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

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 (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.

• Zen in the Martial Arts
• Questions to a Zen Master: Practical and Spiritual Answers from the Great Japanese Master
• Karate-Do: My Way of Life
• The Art of Peace: Teachings of the Founder of Aikido
• The Ring of the Way: Testament of a Zen Master
• The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master
• Zen in the Art of Archery
• The Essence of Karate
• The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
• Bubishi: The Classic Manual of Combat