Comments on: The Art of Fighting Without Fighting http://www.george-lane.com/2008/11/the-art-of-fighting-without-fighting/ Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:11:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dr Charles Parker http://www.george-lane.com/2008/11/the-art-of-fighting-without-fighting/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dr Charles Parker Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:09:36 +0000 http://www.george-lane.com/?p=17#comment-3 Thanks for this post - excellent comments in the book as I recall: Zen Way to the Martial Arts. In Japan they had a school teaching the specific art of sword fighting, about Tesshu, called the sword of no sword, now at this interesting aikido site: http://www.aikido-world.com/Reviews/JStevens-The%20Sword%20of%20No-Sword.htm The very brief essence is this: think about the sword and it is drawn to you. The fix: don't let your mind linger on the sword, but see it as part of the surround. Thanks! cp Thanks for this post – excellent comments in the book as I recall: Zen Way to the Martial Arts.

In Japan they had a school teaching the specific art of sword fighting, about Tesshu, called the sword of no sword, now at this interesting aikido site:

http://www.aikido-world.com/Reviews/JStevens-The%20Sword%20of%20No-Sword.htm

The very brief essence is this: think about the sword and it is drawn to you. The fix: don’t let your mind linger on the sword, but see it as part of the surround.

Thanks!
cp

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