Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata

Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata

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With a slick black cover, this small gift book for corporate executives and martial artists collects excerpts from the Zen philosophical writings of 13 medieval Japanese thinkers about mental strategy, sword fighting, combat tactics, leadership, and personal enlightenment. No index. Annotation (c)

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Secret Tactics by Kazumi Tabata

This invaluable martial arts philosophy handbook presents ancient wisdom for contemporary readers. Secret Tactics contains brilliant new interpretations of fundamental works of strategy and martial arts tactics by Miyamoto Musashi, Gichin Funakoshi, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, and various martial arts tomes. It distills the crucial teachings on leadership, character and values found in those books. Readers will unlock the secrets of their art and self. These and a dozen other essays on strategy, combat tactics, psychology, leadership, good character, and the exercise of power, make Secret Tactics an indispensable resource for students of Asian culture, martial artists, and corporate executives.
"The knowledge inherited from the long history of Asia is compiled in this book as a collection of thoughtsThis is an extremely unique book in that it expresses the form and shape of the fighting psyche and spirit through martial arts. I have never before encountered such a finely distilled book. While perusing this book, I felt I could almost touch the core of life." --Keiichi Hasumi, VP and General Secretary, Japan Karatedo Federation
"The 160 pages of this book published by Tuttle Publishing contain a lot of sound advice and wisdom." --Herald-Star
Kazumi Tabata (1943—2020) was a Grandmaster in Shotokan and Shorinji karate and a key figure in spreading Japanese martial arts in the West. In the U.S. since the 1960s, he founded and led the North American Karate Federation and the New England Collegiate Karate Conference, hosted the first Boston-Asian Festival in 1993, and authored several influential books, including Secret Tactics, Mind Power, and Warrior Wisdom.
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ISBN 13 9780804834889
ISBN 10 0804834881
Title Secret Tactics
Author Kazumi Tabata
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Tuttle Publishing
Year published 2003-08-15
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.