Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

C.W. Nicol (Author), Munehiro Ikeda (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd; illustrated edition edition (August 21, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0370103769
• ISBN-13: 978-0370103761
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,465,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book should be required reading for all karate-kas., August 30, 1999

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This review is from: Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness (Hardcover)

I've purchased several copies of this book and read it several times. It has also been required reading for my Shotokan karate students for years. The insights of Nicol of his experiences in Japan, training under karate legends Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei and Hirokazu Kanazawa Sensei, are priceless. What an absolute shame this classic work is now out of print.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most inspiring book I have ever read!, June 11, 2001

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David Smith (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moving Zen: Karate As a Way to Gentleness (Paperback)

Nicole Sensei writes about his experiences in Japan starting from his arivel in 1962 to learn Karate and Judo. This book has inspired me to continue my training in Shotokan Karate even though I don't curently have enough money to go to a dojo. He also speaks about the little yet important ocurences that had inspired him to continue on with his dreams. One day i wish to have similar experiences and maybe met the man who wrote such an inspiring novel.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 4, 2000

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Sophia (the Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moving Zen: Karate As a Way to Gentleness (Paperback)

In "Moving Zen," C.W. Nicol recounts his time spent in Japan learning karate shortly after World War II. His simple, excellent prose, the story of his progression as he begins to learn the art, and his and his wife's lives in Japan make for very interesting reading. A very good, inspirational book about the martial arts.