This collection of 18 articles characterizes Zen instruction. It addresses matters including sportsmanship, achieving freedom of mind; training the inner self, developing an inner calm, and the four keys to learning - instruction, observation, inference and personal experience.

This collection of 18 articles characterizes Zen instruction. It addresses matters including sportsmanship, achieving freedom of mind; training the inner self, developing an inner calm, and the four keys to learning - instruction, observation, inference and personal experience. The book instructs readers on the cultivation of these Budo qualities and suggests ways in which the lessons learned can be applied to daily life as well as to the practice of the martial arts.

Bujin and gentleman
the spirit of Budo
sincerity
spectators
Ying and Yang in Budo
inner calm
old traditions breathe fire into present-day life
chivalry and Budo
world culture and Budo
impulsive generosity
on humour
technical training as a means
Budo - learning for life
travel and learn
the four keys to learning
dynamic worlds
free from fixed ideas
Dr Jigoro Kano and Judo
the Buddhist ideal of mutual benefit
Bunbu Ryodo
Judo in real life
the will to make it happen.