Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship by Nicklaus Suino 1995 Suzuribako Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Quan-Yin Hardwood

Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Quan-Yin Hardwood Figurine Sculpture Folk/Spiritual Figure 6"H

a crest historically associated with imperial patronage and authority

This particular lacquer is a traditional bright red color

the lacquer pools darkly in the recesses while the raised surfaces retain a warm cinnabar red

Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship by Nicklaus Suino 1995 Suzuribako Vintage Chinese Hand-Carved Quan-Yin HardwoodA practical training supplement for students of iaido and kenjutsu, providing bokut (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.