Hello all

Recently I have been trying to track down naginata specific ,or at least where naginata is mentioned in more than a few paragraphs, books.

The following are the ones I have spotted...

Training guides

Sports V Course - Illustrated Naginata - Japanese, have not been able to find the English version, but I know it exists ( anyone know where the English version is available from?)

Illustrated Naginata ( English version from SCNF & assorted "e-tailers" ) -- my favorite, gets hammered a fair bit between each training session.

A new book mentioned in Kendo World Vol2 #3
"Naginata a guide for beginners & instructors". The editorial mentions March 2004, anyone got an Url for this?

historical / reference

Old school essays on Japanese martial traditions -- Ellis Amdur ( gets a good review in Kendo world ..... so must be good!)
Japanese Spears: An Historical Survey of "Naginata" and "Yari" - from Earliest Times to the End of the Edo Period [Hardcover]
By: Roald Knutsen, Patricia Knutsen ( spotted at amazon.co.uk slated for publishing April 2004)

Considering the several tonnes of kendo books available in english I am guessing there must be a quite a few more out there somewhere. Preferably in English and currently published..

Any thoughts?