• Japanese Martial Art Book
• by Charles V.Gruzanski
• Hardback book
• Great read

Spike and Chain Japanese Fighting Arts Description

THIS TWO-IN-ONE book introduces secrets of two little known branches of the martial arts of Japan.
The first involves the use of the manriki-gusari, a length of chain with weighted ends, used in various ways for self-defense. Its originator, a Japanese swordsman, so named it because he felt the weapon contained the power and ingenuity of 10,000 persons-man meaning 10,000, riki, power, and gusari, chain. It was created because the swordsman, then a castle sentry in Tokyo, felt in defending his post that bloodshed would be disgraceful in front of so distinguished a spot.
Masaki-Ryu, or Masaki School, was named after the noble swordsman, Dannoshin Toshimitsu Masaki (c. 1700).
The second part of this book deals with Shuriken-Jutsu, which came some time later.
It involves the use of metal spikes (shuriken) of various lengths and shapes, which are either thrown or used as hand weapons. The deadly implement was small enough to be carried in numbers on the person and proved to be handy whenever a samurai was chal-lenged. The art today is a dying one and presently in Japan, there are believed to be only a handful of men left who are practiced in the shuriken technique.
For martial arts enthusiasts, this book will prove interesting and informative reading.
A warning is issued by the author, however, to those who attempt to use the manrikigusari and shuriken for wrongdoing, for "injuring others or damaging property will result in physical and spiritual destruction.
Even the broadest interpretation of the law will classify them as deadly or dangerous weapons. Remember that the weapons and techniques illustrated in this book cannot injure anyone by themselves. It is the person behind them that really makes them dangerous."

About the Author

CHARLEs V. Gruzanski served more than nine years in the U.S. Army, six years of which was spent in Japan. It was at this time that he began his study of the traditional Japanese martial arts and has continued his studies for the past 17 years. He has received instruction from some of the outstanding masters of the martial arts of our time. As a result of his studies, he holds black belt ratings in karate, judo, jujutsu, and aikido, and is believed to be the only non-Japanese to have been awarded an Instructor's Certificate in the arts of Masaki-Ryu Manrikigusari and Edomachikata Jutte. He has also studied other martial arts and is the first non-Japa-nese to be accepted for membership in the International Martial Arts Research Associa-tion.
Gruzanski, a police officer, is a self-defense instructor at the Chicago Police Academy where he has taught for more than six and a half years. During his off duty hours, he operates two of the largest martial arts schools in the midwestern United States. He has authored many magazine articles on police self-defense and has co-authored the first book on knife throwing as a modern sport.

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