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    Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves
    Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves
    Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves
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    Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves

    By Ilaria Montagnani

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    “Meet the Lara Croft of Manhattan”
    --The New York Post

    STRIKE, THRUST, CUT . . . YOUR WAY INTO GREAT SHAPE
    Feel the power and exhilaration of a Samurai sword workout with Forza, the full body exercise program based on Japanese sword fighting techniques. Build muscle and burn fat with this fantastic cardio workout that strings together controlled sword movements in to movie-like, choreographed combinations performed at high speed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUlysses Press
    Release dateJun 28, 2005
    ISBN9781569757536
    Forza The Samurai Sword Workout: Kick Butt and Get Buff with High-Intensity Sword Fighting Moves

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      Forza The Samurai Sword Workout - Ilaria Montagnani

      part one

      GETTING STARTED

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      The Sword an the Warrior

      There are many types of martial arts. I’ve studied several, drawn from traditions that originated in Japan, China and South America, but never has anything made me feel the way I did the first time I held a sword.

      I’ve also trained in many sports and fitness disciplines, including swimming, rowing, running, weight lifting, diving and ballet. None of them compares to training with a sword.

      It isn’t that swordsmanship (or swordswomanship) is better than other martial arts, nor is it the ultimate fitness challenge. It’s just that, as you will discover, there is something uniquely magical and very powerful in training with a sword.

      Although both the philosophy and the practice of kendo, the way of the sword, have their origins in the feudal Japanese military societies known as samurai, the method I teach in my classes and in this book has nothing whatsoever to do with violence or bloodshed. Indeed, if your main purpose in studying martial arts is self-defense, you’re better off studying kickboxing, because walking around on city streets armed with a samurai sword can get you in trouble.

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      Instead, sword training is all about integrating mind, body and spirit. It is mentally intense, physically tasking and, ultimately, spiritually rewarding. Through this practice, you will develop great strength and stamina as you learn a whole new dimension of speed and precision. A sword will teach you how to focus, to concentrate and at the same time to let go, to be in the present moment.

      A sword will also teach you to have no fear. To be successful with a sword, you must find in yourself the desire to overcome fear. You will learn how to push past your limits, to be fully committed to your actions, and to find the determination in yourself to strive for more.

      It is said that to be a successful swordfighter you must be calm, without fear, ready inside your heart and accepting, so that your actions can be natural and effortless. This means you must also learn not to try too hard, or you will never get there. Skill with a sword comes from the inside as well as the outside. Physical training alone won’t do it. The mind alone won’t do it. Both must work together. They unite in the sword, an instrument that represents both the journey and the destination.

      The journey is a long one. I have chosen to take this journey with my sword and show many others the way. I want to show them—and you—how to push themselves, measure themselves, believe in and commit to what they want, find the determination, erase fear and ultimately achieve their dreams.

      ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

      Okay, by now you may be thinking that I sound like Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back—full of martial arts philosophy. But does it work in the real world? Let me start by telling you a little about myself.

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      I began studying and practicing martial arts almost fourteen years ago. After getting my black belt in Karate, I became interested in the study of the sword, Japanese style. I devoted a lot of time to learning Aikijujitsu and Iaido, traditional Japanese swordfighting disciplines.

      In 1995 I founded Powerstrike Inc., a fitness company designed to bring the essence of martial arts to fitness professionals and exercise enthusiasts across the world through unique workouts and training systems. Soon after, I harnessed the techniques I had mastered to create a modern sword fitness course which I have called Forza (strength in Italian, my native language). Drawing on samurai tradition, I teach a series of authentic sword sequences and movements including all the basic cuts and strikes.

      Forza has begun to gain recognition as a

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