Lo zen e le arti marziali

Nice introduction to this important concept that is often overlooked. If you know someone who is deciding to take martial arts classes for the very first time give then this book...then they will be able to go back to it as they reach the goals that they set for their advancement in rank.

Before there was mindfulness there was Zen. After mindfulness there will still be Zen. A wonderfully accessible recounting of one man's experiences with Zen in the martial arts, and as always, Zen is entirely applicable to living life. Recommended for anyone looking for realistic examples of the appli Leggi tutto

Just what the doctor ordered! When I don't think about it, martial arts are perfect manifestation of zen. When I do think about it, they are exact opposite of zen. So I don't think about it.

The first time I read this book, I wasn't "ready" to read it. The second time I read this book, I wasn't ready to "accept" it. The third time I read this book, I wasn't ready to stop reading it. I've decided this will be a book I carry around with me.

We have all heard the saying 'Good things come in small packages' . Well, this book is an epitome of that saying. When I first picked up this book, I figured, I would read it in a day. It is only 144 small pages and a very easy to read text, but I was wrong. Joe Hyams started out as a journalist and a Leggi tutto

This is a short book written from the personal perspective of the author, Joe Hymas, who trained under such noted masters as Bruce Lee and Ed Parker. Written in 1979, he recounts more than 25 years of experience in the martial arts, writing how Zen principles gave him the mental discipline to cope w Leggi tutto