forms of self-defense both armed and unarmed.
They have been developed by men who are also experts in the classical traditions, the methods and techniques of which have been skillfully adapted to the conditions of contemporary society. The classical art of stick-fighting, for example, has been adapted for the modern police truncheon. The art of rapidly immobilizing and tying a struggling assailant without injury has also been adapted for police use, for it is often much quicker and more efficient than using handcuffs.
The modern budo, on the other hand, are the best known-and most misunderstood—of the Japanese martial disciplines. The story of the development of kendo, judo, karate-do, and other sport-oriented budo forms is one both of adaptation and of perversion of the classical ideals.
The author, who knows the modern budo from the inside, explodes a number of romantic, inflated myths concerning their origins and aims. In detailing the historical development, theory, and techniques of each discipline he exposes the wide gulf that often separates the modern budo from the traditional essence of budo as spiritual disciplines that were designed as comprehensive systems of self-mastery-not combat or competition. Many of the contemporary budo have degenerated into mere displays of technical proficiency or physical strength or into nothing more than competitive sports.
The combination of a clear, authoritative text and authentic photographs of leading contemporary exponents of the modern martial disciplines in action makes Modern Bujutsu and Budo a unique and invaluable addition to the library of everyone interested in the martial arts or in the history and culture of Japan. With its companion volumes Classical Bujutsu and Classical Budo, it comprises the most comprehensive study of Japan's martial culture in English.

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