{"product_id":"the-zen-way-to-martial-arts-isbn-9780140193442","title":"The Zen Way to Martial Arts","description":"At last: a book on the martial arts from a true Zen master. \u003cb\u003eTaisen Deshimaru\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Japan of an old samurai family, and he recieved from the \u003cb\u003eGreat Master Kodo Sawaki\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ekoans\u003c\/i\u003e (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.The Zen Way to the Martial Arts - Taisen Deshimaru       Preface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBushido: The Way of the Samurai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrength and Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eThe Noble Struggle of the Warrior\u003cbr\u003eSeven Principles\u003cbr\u003eThree Stages\u003cbr\u003eSecret of Budo, Secret of Zen\u003cbr\u003eDirecting the Mind\u003cbr\u003eHere and Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMondo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBun Bu Ryodo: The Twofold Way\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSky and Earth in Harmony\u003cbr\u003eKi: Energy\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the Practice of Zen?\u003cbr\u003eMind and Body One\u003cbr\u003eUnmoving Wisdom\u003cbr\u003eLet Go\u003cbr\u003eNot-Think\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMondo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife and Death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstruction of a Samurai\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cb\u003eGeorge Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003eMastery\u003c\/b\u003e (Plume 1992), and lives in San Francisco, California.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302334779621,"sku":"NP9780140193442","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140193442.jpg?v=1767742369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-zen-way-to-martial-arts-isbn-9780140193442","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}