Download or read book Women's Hanbo Jutsu written by Yamabe Harumasa and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-17 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time Yamabe Harumasa's book on Hanbo or "Half-staff" self defense for women. One of the first martial arts books geared towards women and written by a woman, this book was first published in 1909. Yamabe Harumasa, the authoress, studied several types of martial arts and consulted with many teachers before compiling this book. The original book is reprinted in its entirety with an English translation.