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Beyond the Known: The Ultimate Goal of the Martial Arts (Tuttle Martial Arts)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780804834650
ISBN: 0804834652
Label: Tuttle Publishing
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 168
Publication Date: 2001-06-13
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Studio: Tuttle Publishing

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Editorial Reviews:

This book calls for teachers and practitioners of all martial arts to question their motives and goals and to go beyond the known - the ultimate goal of the martial arts. Echoing the teachings and traits of two of the greatest masters, Morihei Ueshiba and Chiu Chuk-Kai, BEYOND THE KNOWN is an inspirational parable that is applicable to all practitioners in all the various martial arts.


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Summary: A Journey into the Tao
Comment: This is another book that I read over and over again. It always has something new to say to me depending on where I am when I read it. It covers the blossoming of a master in the martial arts from overbearing neophyte to true master. It explores the Tao and proper principles in training, and contains one of my favorite quotes. "Your quest is not for quantity of production. Your quest, my quest, the martial-arts quest is for quality of experience."

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Summary: Very Special Quality Reading
Comment: Master Tri was one of the kindest living beings that I've ever known...a true Master with timeless wisdom found in his words/sharings. He will always be greatly remembered and missed. I've done a painting in memory of him and all of the other Great Masters before him, that I've titled "Spirit of Shaolin" which can be seen at one of my online galleries at: DaelArt.com Dael

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Summary: The best book on what it means to train martial arts, and to be a human.
Comment: 5 stars isnt enough.

This is one of those rare books that you can read 1000 times and on the 1001st read you would still get more out of it.

This book can easily be used as a pocket companion throughout your entire life to help you in more ways than i have room to write in a little review.

Also, this book has really helped me to see more clearly as to what my purpose in life is.

I hope it will do the same for you. Na Mo A Mi To Fo

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Summary: When the student is ready, the book will appear
Comment: I got this book a few years ago and didn't think much of it because I couldn't understand it. Now, after a few years of Tai Chi and meditation, I'm starting to understand it. A great book, indeed! I'm planning to read his next book.

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Summary: lessons through fables
Comment: This short read, told as a fable, is broken down into chapters, each expounding on an idea the book wishes to delve into with greater detail. The relationship between a martial arts master and his student is one of the most profound possible, and this book guides the reader/student into a more profound understanding of the teacher/student dynamic. The end result is, or should be, that the student becomes the master, and that the cycle of learning and growth between master and student is eternal and self-renewing.

There is one narrative quirk that should not affect the power of the lessons contained herein, but does weaken the book a bit from a writer's point of view. Otherwise, this is a valuable book, one that addresses the key relationship between master & student. In the West, it is common for students to not take their masters as seriously as they should, and for masters to occaisonally show less responsibility and accountability than they should. This short volume shows what a balanced, committed disciple/master relationship might look like.

Recommended.



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