Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship by Nicklaus Suino 1995

A practical training supplement for students of iaido and kenjutsu, providing bokutō (wooden sword) drills designed to fill the gap between formal class instruction and independent daily practice. Both single-person and two-person drills are presented — some drawn from the common curricula of iaido and kenjutsu, others extracted from iaido forms by the author and used with his own students to develop correct technique in drawing, parrying, and cutting. Each drill is illustrated with step-by-step drawings. Widely used in dōjō curricula across North America.

• Title: Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship
• Author: Nicklaus Suino
• Publisher: Weatherhill / Shambhala Publications
• Publication Date: 1995
• Edition:
• Printing:
• Format: Softcover
• Pages: 112
• Illustrations: Step-by-step drawings throughout
• ISBN-13: 978-0834803398
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 7 × 10 in.
• Series:
• Condition: Very Good
• Notes: Nicklaus Suino is a sixth-degree black belt in Musō Jikiden Eishin-ryū iaido and codirector of the Shudokan Martial Arts Association. Cover shows two practitioners in keikogi with bokutō and shinken.
• Description: A practical training supplement for students of iaido and kenjutsu, providing bokutō (wooden sword) drills designed to fill the gap between formal class instruction and independent daily practice. Both single-person and two-person drills are presented — some drawn from the common curricula of iaido and kenjutsu, others extracted from iaido forms by the author and used with his own students to develop correct technique in drawing, parrying, and cutting. Each drill is illustrated with step-by-step drawings. Widely used in dōjō curricula across North America.