The Martial Spirit

by Herman Kauz

Book Overview

An insightful and inspirational introduction to the martial arts, The Martial Spirit is a comprehensive guide to the development of the physical and mental skills necessary for all of the most common... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879513276
• ISBN13: 9780879513276
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Overlook Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Ruminations on spiritual side of serious martial training

The Martial Spirit is a book that I can't see failing to appeal to any thoughtful person who has spent sufficient time in any martial discpline. The author has himself training widely in what on the surface appear to be very disparate arts and has trained for a sufficiently long time to give us a perspect that few are able to offer.While I don't agree with all of his conclusions I feel strongly that his opinions were not offered hastily or without careful thought as to their effect on a broad readership.Kauz also is also highly literate and is able to write with a command of the language that few in the genre can surpass.I would recommend this book to virtually anyone who is interested in the martial arts. It is definitely in my top 10 books on the subject.