Dave Lowry started writing for Black Belt over 20 years ago, sharing his traditional take on the martial arts in a monthly column called "Karate Way". Lowry's entertaining, sometimes controversial voice is evident throughout his columns, gathered here for the first time. Whether examining the origins of the tonfa or the popularity of mixed-martial arts tournaments, Lowry consistently provides a unique historical and philosophical take on his subjects.
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Essential Lowry- keen observations into the arts:
Like all of Lowry's books, this is easily worth the price. I never read his columns in Black Belt Magazine, but have read all of his other books, apart from the Bokken text, several times. His style is such that I find myself returning time and again to the same piece to glean something new that I either missed from a lack of interest in the particular point, or an inability at the time to grasp the profundity of the observation. I received this book yesterday, and read it all in one sitting (actually... more info
A great collection:
I've read Dave Lowry's column, The Karate Way, for years. It's one of the few things in Black Belt, or any other magazine for that matter, that I'm sure I'll find illuminating and am rarely disappointed. This book is a collection of 70 of Lowry's best columns from the last ten years all in one place. His essays cover just about everything related to traditional martial arts or related Asian culture. Topics are both broad and deep, including the benefits and hazards of martial arts training, budo teaching... more info
