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Ways of the Spiritual Warrior. East Asian Martial Arts and their Transmission to the West

Stewart McFarlane

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Description:“Discover the Ancient Untold and Forgotten Mysteries of Martial Arts before It Exploded In the West”Double columns with lavish illustrations.Formats available: Kindle(Amazon) or EPub/PDF from:http://www.taichi-exercises.comIf you ever wondered why martial arts movies starring Jackie Chan or Jet Li are so popular or why some people devote years to training in Aikido, T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Kendo, Kung Fu, Judo, Karate and other styles sometimes spending years in Asia mastering their chosen style this book will go some way in explaining why.I shall be sharing my thirty-five years training and thirty years researching martial arts - including training with some of the leading Masters of the major forms of East Asian martial arts.I wrote this book after noticing that MANY Western martial artists see what they do purely as a sport, a way to stay fit or a self-defence system. Now that’s fine, but if you really want to understand your art at the deepest level, it’s important to have a well-informed grasp of the spiritual, cultural and ideological background to it.And once you become exposed to the thoughts, beliefs and insights inside Ways of the Spiritual Warrior, and what’s really going on, your entire mindset changes – dramatically, and immediately.So if...• You’re a martial artist of any style who wants to engage with – and experience – your martial art at a spiritual or historical level…• You see your martial art as a form of personal development, spiritual growth or transformation…• You have a desire to know who, what where, when, why and how the martial arts came into being and ended up in the West…Then this book is for you – and it’s NOT about technique. There are no instructions about kicks, blocks, punches or strikes. It is purely about the spiritual aspects of your art and its historical background.About Stewart…DR STEWART McFARLANE IS A WELL-KNOWN SCHOLAR of Chinese Religions and Buddhism, and a teacher of Chinese Martial Arts. He was Director of Asian Studies at Liverpool Hope University until his retirement in 2004.TRAINING IN WING CHUNHe first trained in Wing Chun kung Fu as a student, with Hong Kong students in 73-74 at the height of Bruce Lee’s fame, and the Wing Chun/Jeet kune Do craze. After finishing his degree, he joined the Soto Zen community (Order of Buddhist Contemplatives) at Throssel Hole Priory in Northumberland.THE BRUCE LEE CONNECTIONIn 1975, he was studying Chinese at Durham University one of his Chinese teachers was Rose Li, a very good Yang style t’ai chi teacher. He trained with her from 1975-77. When he started lecturing at Lancaster University, he trained in Wing Chun under Sam Kwok, his teacher Yip Chun & eventually with Lo Man Kam in Taiwan. (Yip Chun is Yip Man’s son, Lo Man Kam is Yip Man’s nephew, Yip Man was Bruce Lee’s Wing Chun teacher in Hong Kong.)PROTECTING THE DALAI LAMAIn 1995, he was asked to form a security team of martial artists and conflict resolution specialists to help provide the security protection for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which they did from 1996 to 2004 whenever he visited the UK.BBC DOCUMENTARYIn 1997 he made SHADOW BOXING ON THE PATH TO NIRVANA, a 4-part documentary on the spiritual dimensions of Martial Arts produced by the BBC WORLD SERVICE, travelled extensively for that and had the chance to train with some of the world’s leading martial artists such as Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee’s friend & colleague, JKD & Philippine martial arts), Stephen Hayes (Ninjutsu), Mary Heiny (Aikido), Bob Frager (Aikido), Lily Lau (Kung Fu), Jimmy Wong (Tai ji), Master Shih Yen Tzu of the Henan Shaolin Temple, and a number of very good Chinese T’ai ji masters in Malaysia.LIVING WITH ELEPHANTSNow living in Thailand, he finds that the climate and regular contact with elephants are highly therapeutic. He speaks and reads Thai and is now a regular contributor as a lecturer at the Siam Society in Bangkok and a number of research and cultural centres in Thailand.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ways of the Spiritual Warrior. East Asian Martial Arts and their Transmission to the West. To get started finding Ways of the Spiritual Warrior. East Asian Martial Arts and their Transmission to the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Mowbray Publishing Ltd

