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
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