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The study of budo, or Japanese martial arts for self-cultivation, is a lifelong path toward achieving perfect balance in body, mind,and spirit. Here, Dave Lowry, who has pursued that path for over forty years, addresses the myriad issues, vagaries, and inconsistencies that arise for students of
What students and teachers should expect from each other.
The meaning of rank.
The importance of cardiovascular fitness in the martial asrts.
How to correctly and sensitively practice with somenone less experienced than yourself.
How to practice as you age.
The responsibilities that come with seniority and increasing skill.
The importance of etiquette and decorum in budo.
How to train with children.
Lowry also gives practical advice on improving structural integrity in posture and movement; focusing under stress; stances and preparatory actions before engaging with an opponent; and telling a good teacher from a bad one. Both beginning and advanced students of Japanese martial art will appreciate Lowry's take on the real issues and experiences that they encounter in practice.
Dave Lowry is an accomplished marrial artist, calligrapher, and writer. He writes regularly for a number of magazines on a wide variety of subjects,many of them related to Japan and the Japanese martial arts. He is the author of numerous books incuding The Karate Way, In the Dojo, Autumn Lighting: The Education of an American Samurai, Sword and Brush, Persimmon Wind, Moving Toward Stillness, Traditions, Clouds in the West, and The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi.
Contents
Introduction
Part One Refining training
Letting me win
Bashing about
Baking a cake
Demonstrations
Stamina
Answering your Sensei
Balance
Fighting a crippled opponent
Focus
I'm ready
Martial arts etiquette (Budo Saho)
Part Two Contemplating tradition
Tradition and personal interpretation (Dento-kosho)
Reinventing the wheel
Takabakari and taking measurement the old fashioned way
Secrets
How come they fought differently in the old days?
The importance of a good teacher
Teachers and students
Soul budo
Licensed to kill-or something
The 'Martial' in a martial arts dojo
Daily life for the samurai
Part Three: Reflecting on the way
Okay, now what?
Choosing a sensei
What if?
Daddy hits me because he lvoes me
A little common sense
'I don't need to train anymore'
Following the way
Does it do what it says?
A master of masters?
Why not?
Try this at home
What's wrong with the Japanese?
Glossary
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karate-do, judo, kendo, aikido, iaido, and other Japanese martial arts-classical and modern-as their training develops, including:What students and teachers should expect from each other.
The meaning of rank.
The importance of cardiovascular fitness in the martial asrts.
How to correctly and sensitively practice with somenone less experienced than yourself.
How to practice as you age.
The responsibilities that come with seniority and increasing skill.
The importance of etiquette and decorum in budo.
How to train with children.
Lowry also gives practical advice on improving structural integrity in posture and movement; focusing under stress; stances and preparatory actions before engaging with an opponent; and telling a good teacher from a bad one. Both beginning and advanced students of Japanese martial art will appreciate Lowry's take on the real issues and experiences that they encounter in practice.
Dave Lowry is an accomplished marrial artist, calligrapher, and writer. He writes regularly for a number of magazines on a wide variety of subjects,many of them related to Japan and the Japanese martial arts. He is the author of numerous books incuding The Karate Way, In the Dojo, Autumn Lighting: The Education of an American Samurai, Sword and Brush, Persimmon Wind, Moving Toward Stillness, Traditions, Clouds in the West, and The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi.
Contents
Introduction
Part One Refining training
Letting me win
Bashing about
Baking a cake
Demonstrations
Stamina
Answering your Sensei
Balance
Fighting a crippled opponent
Focus
I'm ready
Martial arts etiquette (Budo Saho)
Part Two Contemplating tradition
Tradition and personal interpretation (Dento-kosho)
Reinventing the wheel
Takabakari and taking measurement the old fashioned way
Secrets
How come they fought differently in the old days?
The importance of a good teacher
Teachers and students
Soul budo
Licensed to kill-or something
The 'Martial' in a martial arts dojo
Daily life for the samurai
Part Three: Reflecting on the way
Okay, now what?
Choosing a sensei
What if?
Daddy hits me because he lvoes me
A little common sense
'I don't need to train anymore'
Following the way
Does it do what it says?
A master of masters?
Why not?
Try this at home
What's wrong with the Japanese?
Glossary
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ISBN
9781590308462
Publication
Shambhala Boston & London