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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
inspiring
fast-paced
Some interesting points to consider in your practice of martial arts.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I think if I went into it just as a historical text, I would be a little kinder, but the back of the book advertises it as a must-read for those ambitious in business (major red flag). I am diametrically opposed to that mindset. In that framework it feels like The Secret for toxic history-loving MBAs grads.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
A lot to take in, very worth a read.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
It is an interesting book. It was fast an easy to read, great quotes that really make you think. What I liked the most is that you can apply the majority of the rules to your discipline or field, not necessarily to martial arts.
Not as interesting as I hoped, which maybe isn't surprising since violence and combat don't interest me a lot.
So it goes. I suppose I was looking for something with a deeper worldview.
So it goes. I suppose I was looking for something with a deeper worldview.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
fast-paced
This book is apparently meant to be studied religiously.
If you just read it once, you probably won't get as much out of it.
There are points that were abstract enough to be applied in other contexts, but especially in the middle three books there is a lot of talk that is seemingly technical to swordfighting where it isn't as easy to distill the meaning for other domains. At the same time it is kept very vague, so the book won't really teach you that much by itself. Which is not surprising as it is heavily influenced by Zen.
I'll probably reread it some time, as it was fairly inspiring.
If you just read it once, you probably won't get as much out of it.
There are points that were abstract enough to be applied in other contexts, but especially in the middle three books there is a lot of talk that is seemingly technical to swordfighting where it isn't as easy to distill the meaning for other domains. At the same time it is kept very vague, so the book won't really teach you that much by itself. Which is not surprising as it is heavily influenced by Zen.
I'll probably reread it some time, as it was fairly inspiring.