Kazumi Tabata

This invaluable handbook presents ancient wisdom for contemporary readers-with brililant new interpretations of the fundamental works of strategy and tactics from the masters of the martial arts.

In The Hereditary Manual of the Martial Arts, for example, Yagyu Munenori, a 16th-century teacher for the Tokugawa shogunate, explores the relationship between Zen philosophy and the mental attitude necessary for successful warfare. In The Miracle of Unmovable Wisdom, Takuan Soho, originally Buddhist abbot in Kyoto, explores the relationship baetween sword fighting techniques and the path to self-realization. And in Jyoseihi Kendan, Matsura Saizan, the 34th lord of Hizen Hirato, focuses on mental preparation with the note: 'the most important part (of the battle) takes place even before you put your hand on your sword.'

With these and a dozen more essays on strategy, combat tactics, psychology, leadership, good character, and the exercise of power, Secret Tactics is an indispensable resource for students of Asian culture, martial artists, and corporate executives.

Kazumi Tabata is one of the world's most experienced martial arts teachers. He is a Grandmaster (8th-degree black belt) in the Shotokan style of Japanese karate. He established and is Chief Instructor of the North American Karate Federation and the New England Collegiate Karate Conference. He has also trained karate clubs in Europe, Africa, and Bermuda.

Preparing the mind for victory-
Create solid groiund on which the mind can rest.
Elevate your courage
Eliminate all your fears and delusions
Discover your attacker's real intentions, and
Think of your opponent as a handful of dust...
If this is done, victory is in one's hanks.-Kazumi Tabata

Contents

Recommendations
Preface
Book One: The book of seven masters
Chapter 1 Hei-ho-kaden-sho
Chapter 2 Ittosai Sensei Kenpo-sho
Chapter 3 Fudochi shinmyo roku
Chapter 4 Tai a ki
Chapter 5 Gorin-sho
Chapter 6 Jyoseishi kendan
Chapter 7 Tengu Geizutsuron
Chapter 8 Secrets of tactics
Book Two: Leadership
Chapter 1 Hagakure
Chapter 2 Teio-gaku and jyogan seiyou
Chapter 3 Gichou
Chapter 4 Sai-kon-tan
Book Three: Enlightenment
Chapter 1 Ten levels of enlightenment
Chapter 2 Harmony
Chapter 3 Satori
Afterword
Acknowledgments
References and original citations (bibliography)… (more)

When beginning martial arts training, students study physical techniques. Only after much time and intense practice can these techniques become automatic. Yet there is a higher level where you feel one with yourself, your opponent, and with nature itself. Your opponent moves in slow motion, you move without thought, and you are unbeatable. This is the gateway that masters and saints have reached-where they have been enlightened.

In Mind Power Master Kazumi Tabata offers his personal teachings as to how martial arts students can reach the point where time seems to slow down, quick movements are seen in slow motion, and the full potential of one's total spiritual and mental energy can be harnessed for personal growth and success.

Kazumi Tabata is a Grand Master in the Shotokan and Shorinji styles of karate. He was sent to this country in the 1960s by his teacher Professor and Master Isao Obata (senior student of Gichin Funakoshi) to promote karate in the United States. Shortly after his arrival in this country, he established and serves as the Chief Instructor of the North American Karate Federation, consisting of schools throughout the United States, Bermuda, and Europe, and the New England Collegiate Karate Conference. Over the years, Master Tabata has had a wide impact on the martial arts, including training the local tactical police force, authoring several books including Secret Tactics, and hosting the first Boston-Aisan Festival n 1993. For more information, visit www.NAKF.org

Life is full of adversities. There can come a time when education, social status, fame, fortune, and even family ties will become useless. At a decisive moment like this, the ability to focus one's total essence-to harness one's total spiritual and mental energy-is required for survival and success. In this book, Master Kazumi Tabata, shares his knowledge in how to achieve this goal.

When beginning martial arts training, students study physical techniques. Only after much time and intense practice can these techniques become automatic. Yet there is a higher level where you feel one with yourself, your opponent, and with nature itself. Your opponent moves in slow motion, you move without thought, and you are unbeatable.

In Mind Power: Secret Strategies for the Martial Arts Master Kazumi Tabata, Grand Master in the Shotokan and Shorinji styles of Karate, offers his personal teachings as to how martial arts students can reach the point where time seems to slow down, quick movements are seen in slow motion, and the full potential of one's inner power can be harnessed.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Book One Strateagy
Basic physical and mental approaches to combat
Book Two Basic laws of the mind and body
How to harness and maximize the power of one's mind and body
Book Three Strategy of a virtuous man
How with honorable approaches, to approach and win confrontations
Book Four How to interpret your mind
Insights into our minds'' workings
Book Five Words and deeds of a virtuous man
Approaches and actions of a man seeking higher ground
Book Six Strategy of the mind
Best application of our cognitive instincts
Book Seven The law of anger and the law of snapping
How anger manifests and how to work with it
Book Eight How to interpret wavelenghs
Insight into understanding others
Book Nine Strategy of Mu
How to build upon a very Oriental approach: the concept of emptiness
Book Ten The pinnacle of spiritual attainment
Translations and interpretations of anicent writings
Book Eleven The heart sutra
Translations and interpretations of ancient writings… (more)