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Tsuba Ken The Man
by Darrell Max Craig (Author), Meredith Wilson (Editor)

The journey continues as Tsuba Ken meets his real father who has returned to Japan. This fiction novel leads the reader back to Japan at the turn of the twentieth century. Ken's real father, Alfonso Fernandes, is now a captain and is lured by the beautiful yet dangerous spy Sanako (Sea Pepper) into working with the Japanese CIA and Kobayashi Sensei.

Tsuba Ken Samauri
by Darrell Craig (Author), Jeff Scates (Illustrator), Meredith Wilson (Editor)

This fiction novel showcases love, adventure, crime, and murder, taking place at the historical end of the Tokugawa Shogunate Samurai rule and the dawn of Japan's modernization. A clipper ship's Captain and Pilot sail their gold-laden ship into Yokohama Harbor and into the arms of two corrupt port officials.

Drawing the Samurai Sword:
The Japanese Art of Swordsmanship; Master the Ancient Art of Iaido
by Darrell Craig (Author)

To the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon. It possesses a particular divinity, reflecting the soul of its maker, owner, and user. Around its mystical powers has grown the centuries-old ritual and practice of Samurai swordsmanship which is still avidly practiced today as is a fascinating and intricate martial art.

Japanese Jiu-jitsu:
Secret Techniques of Self-Defense
by Darrell Craig (Author)

The original Japanese martial art developed by the elite samurai class during Japan's feudal era, Jiu-jitsu is the forerunner of Judo and the precursor of today's ultimate fighting styles, such as mixed martial arts (MMA). For centuries, this method of unarmed self-defense proved so successful in combat that it was kept secret and taught only to a select few.

The Way of Kendo and Kenjitsu:
Soul of the Samurai Kindle Edition
by Darrell Craig (Author)

The old Kendo teachers loved to ask their new students "What is Kendo?" Then they would sit back and listen to them philosophize about the way of the sword. The question is like a Zen question. If you find an answer, it will always be wrong for there is no answer. Kendo is something different to each and every student who picks up a Japanese sword.

The Heart of Kendo:
An Introduction to the Philosophy and Practice of the Art of the Sword
by Darrell Craig (Author)

"The martial arts, if taught correctly, are limitless journeys with no final destination, They are a way of life." He begins that journey here with the basics: sitting, breathing, and the all-important bow, or rei. He describes kendo equipment and its care, then progresses to some of the basic features of a kendo practice session: warm-up exercises, assuming the proper stance, grip, strikes, and positioning.

Shihan Te: The Bunkai of Karate Kata
by Darrell Craig (Author)

In the martial arts, kata are the prearranged and choreographed dance-like forms used to convey the intricacies of a particular style to the practitioner. In a sense they are the physical form of an oral tradition, (a form of knowledge transference that many believe extends back several thousand years), training not only the body, but the mind and spirit.

Mugai Ryu:
The Classical Japanese Art of Drawing the Sword
by Darrell Craig (Author)

In this book, the author takes us on a tour of the Samurai code of Bushido. He talks of his encounters with the descendants of famous samurai' of the past. We are taken to ancient Japan to meet the most influential samurai through the memories of their descendants.

Japan's Ultimate Martial Art:
Jujitsu The Classical Japanese Art of Self-Defense
by Darrell Craig (Author)

Predecessor of Judo and precursor of today's ultimate fighting styles, Jujitsu is a martial art developed by the elite samurai class during Japan's feudal days. For centuries, this method of unarmed self-defense proved so successful in combat that it was kept secret and taught to a select few.

IAI:
The Art Of Drawing The Sword
by Darrell Craig (Author)

To the Japanese, the sword is a spiritual weapon, possessed of a kind of divinity, a self reflective of the soul of its maker, owner, and user. Around its mystical powers has grown a centuries-old ritual and a fascinating, intricate discipline.