Zen Combat: Personally Oriented

By Jay Gluck

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4893600389
• ISBN13: 9784893600387
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Personally Oriented
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

A basic to extensive introduction to japanese Martial Arts.

Mr Gluck was one of the first author/explorers of the post war Japanese Martial arts. His rendition of the Arts, are therefore basic yet illuminating in not suffering from any preconcieved ideas or values of the arts. When taken at the informative value of introducing a foriegn concept to the western mind, we arrive at an original discription of the Martail Arts and of their merit to the practioner. This book introduces the reader to the base of understanding and refreshes the practioner with the uncalloused viewpoint. Excellant for its value as a mental tonic and revitalizer.

This is the book that started my martial arts study

Originaly written as a series of magazine articles in the fifties, the book is not entirly accurate. It is a good overview of several Martial arts traditions however, and does a good job of conveying the passion for martial arts that the author obvoiusly feels. This is the book that originaly inspired me to start my study of martial arts almost twenty years ago,I have learned much since than. This book is a bit over-zealous on some points, but it is a good reference work for most martial artists, and a good read for the laymen.

This is the most complete book of martial arts.

This book is a the recent version of his book Zen Combat that came out in the fifties. This book contains the most complete description of many of the Japanese martial arts. Included are Karate, Kendo, Jujutsu, and Aiki. Any one that is involved in martial arts should read this book.