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A review by chris_dehart
Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
“The groups of muscles that have become virtually unnecessary in modern life, though still a vital element of a man’s body, are obviously pointless from a practical point of view, and bulging muscles are as unnecessary as a classical education is to the majority of practical men. Muscles have gradually become something akin to classical Greek. To revive the dead language, the discipline of the steel was required; to change the silence of death into the eloquence of life, the aid of steel was essential.”
Sun and Steel details Mishima’s transformation through the development of his fitness. It’s a difficult book to summarize, but I’ll do my best! (Given the content, perhaps I should post physique to show what I’ve learned instead of writing a review!!) He describes that in his life, “words” came before “the flesh”, and this is the opposite of how one should develop. In his quest to develop physicality, he demonstrates the value of the body and the inadequacy of intellect without it.
As someone like Mishima, whose intellect grow much earlier than my physicality, this book spoke deeply to me and articulated concepts about how I now feel about fitness and activity that I struggled to put into words. I highly recommend this book to anyone who relates to that feeling of developing the intellect before your physical strength, or anyone who is interested in a philosophical analysis of physical development!
Sun and Steel details Mishima’s transformation through the development of his fitness. It’s a difficult book to summarize, but I’ll do my best! (Given the content, perhaps I should post physique to show what I’ve learned instead of writing a review!!) He describes that in his life, “words” came before “the flesh”, and this is the opposite of how one should develop. In his quest to develop physicality, he demonstrates the value of the body and the inadequacy of intellect without it.
As someone like Mishima, whose intellect grow much earlier than my physicality, this book spoke deeply to me and articulated concepts about how I now feel about fitness and activity that I struggled to put into words. I highly recommend this book to anyone who relates to that feeling of developing the intellect before your physical strength, or anyone who is interested in a philosophical analysis of physical development!