Illuminated Spirit: Conservations with a Kyudo Master [Hardcover]

Dan Deprospero (Author), Jackie Deprospero (Author), Tetsuo Kuramochi (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

In a dialogue with the authors of this text, Kyudo master Hideharu Onuma explains the fundamentals of breathing, posture and discipline. He points the way to an inner calm, focusing on the here-and-now, and gaining a greater understanding of one's own mind and body, as well as the world around.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha International (JPN); First edition (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 477001970X
• ISBN-13: 978-4770019707
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,138,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of wisdom in writing, June 14, 1999

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This review is from: Illuminated Spirit: Conservations with a Kyudo Master (Hardcover)

Beyond the fact that I live and work in Japan, this book is useful not only for those of us seeking wisdom from the traditional arts of Asia but anywhere. Dan Deprospero has done a superb job synthesizing all of the accumulated teaching of his teacher - almost one decade - within 143 pages. As mentioned in the introduction, some of it will seem obvious and repetitive but one needs to read this book several times to grasp lessons which can be applied to daily living. Indeed, each chapter is like a gem.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A feast for the mind and soul., June 25, 2009

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This review is from: Illuminated Spirit: Conservations with a Kyudo Master (Hardcover)

This is the kind of book that is a joy to read. The authors lived and studied with Hideharu Onuma for nearly ten years before his death in 1990. The authors teach Kyudo: Japanese Archery in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a rare experience to have actually trained with a true master. The authors provide an enlightened glimpse into the inner most thoughts and advice from Kyudo master Onuma. Even if you are not into the martial arts, you will find the information useful and enlightening. The seven chapters cover a wide range of topics such as inspiration, everytday life, in search of the self, on being human and the mystery of Kyudo. This is a book almost everyone will find interesting and of value.

Rating: 3 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Predator Hunter: A Warrior's Memoir)

3 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hello Grasshopper, January 23, 2002

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This review is from: Illuminated Spirit: Conservations with a Kyudo Master (Hardcover)

Remember the world of the TV series Kung Fu? Buy this book and flashback to the quizzical GrassHopper asking myriad questions to the oriental sage and acquiring "wisdom" and therefore "illumination". A good buy to add to one's collection of "zen-style" books on the pine booksheves (near Herrigel's) and there are a few gems of "wisdom", oriental in style, otherwise nothing new. Somewhat repetative as well.