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Zen Combat is the first comprehensive guide to the Oriental arts of attack and defense-from the bare hand techniques of Karate and Aikido to stick fighting, archery and the sword fighting skills of the samurai warrior.
With Mass Oyama and other Japanese masters, the American author and
Contents
I A Bull Story
Master of the Barehand Kill
What is Karate
Fundamentals: Emptying the Hand-Breath Control
In the Dojo-The Uniform; Basic Muscle Conditioning; That Not So Empy Hand; Drilling the Hand Sword; Karate Fists; Equipment; Stance; Tempering the Iron Fists; Special Punching Drills; Pardon My Elbow; The Not So Limp Wrist; My Foot!; Jumping; Use Your Head; Woman's Defenses Against Attacker
Let's Dance: Pinan II
Cocktail Karate
Empty Hands and Empty Heads
What is a Black Belt
II Why the Zen of Zen Combat
Martial Arts Before Zen
Humpty Dumpty Daruma
Yoga Influences
Sculpture and Movement
The Sung
Zen to Japan
The Bushi: the Samurai
Karate vs. Judo: Differences
Then why Not Bushido?
III Kendo: The Way of the Sword
Equipment
En Garde
The Grip
Touche
The Short Sword
I-Ai: The Quick Draw
Naginata: Those Wild Samurai-Women's Weapons
The Bo Stave
Spears: Yari
Hoko: Halberd
Samurai Cop's Billy: Jitte
The Sleeve Tangler: Sodegarame
The Armor Piercer: Yoroi-Toshi
Scythe-Ball-and-Chain: Kusari Gama
Iron Fan: Tesse-Lightining Bolt of Siva: Kongo; The Pen is Mightier
IV The Way of Archery: Kyudo
The How of Archery
The Equipment
The Ritual of the Bow-The Approach; The Kneel and the Nock; The Stance; The Draw
Military Quick Draw-Indoor Arms-length Drill; Archery on Horseback
The Bow of Ritual
V Dancing Dervishes of Strength
Choreoptic Quintessentials of Karate
Buddha in a Cold Shower
Firewalking Made Easy
The Magician: Ninjutsu
VI Aiki-Luke: 4-28
What is Aiki
fkundamentals: Emkptying the Head
In the Dojo-Let's Dance; The Limbered Wrist; Mowing the Lawn; The High Parry; Skip Advance; Dance of Eight Directions; The Wrist Break; The Double Wrist Break; The High Wrist Break; The Lateral Swing; The Forearm Swing; The Curtsy Flip; The Salaam, or Dive Flip; The Grand Salaam
Tumbling
Appendix A: Further Reading
Appendix B: Zen Combat Schools, Dojo and Groups in USA
Zen Combat is the first comprehensive guide to the Oriental arts of attack and defense-from the bare hand techniques of Karate and Aikido to stick fighting, archery and the sword fighting skills of the samurai warrior.
With Mass Oyama and other Japanese masters, the American author and
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karate expert Jay Gluck has studied all the Japanese fighting arts and he describes them here with more than 100 detailed illustrations.Contents
I A Bull Story
Master of the Barehand Kill
What is Karate
Fundamentals: Emptying the Hand-Breath Control
In the Dojo-The Uniform; Basic Muscle Conditioning; That Not So Empy Hand; Drilling the Hand Sword; Karate Fists; Equipment; Stance; Tempering the Iron Fists; Special Punching Drills; Pardon My Elbow; The Not So Limp Wrist; My Foot!; Jumping; Use Your Head; Woman's Defenses Against Attacker
Let's Dance: Pinan II
Cocktail Karate
Empty Hands and Empty Heads
What is a Black Belt
II Why the Zen of Zen Combat
Martial Arts Before Zen
Humpty Dumpty Daruma
Yoga Influences
Sculpture and Movement
The Sung
Zen to Japan
The Bushi: the Samurai
Karate vs. Judo: Differences
Then why Not Bushido?
III Kendo: The Way of the Sword
Equipment
En Garde
The Grip
Touche
The Short Sword
I-Ai: The Quick Draw
Naginata: Those Wild Samurai-Women's Weapons
The Bo Stave
Spears: Yari
Hoko: Halberd
Samurai Cop's Billy: Jitte
The Sleeve Tangler: Sodegarame
The Armor Piercer: Yoroi-Toshi
Scythe-Ball-and-Chain: Kusari Gama
Iron Fan: Tesse-Lightining Bolt of Siva: Kongo; The Pen is Mightier
IV The Way of Archery: Kyudo
The How of Archery
The Equipment
The Ritual of the Bow-The Approach; The Kneel and the Nock; The Stance; The Draw
Military Quick Draw-Indoor Arms-length Drill; Archery on Horseback
The Bow of Ritual
V Dancing Dervishes of Strength
Choreoptic Quintessentials of Karate
Buddha in a Cold Shower
Firewalking Made Easy
The Magician: Ninjutsu
VI Aiki-Luke: 4-28
What is Aiki
fkundamentals: Emkptying the Head
In the Dojo-Let's Dance; The Limbered Wrist; Mowing the Lawn; The High Parry; Skip Advance; Dance of Eight Directions; The Wrist Break; The Double Wrist Break; The High Wrist Break; The Lateral Swing; The Forearm Swing; The Curtsy Flip; The Salaam, or Dive Flip; The Grand Salaam
Tumbling
Appendix A: Further Reading
Appendix B: Zen Combat Schools, Dojo and Groups in USA
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Publication
Ballentine Books New York