Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword is a children's historical novel by Chris Bradford, published in 2009. It is the second in a series of action-adventure stories set in 17th century Japan following the exploits of an English boy, Jack Fletcher, as he strives to be the first gaijin samurai. The first book is titled "" (2008) and the third in the series is "" (2010). After a vicious ninja attack left him orphaned and stranded in Japan, Jack Fletcher managed to complete his first year of samurai school. Still, his troubles
Indian martial arts foam sword is used together with a shield. Unarmed huyen lalong is called "sarit-sarak" and is used in conjunction with thang-ta when the fighter loses their weapon. The Orissan martial art traces back to the "paika" class of warriors who were particularly known for their use of the "khanda" or double-edge straight sword. During times of peace, the paika would hone their skills through martial dances, forms-training and various acrobatics. Their descendants have preserved these exercises in training halls called [[paika akhada]], and demonstrate them mainly through street performances. Their method of sword training called "pari-khanda" is still used as