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Beyond the Known: The Ultimate Goal of the Martial Arts (Tuttle Classics)

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5 stars isnt enough.

This is one of those rare books that you can read 1000 times and on the 1001st read you would still get more out of it.

This book can easily be used as a pocket companion throughout your entire life to help you in more ways than i have room to write in a little review.

Also, this book has really helped me to see more clearly as to what my purpose in life is.

I hope it will do the same for you. Na Mo A Mi To Fo

I got this book a few years ago and didn't think much of it because I couldn't understand it. Now, after a few years of Tai Chi and meditation, I'm starting to understand it. A great book, indeed! I'm planning to read his next book.

Growing up under the shallow instruction of American martial arts had always left a gaping hole in my soul. The macho Chuck Norris style of external toughness didn't provide the spiritual guidance that completes oneself. Beyond the Known is a series of parables that uses subtle wisdom to lead the reader towards a greater self-awareness. Sage advice in the form of practical teachings opened my mind up to the world outside of the arts allowing me to accept and understand a more enlightened way to embrace my journey. This book is a powerful tool in the hands of a martial student, it can help a warrior become whole.

This is another book that I read over and over again. It always has something new to say to me depending on where I am when I read it. It covers the blossoming of a master in the martial arts from overbearing neophyte to true master. It explores the Tao and proper principles in training, and contains one of my favorite quotes. "Your quest is not for quantity of production. Your quest, my quest, the martial-arts quest is for quality of experience."