Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Germany, Vietnam, Poland, Netherlands and Serbia. The first book, "The Way of the Warrior", was published in the UK in August 2008 and in the USA in early March 2009. The first print run in the UK sold out in less than a month. As of 2017,"The Way of the Warrior" has been reprinted 26 times. Seven further books followed, with a ninth - "The Return of the Warrior" - being published for the series' tenth anniversary in 2018. The series has sold in excess of 1 million copies worldwide. Young Samurai: The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: The
Sword smallsword and the rapier remained popular dueling swords well into the 18th century. As the wearing of swords fell out of fashion, canes took their place in a gentleman's wardrobe. This developed to the gentlemen in the Victorian era to use the umbrella. Some examples of canes—those known as sword canes or swordsticks—incorporate a concealed blade. The French martial art "la canne" developed to fight with canes and swordsticks and has now evolved into a sport. The English martial art singlestick is very similar. With the rise of the pistol duel, the duelling sword fell out of fashion long before