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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.815
EAN: 9780140193442
Edition: later printing
ISBN: 0140193448
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: September 15, 1992
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Features:- ISBN13: 9780140193442
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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"Fighting without weapons first became...when itinerant monks were often attacked and robbed...because the monks' vows...a form of weaponless fighting initially developed in China...later split into Karate, judo, Tai-Chi, etc.....The itinerant monks carried all this knowledge from China to Japan, where, spreading out from the region of Okinawa...Karate and Judo became more popular there, while Tai-Chi remained specifically Chinese....[Tai-Chi] has been called "standing Zen"; but when all is said ... Read More
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This is the THE BOOK for anyone interested in Zen. Period.
I can't stop reading this book. It has been in my personal effects for going on 20 years...rarely more than a few feet from where I sleep. I AM NOT KIDDING.
This is the real deal.
I've read a bunch of books on Zen, and similar philosophical/new agey kind of stuff (you know, Deepak Chopra, et al.) I've read Suzuki (both), I've read Watts, and most of the rest. Most of that stuff is very verbose, ... Read More
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This is a great book, especially for those who wish to live the life of warriorship. There is much, much more to the martial arts than what is taught in the majority of today's politically correct, sports focused dojos. This book delves into the deeper philosophy behind the martial arts. As the author states, "you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserve - as if you might die in the next instant."
I found this book bursting with wisdom that is helpful to those who are on ... Read More
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Nutshell review - A true gem of a book. If you are interested in Zen and/or the martial arts then this is a must-read work. Beautiful.
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A true master, the zen monk Deshimaru in approximately 100 pages is capable elaborating on the differences between the practice of martial sport and martial art. That these ideas can take a full lifetime to explore make this a classical book on the subject.
A truly masterful achievement, as this book has synthesized for me what has taken great lengths to learn from multiple sources and has also introduced many abstract concepts into terms that a non-Zen practicing Budoka can understand. ... Read More
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