Ki And The Way Of The Martial Arts
Download and Read Ki And The Way Of The Martial Arts full books in PDF, ePUB, and Kindle. Read online free Ki And The Way Of The Martial Arts ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts
Author | : Kenji Tokitsu |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 2003-08-12 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1570629986 |
Download Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
While technical prowess and physical power are essential characteristics of a martial artist, true mastery of the art comes by cultivating one's inner strength. Here, Kenji Tokitsu—an authority on Japanese and Chinese combat arts and a respected karate teacher—shows how cultivating ki (life force) and understanding the principles of budo (the martial path of self-development) can make training in martial arts more meaningful, effective, and personally and spiritually rewarding. Tokitsu emphasizes the mental aspects of martial arts practice including: • The importance of ki development • Seme, or capturing your opponent's mind • Understanding ma, the spatial relationship in combat Studying these concepts, he explains, gives martial artists the tools to train for a lifetime and at the very highest level. Tokitsu also gives a historical and cultural survey of budo, and explains how the Western view of budo training is different than the Japanese—a perspective rarely available to Western martial artists.