Dueling with O-Sensei: Grappling with the Myth of the Warrior Sage

by Ellis Amdur

Book Overview

If you are a long-time martial artist, you have likely been either the recipient, the victim - or both - of the "wise old master" phenomenon, whereby budo students reverentially enfold their teachers as martial, moral and mystical juggernauts sans reproach, in which case, this book will make you clench your fists and laugh out loud, often while reading the same sentence. Iconoclastic, rebellious, yet fiercely holding to some of the most traditional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1937439240
• ISBN13: 9781937439248
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Freelance Academy Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"