{"id":1470,"date":"2024-11-12T14:23:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T05:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:44:41","slug":"a-truly-british-samurai-the-exceptional-charles-boxer-1904-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/?p=1470","title":{"rendered":"A Truly British Samurai &#8211; The Exceptional Charles Boxer (1904-2000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/budobooks.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SE2-843x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Paul Budden<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional soldier, spy, linguist, traveller, international lover, prisoner of war and prolific chronicler of history: Much was written about Charles Boxer following his death in 2000. However, what was not widely known was that in the early 20th century he was one of the very first British practitioners of kendo-Japanese fencing. A Truly British Samurai: The Exceptional Charles Boxer (1904-2000) gives a fascinating insight into the life of this extraordinary man, from his secondment to the Japanese army as a Language Officer, kendo training and life in Japan, time spent as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II, academic career and private life. With contributions from family and friends, this book not only gives an account of Charles Boxer the man, but also of kendo in pre-War Japan in which he was immersed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8a20d7b1b359ee08138c6d99c53fdf6e wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ON THE BUDO BOOKS APP IN E-BOOK FORMAT! 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