Moving Zen : one man's journey of the heart of karate
著者
書誌事項
Moving Zen : one man's journey of the heart of karate
Kodansha International , Distributed in the US by Kodansha America, 2001
1st ed
- タイトル別名
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Moving Zen : karate as a way to gentleness
わが空手修業記
大学図書館所蔵 全10件
注記
Previously published in 1975 as: Moving Zen : karate as a way to gentleness
内容説明・目次
内容説明
A classic story of one man's confrontation with the self through Karate. In 1962 at age twenty-two, C. W. Nicol left Wales to study Karate in Japan. He quickly found that the study of the martial art engaged his whole being and transformed his outlook on life. Moving Zen is the multifaceted story of a young man who arrived in Japan to study the technique of, and spirit behind, Karate. Joining the Japan Karate Association, or Shotokan, Nicol discovered that Karate, while extremely violent, also called for politeness and a sense of mutual trust and responsibility. He learned that the stronger the Karateka, the more inclined he was to be gentle with others. Those who have gained a measure of skill but have not yet achieved spiritual maturity are the dangerous practitioners. Studying kata, Nicol came to realize that these forms are, in essence, moving Zen and that the ultimate goal of all the martial arts is tranquility. Through the help of many gifted teachers, C. W. Nicol gained his black belt, and moved progressively closer to his goal of tranquility. His story, Moving Zen, was first published in 1975 and has achieved the status of a modern classic.
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