Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror,9780892816620

Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror

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ISBN13: 9780892816620
ISBN10: 0892816627
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Pub. Date: 1998-03-01
Publisher(s): Simon & Schuster
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Summary

â?¢ Twenty-four women martial artists discuss the physical and spiritual challenges of martial arts training and how it helps bring meaning and purpose to their lives


â?¢ Women aged 12 to 83 are interviewed on the importance and meaning of martial arts in their lives.


â?¢ Explores in-depth why many women are dedicating themselves to the martial arts.


â?¢ An inspiration for anyone concerned with enhancing the physical, spiritual,A  and social dimensions of life, and for those interested in women's self-defense and safety.


Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror explores in depth how, why, and to what effect considerable numbers of women are dedicating themselves to the martial arts. The twenty-four women interviewed here discuss the physical and spiritual challenges of martial arts training and how it helps to bring meaning and purpose to their lives. Their disciplines include T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Aikido, Capoeira, Wing Chun, Judo, Kajukenbo, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kung Fu, and their backgrounds are equally diverse. Some were accomplished athletes before beginning, while others had never been comfortable with their physical bodies until discovering the martial arts. All have received deep spiritual nourishment through their practice, integrating and healing their bodies and minds as well as enriching community bonds. Those interested in women's studies will find a wonderful sample of contemporary American women who speak articulately about the forces that have shaped their lives.

Author Biography

<p><b>Sharp Spear Crystal Mirror</b> <br><i>Martial Arts in Women's Lives</i> <p>Acknowledgments <br>Introduction: Hefting the Spear that has Been Offered Me <br>1&nbsp;&nbsp; Taking Responsibility for Ourselves <br>2&nbsp;&nbsp; The Oneness of All Things <br>3&nbsp;&nbsp; A Question Larger than Resolving Conflict <br>4&nbsp;&nbsp; Balance Doesn't Always Mean Being Cool <br>5&nbsp;&nbsp; Something in the Movements was Like Coming Home <br>6&nbsp;&nbsp; Defying the Limits of What the Body Can Do <br>7&nbsp;&nbsp; You Just Have to Do It and Do It and Do It <br>8&nbsp;&nbsp; Finding the Fighting Roots <br>9&nbsp;&nbsp; I Have a Path, a Spiritual Path <br>10&nbsp; A Martial Art Developed by a Woman for Women <br>11&nbsp; The Difference for Me is that I Am Myself <br>12&nbsp; Women Will Transform the Martial Arts <br>13&nbsp; An Inner Sense of Freedom <br>14&nbsp; Our Family has Always Done Weapons <br>15&nbsp; What I Create Teaches Me <br>16&nbsp; A Chinese Master <br>17&nbsp; The More You Do the More Things Come Together <br>18 There's More to Fighting than Smashing Things <br>19&nbsp; Sixty Years on the Mat <br>20&nbsp; Talking to the Future <br>Epilogue: Reflections in the Mirror of My Practice <br>Glossary <br>Resources

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Hefting the Spear That Has Been Offered to Me 1(3)
1 Taking Responsibility for Ourselves
4(13)
Janet Seaforth, T'ai Chi Ch'uan
2 The Oneness of All Things
17(18)
Gayle Fillman, Aikido
3 A Question Larger Than Resolving Conflict
35(15)
Kathy Park, Aikido
4 Balance Doesn't Always Mean Being Cool, Gathered, Contained
50(12)
Karina Epperlein, T'ai Chi Ch'uan
5 Something in the Movements Was Like Coming Home
62(16)
Wendy Palmer, Aikido
6 Defying the Limits of What the Body Can Do
78(14)
Karlon Kepcke, Capoeira
7 You Just Have To Do It and Do It and Do It
92(16)
Jane Golden, T'ai Chi Ch'uan
8 Finding the Fighting Roots
108(14)
Michelle Dwyer, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu
Hsing Yi
9 I Have a Path, a Spiritual Path
122(15)
Wasentha Young, T'ai Chi Ch'uan
10 A Martial Art Developed by a Woman for Women
137(14)
Sandy Wong, Wing Chun
11 The Difference for Me Is That I Am Myself
151(12)
Midge Marino, Judo and Women's Self-Defense
12 Women Will Transform the Martial Arts
163(16)
Coleen Gragen, Kajukenbo
13 An Inner Sense of Freedom
179(12)
Saskia Kleinert, Jujutsu and Kajukenbo
14 Our Family Has Always Done Weapons
191(14)
Malyne Chiu, Kendo and Naginata
15 What I Create Teaches Me
205(13)
Janet E. Aalfs, Shuri-ryu Karate and Modern Arnis
16 A Chinese Master
218(15)
Wen Mei Yu, Taijiquan and Qigong
17 The More You Do the More Things Come Together
233(17)
Lloyda French, Kenpo Karate
18 There's More to Fighting Than Smashing Things
250(16)
Didi Goodman, Tae Kwon Do and Cuong Nhu
19 Sixty Years on the Mat
266(11)
Keiko Fukuda, Judo
20 Talking to the Future
277(17)
Arlean Harris
LaShonda Wilson
Emma Alegria Wildflower Neumann
Dzifa E. Dugba
Janine Dalon Bruno, Kajukenbo and Kung Fu
Epilogue: Reflections in the Mirror of My Practice 294(9)
Glossary 303(5)
Resources 308

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