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Go Beyond Known: The Ultimate Goal Of Martial Arts.

"Beyond The Known" is a must-read for martial arts enthusiasts who want to go beyond mere technique and delve deeper into the philosophy and spirituality of the art. Tri Thong Dang's parables and teachings will inspire readers to question their motives and goals, and strive towards the ultimate goal of martial arts - to transcend the known. Dang's extensive knowledge and experience in various martial arts lend credibility and depth to his insights.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780804834650
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date of Publication: 2001-06-13
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 53 readers)

Description

Written by one of the world's greatest living t'ai mantis system teachers,
Beyond the Known is about the martial arts quest, and a mediation on the
art of discipleship. In a series of parables relating the experiences of an
unusually talented but otherwise typical martial artist, it calls for
teachers and practitioners of all martial arts to question their motives
and goals, to go beyond the superficial dazzle of prizes and awards, beyond
repetition of techniques, ultimately to go beyond the known—the ultimate
goal of the martial arts. Tri Thong Dang was born in Vietnam and studied
under the revered Chiu Chuk-Kai, eighth-generation grandmaster of the
Chinese t'ai mantis system. In addition, he was a practitioner of pa kua
chang, hsing i ch'uan, qigong, and Yang style tai chi ch'uan. He studied
and taught martial arts worldwide and was the author of Toward the Unknown
and Beginning T'ai Chi, both from Tuttle Publishing. He was the founder and
director, until his death of California's Budo Educational Center. Chapters
Include: The false path. A meeting of minds. Beyond the bounds of
intellect. A union of hearts. The vitality of the inexpressible. The
irrelevance of the instrument of combat. A transformation. The path of
duty. Weaving the web of karma. The web is broken. The first lesson. Lam
has another lesson. On the pursuit of creativity. And yet another lesson. A
master is born.


Author: Tri Thong Dang
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication Date: 2001
 

Go Beyond Known: The Ultimate Goal Of Martial Arts.

"Beyond The Known" is a must-read for martial arts enthusiasts who want to go beyond mere technique and delve deeper into the philosophy and spirituality of the art. Tri Thong Dang's parables and teachings will inspire readers to question their motives and goals, and strive towards the ultimate goal of martial arts - to transcend the known. Dang's extensive knowledge and experience in various martial arts lend credibility and depth to his insights.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.