Zen & Kobudo Mysteries, A History of Okinawan Weapons, Te & Karate - Bishop, Mark
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"This book is as vital to every serious martial artist as zen is profound". An intriguing and detailed work on the history of Okinawan martial arts as they relate to the physical & metaphysical aspects of zen training. Every martial artist should read and digest the detailed contents, because the work is more than an historic journey tracing the roots of Okinawan te & kobudo from their beginnings in the 7th-century AD through to the development and spread of karate in the twentieth, for it teaches, explains and demonstrates the very core, the essence, of all such esoteric arts and the real reasons for training and teaching them.…mehr

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"This book is as vital to every serious martial artist as zen is profound". An intriguing and detailed work on the history of Okinawan martial arts as they relate to the physical & metaphysical aspects of zen training. Every martial artist should read and digest the detailed contents, because the work is more than an historic journey tracing the roots of Okinawan te & kobudo from their beginnings in the 7th-century AD through to the development and spread of karate in the twentieth, for it teaches, explains and demonstrates the very core, the essence, of all such esoteric arts and the real reasons for training and teaching them.
Autorenporträt
Torii Press, Tokyo, is a publisher dedicated to reproducing quality books on various aspects of martial arts and self-defence, for the serious practitioner and researcher. The titles include the best-seller, 'Essence of Self-Defence (Three-in One)' that details, in their original formats, the popular early- and mid-twentieth works by S.K. Uyenishi, W. H. Collingridge and Captain E. Hartley Leather. The earliest of these is Uyenishi's ground-breaking 1905 work, 'The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu as Practised in Japan'. Another important work is Seihin Yamanouchi's, 'Karate Self-Defence & Okinawan Dance'. All Torii Press, Tokyo, books are unique in having added information, explanations, or history, with extra technical details. Several of the books are Collector's Editions.