Ki and the Way of the Martial Arts by Kenji Tokitsu

by Kenji Tokitsu

While technical prowess and physical power are essential characteristics of a martial artist true mastery of the art comes by cultivating one’s inner strength. Here Kenji Tokitsu—an authority on Japanese and Chinese combat arts and a respected karate teacher—shows how cultivating ki (life force) and understanding the principles of budo (the martial path of self-development) can make training in martial arts more meaningful effective and personally and spiritually rewarding.

Tokitsu emphasizes the mental aspects of martial arts practice including:

• The importance of ki development
• Seme or capturing your opponent’s mind
• Understanding ma the spatial relationship in combat

Studying these concepts he explains gives martial artists the tools to train for a lifetime and at the very highest level. Tokitsu also gives a historical and cultural survey of budo and explains how the Western view of budo training is different than the Japanese—a perspective rarely available to Western martial artists.

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