Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness

by C.W. Nicol

Book Overview

A classic story of one man's confrontation with the self through Karate. In 1962 at age twenty-two, C. W. Nicol left Wales to study Karate in Japan. He quickly found that the study of the martial art... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688011810
• ISBN13: 9780688011819
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

After all these years, 'Moving Zen' still holds up.

I just finished reading the book 'Moving Zen' for the second time. I had read it years ago, aoubd the late 70's, and I liked it back then. I can relate to many of the stories Mr. Nicol relates. Originally , I had trained in the Kenkojuku Shotokan--it is different than the JKA shotokan mentioned in the book.-- and since my training has changed to the modern approach of mixed-martial arts type training. Nonetheless, I still enjoy Nicol's book. If you want to get an insider's look to what it was like training in the JKA, and in Japan... it is a must read. osu,A. Bustillo

Most inspiring book I have ever read!

Nicole Sensei writes about his experiences in Japan starting from his arivel in 1962 to learn Karate and Judo. This book has inspired me to continue my training in Shotokan Karate even though I don't curently have enough money to go to a dojo. He also speaks about the little yet important ocurences that had inspired him to continue on with his dreams. One day i wish to have similar experiences and maybe met the man who wrote such an inspiring novel.

Excellent

In "Moving Zen," C.W. Nicol recounts his time spent in Japan learning karate shortly after World War II. His simple, excellent prose, the story of his progression as he begins to learn the art, and his and his wife's lives in Japan make for very interesting reading. A very good, inspirational book about the martial arts.

One of the all time great martial arts books

This book is very inspirational. It is a story of CW Nicol's karate training and every time I read it, it re-inspires me to train. If you ever find a copy, grab it!

This book should be required reading for all karate-kas.

I've purchased several copies of this book and read it several times. It has also been required reading for my Shotokan karate students for years. The insights of Nicol of his experiences in Japan, training under karate legends Masatoshi Nakayama Sensei and Hirokazu Kanazawa Sensei, are priceless. What an absolute shame this classic work is now out of print.