At last: a book on the martial arts from a true Zen master. Taisen Deshimaru was born in Japan of an old samurai family, and he recieved from the Great Master Kodo Sawaki the Transmission of Mind to Mind when Sawaki died. In 1967, Deshimaru-Roshi went to France and taught as a missionary general of the Sato Zen School until his death in 1982. In Europe he learned how to make Oriental concepts understandable to the Western mind. One of the results of that experience was this book: a series of lessons, question-and-answer sessions, and koans (riddles or anecdotes that point out general principles) that provide practical wisdom for all students of the martial arts--kendo, aikido, iai-do, jodo, or archery--as well as for the general reader interested in Zen.
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George Leonard has introduced LET to more than 50,000 people in the United States and abroad. He is the author of a number of books on human possibilities and social change, including Mastery (Plume 1992), and lives in San Francisco, California.
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A good book to further martial arts understanding,
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This review is from: The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai (Compass) (Paperback)
Hi, my name is Grant Griffith you can email me at grifbox@hotmail.com,This book by Taisen Deshimaru gives the reader a framework to begin zen meditation and ultimately produce spontaneous 'non-thinking' actions in the martial arts. True to the title, the book shows the link between zen and the martial arts. This is done with an interesting mix of interviews, short stories and anecdotes.
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This review is from: The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai (Compass) (Paperback)
If you want to grasp the true essence of Zen and martial arts (traditional martial arts where the emphasis is on life and death and not the juvenile sport that it has become), then this book is an excellent start.
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An excellent conduit of zen and the martial arts.,
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This book serves as great reminder to those of us in the martial arts who sometimes allow our ego to interfere with our life's mission. Thoughtfully written and communicated. Even those not in the arts would benefit from this book.
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- The Silent Pulse: A Search for the Perfect Rhythm that Exists in Each of Us by George Leonard in Front Matter
- Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel on page 2
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- Playing in the Zone: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Sports by Andrew Cooper on page 95, and Back Matter
- Path Notes of an American Ninja Master by Glenn Morris in Back Matter
- The Way of Aikido: Life Lessons From An American Sensei by George Leonard in Back Matter
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