Budo: The Art Of Killing

I bought this knowing that Soke Shogo Kuniba is featured in it. I didn't expect a blood-soaked fakeumentary, but expert demonstrations of traditional martial arts. Yes, those arts were used for submission, injury, or killing in the past, but no blood packs were used in the making of this film.

This DVD, Budo: The Art of Killing, is not as bloodthirsty as it sounds. There is definitely an emphasis on "art" rather than "killing" and it serves as a quite good demonstration of Japanese martial arts.The DVD is quite dated - probably from the late sixties or seventies - but it has a certain charm to it. The demonstrations take place, for the most part, in the beautiful natural settings of Japan. Those demonstrations that take place indoors are usually in the surroundings of picturesque dojos. It has a certain charm and it brings out the art of the martial arts practiced in Japan.The martial arts presented are: the sword, traditional martial arts weapons like tonfa, nunchaku, sai, kama, bo, and the naginata glaive. Unarmed arts included Aikido, Karate, Judo and Sumo. Each of these had a master-level practitioner who demonstrated the techniques of that art. This video has a very formal feel to it and there are none of the more flamboyant demonstrations we often see today. Frankly, it thought it was a welcome change and there was a certain purity of form in the demonstrations of techniques.It is a bit dated and the soundtrack definitely has a '70's feel to it but, on the whole, it's a good video. I recommend this DVD with four stars.

Budo - The Art of Killing (Need to Purchase)This video is not about murder, assassination techniques, nor is it about becoming an elite saboteur. The content of this video are well worth the purchase. One thing it does is it exposes a variety of approaches to the idea of budo. It provides some historical content while stimulating curiosity. It is a great video for new students in budo to see samples of martial disciplines practiced as they stemmed from Japan, or even how they may be practiced now. There is some good swordsmanship in this video. It does a good job setting the tone of commitment and fortitude as being necessary attributes if one is to embrace or pursue budo as a lifestyle. This video is not meant to be a "How To..." instructional video. It is purely informative.I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to enlarge their exposure to Budo on a larger scale.Scott Doerr - Sensei - Shisei Ryu Aiki Budo KaiSeishin Budokan

It provided abroad summ of Many martial art from Japan verte good un deed

As a Martial Artist I recommend this product for ANYONE studying any form of Japanese Martial Arts.

Must have documentary for all martial arts fans. I rented this back in the 80s on VHS and I’m so glad I found it on Amazon thank you again Amazon the case and disc were perfect and delivered on time. And it’s in English even though it’s a foreign film it was originally in English and still is.

Makes sense in the proliferation of martial arts and the metaphysical underpinnings of BUDO...

This is one of the older and better documentaries on the subject. I first saw it when the VHS format first came out. The training sequences, believe me, you would be sued if you taught this. No one could take it. What has happened to American dojos? This film proves the original training is the best. You can punch and kick and roll all day. But conditioning was and still is key. If you are a slacker with a glass jaw, go watch cartoons and avoid this film.

Weirdly, I’d never heard of this, despite being a martial artist for thirty years. But I saw an extract and liked it, so bought the DVD.It’s absolutely superb. Fantastic direction and cinematography. Loved the narration too. It’s a chance to see real Budo, not the watered down version we see so often these days. It’s inspirational. The karate sequence is extremely good. Real karate. Not the ridiculous points scoring sport version. The judo is just plain scary, choking each other out as a part of daily training. The Aikido is very impressive. I loved the Iaido section. All in all, it’s worth buying, especially at such a cheap price. If you are into Japanese martial arts or culture, you won’t regret it.

brilliant film!

Spot on a must for all martial art practioneers or anyone interested in the Japenese Samurai

This is one of the greatest films ever made about the soul of the Japanese art of defence.True Zen.

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