内容简介
DaveLowryjuxtaposeshissingularexperienceasanadeptstudentofkenjutsu(theartofswordsmanship)underaJapaneseteacherinSt.LouiswitharivetingaccountofthesamuraitraditioninJapan.Intertwiningtalesofthemasterswithreflectionsonhisownapprenticeshipinthesamurai'sarts,herevealsintheirtime-honoredmethodsawayoflifewithprofoundrelevancetomoderntimes.Theresultisafascinating,singularautobiography.Lowrycapturesthesenseofwonderandmysterythatmakesmartialartscompellingtosomanypractitioners.Eventhosewhodonotpracticemartialartswilldelightinthisunusualcoming-of-agestory.
作者简介
DaveLowryisanaccomplishedmartialartist,calligrapher,andwriter.HeistherestaurantcriticforSt.LouisMagazineandwritesregularlyforanumberofmagazinesonawidevarietyofsubjects,manyofthemrelatedtoJapanandtheJapanesemartialarts.HeistheauthorofnumerousbooksincludingAutumnLightning:TheEducationofanAmericanSamurai,Sword&Brush:TheSpiritoftheMartialArts,CloudsintheWest:LessonsfromtheMartialArtsofJapan,andTheConnoisseur'sGuidetoSushi.,,