{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-the-samauri-classic-reprint","title":"The Legacy of the Samauri (Classic Reprint)","description":"Excerpt from The Legacy of the Samauri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe actual origin is obscure and veiled by traditions in which the supernatural plays a prominent par'' One account says: In 1532, a sorcerer came unexpectedly the house of Kakenouchi and taught l.. Five methods of seizing a man. He thereupon took himself off. And none could tell whither he went.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf the origin of Ken (kempo) tradition says: Chin gempin came from China after the fall of the Min dynasty and lived in Kokyo, in the Buddhist Temple, with three ronins: Fukuno, Isoyai, and Miura. One day, he told the three that in China there was an art of seizing a man that he, himself, had seen practiced. They worked together and became very skill ful in it. This art probably included kicking and striking as well as seizing. The origin is usually traced to these th. 342 pupils, and the following principles were formulated as neces sary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.","brand":"Forgotten Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":35111026229293,"sku":"9780266935858","price":14.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39838125817901,"sku":"9781332752553","price":8.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-legacy-of-the-samauri-classic-reprint","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}