The Bandit Knife: Kung Fu's Rebellious Weapon Book & DVD by Ted Mancuso Rika Usami a sublime but sanguinary work

a sublime but sanguinary work of art

Explore the rational manipulation of body and sword

Gong Grapple was widely regarded as the best magazine covering the grappling arts at the time

The Bujinkan

Professor at Yamanashi Gakuin University's International Liberal Arts Department (iCLA)

The Bandit Knife: Kung Fu's Rebellious Weapon Book & DVD by Ted Mancuso Rika Usami a sublime but sanguinary workWhy practice a weapon 1000 years old? What are the special properties of this Kung Fu instrument? What lessons can a martial artist learn from it? And where does it stand in history? Ted Mancuso has been teaching for 40 years. In this unique approach, he picks a relatively rare armament from the Kung Fu weapons rack and uses it to cut through mysteries of the martial arts. This book does not merely teach a form, it explores the little known fact that