Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways

Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts

Bokken Art of the Japanese Sword (Literary Links to the Orient)

Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai

Jo: Art of the Japanese Short Staff

In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts

Clouds in the West: Lessons from the Martial Arts of Japan

A moving account of the journey of a martial artist, or "bugeisha". It is the author's own story of his continuing growth as he walks along the trail that leads to fulfilment, and faces the challenge of integrating the cultural streams of East and West.

Persimmon Wind Martial Artist's Journey

In Autumn Lighting, Dave Lowry juxtaposes his singular experience as a student of swordsmanship with a Japanese teacher in St. Louis with a riveting account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Intertwining tales of the masters with reflections on his own apprenticeship in the samurai's arts, he reveals in their time-honored methods a way of life with profound relevance for modern times.This is the story of a life balanced between two cultures, of a boy who adapted every aspect of his life to the tradition-bound way of the sword, and who in the end became an American samurai.The year was 1968, and while all his adolescent friends were awakening to the possibilities inherent in the dictum Do your own thing, Lowry was conforming to the demands of an age-old school of martial arts. What began as a Japanese school of swordsmanship in the 1560s became a rite of passage for a boy in St. Louis in the 1960s.

Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey in Japan

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Dave Lowry

Following are some books written by Dave Lowry