Zen & Kobudo Mysteries, A History of Okinawan Weapons, Te & Karate

by Mark Bishop and Mark D. Bishop

"This book is as vital to every serious martial artist as zen is profound". An intriguing and detailed work on the history of Okinawan martial arts as they relate to the physical & metaphysical aspects of zen training. Every martial artist should read and digest the detailed contents, because the work is more than an historic journey tracing the roots of Okinawan te & kobudo from their beginnings in the 7th-century AD through to the development and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1326850695
• ISBN13: 9781326850692
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

History of Kubdo

Mark Bishop writes well, and does so again here. With the title I was expecting more. Like his first book, stories about weapons and the Master's who used them. Instead what we have is a history of weapons. He goes from the stone age through the Okinawan weaponary. The very first section does a great job of cataloging the various types of weapons practiced with in Okinawa, including the umbrella.... I feel this. like all of Mr. Bishops book should ne in your Martial Arts library.

Puzzling Depth & dizzying too....

Mark Bishop; the next Donn Draeger of this century ! Mr. Bishop with all his usual depth and research plumbs what assuredly is "obscure" to even those who MAY perhaps fathom it. To those of us who ARE fellow practitioners of a given ~martial path~ this work's purpose is somewhat obscure. The intended message is somewhat clouded.... regretably. Perhaps the next time round...