Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the soldes Archery Master

Product Name: Zen Bow, Zen Arrow: The Life and Teachings of Awa Kenzo, the soldes Archery Master
EAN：9781590304426 UPC：9781590304426 ISBN：9781590304426 soldes MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 128 pages, Annotated edition Edition
Here are the biography and teachings of Awa Kenzo (1880 - 1939), the legendary Zen and kyudo (archery) master who gained worldwide renown after the publication of Eugen Herrigels classic ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY.

The life and inspirational teachings ofAwa Kenzo,the Japanese master archer first introduced in the martial arts classic Zen in the Art of Archery

A Zenand kyudo (archery) master,Awa Kenzo (1880-1939) first gained worldwide renown after the publication of Eugen Herrigels cult classic Zen in the Art of Archery in 1953. Kenzo lived and taught at a pivotal time in Japans history, when martial arts were practiced primarily for self-cultivation, and his wise and penetrating instructions for practice (and life)-including aphorisms, poetry, instructional lists, and calligraphy-are infused with the spirit of Zen. Kenzo uses the metaphor of the bow and arrow to challenge the practitioner to look deeply into his or her own true nature..