Release: 2013

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Description: “Discover the Ancient Untold and Forgotten Mysteries of Martial Arts before It Exploded In the West”Double columns with lavish illustrations.Formats available: Kindle(Amazon) or EPub/PDF from:http://www.taichi-exercises.comIf you ever wondered why martial arts movies starring Jackie Chan or Jet Li are so popular or why some people devote years to training in Aikido, T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Kendo, Kung Fu, Judo, Karate and other styles sometimes spending years in Asia mastering their chosen style this book will go some way in explaining why.I shall be sharing my thirty-five years training and thirty years researching martial arts - including training with some of the leading Masters of the major forms of East Asian martial arts.I wrote this book after noticing that MANY Western martial artists see what they do purely as a sport, a way to stay fit or a self-defence system. Now that’s fine, but if you really want to understand your art at the deepest level, it’s important to have a well-informed grasp of the spiritual, cultural and ideological background to it.And once you become exposed to the thoughts, beliefs and insights inside Ways of the Spiritual Warrior, and what’s really going on, your entire mindset changes – dramatically, and immediately.So if...• You’re a martial artist of any style who wants to engage with – and experience – your martial art at a spiritual or historical level…• You see your martial art as a form of personal development, spiritual growth or transformation…• You have a desire to know who, what where, when, why and how the martial arts came into being and ended up in the West…Then this book is for you – and it’s NOT about technique. There are no instructions about kicks, blocks, punches or strikes. It is purely about the spiritual aspects of your art and its historical background.About Stewart…DR STEWART McFARLANE IS A WELL-KNOWN SCHOLAR of Chinese Religions and Buddhism, and a teacher of Chinese Martial Arts. He was Director of Asian Studies at Liverpool Hope University until his retirement in 2004.TRAINING IN WING CHUNHe first trained in Wing Chun kung Fu as a student, with Hong Kong students in 73-74 at the height of Bruce Lee’s fame, and the Wing Chun/Jeet kune Do craze. After finishing his degree, he joined the Soto Zen community (Order of Buddhist Contemplatives) at Throssel Hole Priory in Northumberland.THE BRUCE LEE CONNECTIONIn 1975, he was studying Chinese at Durham University one of his Chinese teachers was Rose Li, a very good Yang style t’ai chi teacher. He trained with her from 1975-77. When he started lecturing at Lancaster University, he trained in Wing Chun under Sam Kwok, his teacher Yip Chun & eventually with Lo Man Kam in Taiwan. (Yip Chun is Yip Man’s son, Lo Man Kam is Yip Man’s nephew, Yip Man was Bruce Lee’s Wing Chun teacher in Hong Kong.)PROTECTING THE DALAI LAMAIn 1995, he was asked to form a security team of martial artists and conflict resolution specialists to help provide the security protection for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, which they did from 1996 to 2004 whenever he visited the UK.BBC DOCUMENTARYIn 1997 he made SHADOW BOXING ON THE PATH TO NIRVANA, a 4-part documentary on the spiritual dimensions of Martial Arts produced by the BBC WORLD SERVICE, travelled extensively for that and had the chance to train with some of the world’s leading martial artists such as Dan Inosanto (Bruce Lee’s friend & colleague, JKD & Philippine martial arts), Stephen Hayes (Ninjutsu), Mary Heiny (Aikido), Bob Frager (Aikido), Lily Lau (Kung Fu), Jimmy Wong (Tai ji), Master Shih Yen Tzu of the Henan Shaolin Temple, and a number of very good Chinese T’ai ji masters in Malaysia.LIVING WITH ELEPHANTSNow living in Thailand, he finds that the climate and regular contact with elephants are highly therapeutic. He speaks and reads Thai and is now a regular contributor as a lecturer at the Siam Society in Bangkok and a number of research and cultural centres in Thailand.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ways of the Spiritual Warrior. East Asian Martial Arts and their Transmission to the West. To get started finding Ways of the Spiritual Warrior. East Asian Martial Arts and their Transmission to the West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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