Sword and Brush The Spirit of the Martial Arts

Name: Sword and Brush The Spirit of the Martial Arts
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ISBN: 9781570621123

ISBN-10: 1570621128

ISBN-13: 9781570621123

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Authors: Dave Lowry

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This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts-from archery to flower arranging-is celebrated here in Dave Lowry's exploration of the common principles shared by calligraphy and the martial arts. Forty-two examples of Lowry's calligraphy, accompanied by his essays, show how the way of the brush reflects the strategic principles of the way of the sword. Each calligraphy represents a term from the martial arts-such asdo,the way, orwa,harmony. The accompanying text amplifies our understanding of the term, what it meant to Japanese warriors, and what it means to practitioners of calligraphy and the martial arts today. What becomes clear is that these…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/19/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

DAVE LOWRY is the restaurant critic for St. Louis Magazine and writes regularly for a number of magazines on a wide variety of subjects, many of them related to Japan and the Japanese martial arts. He is the author of numerous nonfiction books.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Do: The Way



Bu: Martial



Keiko: The Process of Training



Sabaku: Movement



Kata: Form, the Architecture of Meaning



Ryu: The Tradition



Shi: The Master



Dan: Rank of Advanced Practice



Heiho: Principles of War, Principles of Peace



Oku: The Secrets



Ki: Energy



Shin: The Mind



Ken: The Sword



Iru: Entering



Hyoshi: Timing



Kan: Perception



Ju: Pliancy



Den: Transmitting Tradition



Fudo: The Immovable Deity



Wa: Harmony



Omote/Ura: Outside/Inside



Jutsu: Art



Te: Hand



Kamae: Postures of Engagement



Yoyu: Critical Margin



Hara: The Center



Uke: Receiving



Kyu: Ranks of the Beginner



Tan: Forging



Gei: The Cultivation of Craft



Kage: Shadow



Zan: Lingering



Sha: The Exponent



Myo: The Miraculous



Rei: Etiquette



Ma: Space



Ku: Emptiness



Furyu: Wind and Water



I: Intent



Shugyo: Austerity



Hodoku: Compassion



In and Yo: Dualities of the Way