{"product_id":"the-zen-way-to-martial-arts-a-japanese-master-reveals-the-secrets-of-the-samurai-paperback","title":"The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTaisen Deshimaru\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eNancy Amphoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.34 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758783004960,"sku":"9780140193442","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/959ce742b8ac4071fa2e53d0ca1a1d25.webp?v=1780135345","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-zen-way-to-martial-arts-a-japanese-master-reveals-the-secrets-of-the-samurai-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}