{"product_id":"budo-secrets-teachings-of-the-martial-arts-masters-paperback","title":"Budo Secrets: Teachings of the Martial Arts Masters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ebudo--\u003c\/i\u003ewhich can be translated as \"the way of brave and enlightened activity\"--martial arts and spirituality merge at the highest level of skill. \u003ci\u003eBudo Secrets \u003c\/i\u003e contains the essential teachings of budo's greatest masters of Kendo, Karate, Judo, Aikido, and other disciplines. Timely and instructive, these writings are not just for martial artists--they're for anyone who wants to live life more courageously, with a greater sense of personal confidence and self-control, and with a deeper understanding of others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Stevens has gathered an eclectic and historically rich collection of teachings that include principles and practice guidelines from training manuals and transmission scrolls, excerpts of texts on budo \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ephilosophy, and instructional tales gathered from a number of sources. Since many of the martial arts masters were also fine painters and calligraphers and used brush and ink as a teaching medium, Stevens has included their artwork throughout with explanation and commentary.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn 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.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has practiced and taught Aikido all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.28 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47578640318685,"sku":"9781570629150","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/nyWpPzpDkA9781570629150.webp?v=1773508726","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/budo-secrets-teachings-of-the-martial-arts-masters-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}