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Title: The Warrior Is Silent: Martial Art and the Spiritual Path by Scott Shaw ISBN: 0-89281-668-6 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For the Spiritually Minded
Comment: I actually read the comments from the other readers before purchasing this book myself and the "he" / "she" reference which most of the reviewers mentioned didn't really get in the way of the content of the book itself. (Who knows, that may not have been the writer, but rather the publishing company, like so many other typos in books). I liked the way Scott Shaw intermingles spirituality with the martial arts; it reminds you of how the old Chinese practitioners see the martial arts - as an art and not just for fighting. I learned interesting tid-bits from this book and recommend it for anyone who is spiritually-minded.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book - A One Stop Shop
Comment: The is really a great book. It begins by detailing a factual history of the ancient martial arts and their interaction with Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. It then goes on to outline numerous meditation and Ki development exercises. It even throws in a few self defense techniques, just to show how the "Spiritual Warrior" can learn to consciously defend "Him" or "Her" self. This text provides the reader with not only a new and deeper understanding of the physical aspects of the martial arts but a complete how to for Ki development and the various forms of Buddhist meditation which have been developed for and associated with the martial arts over the centuries. I used this book as one of the references for my Master's Thesis.
While doing my Thesis I contacted Master Shaw. He was so nice and talked to me indepth about meditation and how it can become a natural evolution of the martial arts. He possesses a vast amount of knowledge on this subject, which is apparent in this book. I believe this book truly adds a new chapter to the martial arts.
One of the things I like most about this book is that it does not solely reference the martial artist, or "Spiritual Warrior" as Scott Shaw details all of us to be as, "He" or "Him." It also intermingles "She" or "Her" with this delineation. When speaking to Master Shaw he told me that this was not his idea, nor was it the way he had written the book. It was something done by the editors. None the less, I think this interchangable style is great. It acknowledges and gives power to us ladies, something most books on the martial arts never do.
Overall, I believe this to be an important work on breaking down the barriers of the traditional macho male dominated martial arts and taking them to the level where they can be embraced by the more spiritually inclined among us.
Your one stop shop...
Rating: 2
Summary: Like Sand Between the Fingers
Comment: For those that know their martial art history, the beginning chapter of this book is shady. Most of the information is true, but some of the printed material is speculative and not labeled as such.
The mixing and mingling of feminine and masculine pronouns assigned to 'the warrior' throughout the text made the reading...inconsistent and strangely difficult. There is no doubt that both men and women are/can be warriors, and I think the writing would have been more fluent if Shaw had just made that point, chose one pronoun, and stuck to it.
Shaw displays his opinions upon the spiritual path to the martial arts very well, but I think that he forgot to stay open to the idea that there is more than one way to skin a cat. When reading this book it sounds as if you are doing everything wrong if not following the path he is documenting, and I strongly disagree. To put it more poetically, "There are many paths up the mountain, but only one peak".
Sprirituality is a difficult subject to write about. It is like sand - when a person tries to take hold of it in a physical manner it simply slips through the fist. I bought this book looking for a truly spiritual text, and was disappointed to find yet another picture filled manual on the martial arts. Shaw's effort is to be commended, but I'm affraid that in his attempt to convey something very esoteric the sand slipped between his fingers.
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Title: Martial Arts Teaching Tales of Power and Paradox: Freeing the Mind, Focusing Chi, and Mastering the Self by Pascal Fauliot ISBN: 0892818824 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Ki Process: Korean Secrets for Cultivating Dynamic Energy by Scott Shaw ISBN: 0877288798 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pub. Date: February, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Living the Martial Way: A Manual for the Way a Modern Warrior Should Think by Forrest E. Morgan ISBN: 0942637763 Publisher: Barricade Books Pub. Date: November, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Kodo Ancient Ways: Lessons in the Spiritual Life of the Warrior/Martial Artist by Kensho Furuya ISBN: 0897501365 Publisher: Black Belt Communications, Inc. Pub. Date: May, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Zen Way to the Martial Arts by Taisen Deshimaru, Nancy Amphoux ISBN: 0140193448 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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