Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts_图书大全
Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts
ISBN: 9781570629983
出版社: Random House Inc
出版年: 2003-8
页数: 112
定价: CDN$ 20.50
装帧: Pap
内容简介
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.
