Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training Within Japanese Martial Traditions

by Ellis Amdur

Book Overview

Ellis Amdur's writing on martial arts has been groundbreaking. In Dueling with O-sensei, he challenged practitioners that the moral dimension of martial arts is expressed in acts of integrity, not spiritual platitudes and the deification of fantasized warrior-sages. In Old School, he applied both academic rigor and keen observation towards some of the classical martial arts of Japan, leavening his writing with vivid descriptions of many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937439321
• ISBN13: 9781937439323
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Freelance Academy Press
• Length: 441 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"