Arts of Strength, Arts of Serenity-Martial Arts Training for Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health

by Nicklaus Suino

1996

Library's review

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Arts of Strength, Arts of Serenity is for anyone who has ever wondered whether practicing a martial art has a place in his or her life. In it, swordsman and author Nicklaus Suino demonstrates impressively how a martial arts practice can nurture the mind and soul as well as strengthen the
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body. The benefits of an appropriate martial arts practice are immediately apparent and , once you have elected to get involved, the author will help you select a practice suitable for you from the many available and guide you in getting started. He will tell you where to get further information, what to look fore in a teacher and in a school, and outline the qualities you will be expected to cultivate if you wish to succeed. Above all, he will show you how these arts of strength can work as arts of serenity, contributing to the health and harmony of the mind, body, and spirit.

Nickaus Suino has practiced martial arts for two decades, including four years in Japan with world-renowned sword master Katsuo Yamaguchi, 9th dan. Suino, author of The Art of Japanese Swordsmanship: A Manual of Eishin-Ryu Iaido and Practice Drills for Japanese Swordsmanship, currently teaches iaido and other martial arts.

Contents

The Skill of the masters
The Japanese Martial Arts
Training the Body
Three Martial Virtues
Training the Mind
Budo Culture
Budo as a Search for Truth
Appendixes
Eight Essental Texts
Annotated bibliography
Budo Periodicals
Budo Organizations
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ISBN

834803763

Publication

Weatherhill New York Tokyo
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