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The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai

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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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: September 15, 1992

ISBN: 0140193448

ISBN 13: 9780140193442

The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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 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.

Language: English

Pages: 120

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: September 15, 1992

ISBN: 0140193448

ISBN 13: 9780140193442

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