Budo Secrets: Teachings of the Martial Arts Masters

Description

A collection of wisdom on living fearlessly from the masters of karate, judo, kyudo, aikido and other disciplines. In Budo (the way of brave and enlightened activity), martial arts and spirituality merge at the highest level of skill. This work contains principles and practice guidelines from training manuals, excerpts from texts on Budo philosophy, instructive tales gathered from a number of sources, and calligraphy and brush paintings of the martial arts masters.

John Stevens is Professor of Buddhist Studies and Aikido instructor at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Japan. He is the author or translator of over twenty books on Buddhism, Zen, Aikido, and Asian culture.He has practiced and taught Aikido all over the world.

"This interesting and attractive book has much more arcane lore and will interest both the adept and the casual reader; indeed, it may lead both toward a kind of enlightenment."- Japan Times