Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey in Japan - Softcover

Lowry, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804831424 ISBN 13: 9780804831420

Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1998

Synopsis

The author, a bugeisha, discusses his visit to Japan to reunite with his sensei, visit the graves of others in his martial arts lineage, and explore the customs and culture of Japan

About this title

About the Author:

One of America's foremost writers on the Japanese martial arts, Dave Lowry has authored more than one hundred articles on the topic for the most popular English-language magazines, including Black Belt, Fighting Arts International, Furyu: The Budo Journal, Karate Illustrated, and Inside Karate. He has also contributed articles on traditional Japanese culture to Winds, the in-flight magazine of Japan Air Lines. Lowry is the author of nine books on budo, including Persimmon Wind's prequel, Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai. He is the food critic for St. Louis Magazine and has recently completed work on The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi. Lowry lives, with his wife and son, in front of a bamboo grove near St. Louis, Missouri.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charles E. Tuttle Co.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0804831424
• ISBN 13: 9780804831420
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 273