Uchine Japanese Throwing Arrow

This is a rather small book that I was able to read in one sitting but found it really insightful to an art that no longer exist. I've never heard of or seen a uchine but after reading this book I found myself wanting to learn more about it. It's a shame that there are no koryu in existence today that practice with a uchine. The book goes in detail about how to make them, as well as how they were used. Though there may not be a purpose in such a book as no one it's alive today to show the art, it's always interesting to read about the small aspects that existed within the koryu arts.

Sehr detailliert! Top als Referenz, so kann ich belegen wovon gesprochen wird. Viele Hintergrundinformationen. Empfehlenswert!

Very interesting book on a little known Japanese weapon. Provides mesurments and details on construction

This book is very informational. This isn't a training manual and shouldn't be viewed as such. For those that practice one of the variations of Heki Ryu you'll get a lot of information out of this book. If you are interested in using an Uchine there are a few diagrams of how to use them but are again geared towards the Heki Schools (not modern Renmei). For the Renmei crowd there's quite an interesting history behind this weapon and this is one of the few books to talk about it. The book has a number of diagrams including dimensions and the types of feathers to use so you have a general idea of how to make one.

Disappointed. Most of the text is in kanji. Illustrations are lacking