The Zen Way to the Martial Arts
<----Click to purchase this book from Amazon.com..."In the martial arts, as in the game of Go, a thorough knowledge of wasa, technique, is useful. And it is certain that in a young person the body is the fundamental element, whereas in an older man technique and spirit predominate.
In reality, shin---spirit---is what matters first; technique and body come afterward. In other sports, especially in the West, physical strength is the most important factor, but this is not so in the martial arts. In judo the body must be well formed, but that is less important than technique and mind-intuition needed to use it correctly. In a fight between a strong technique and a strong body, technique will prevail..In a fight between a strong mind and a strong technique, mind will prevail, because it will find the weak point."...
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