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Anyone can learn karate, but to master oneself takes a lifetime.
This is the inspiring story of an ex-Marine who sought out the one form of martial arts that would polish his mind and strengthen his spirit- Kobayashi Shorin Ryu Karate. Finding the right dojo would lead him to Okinawa and a Sensei (teacher), a seventh degree black belt, who would show him what lay beyond the pain, beyond the exhaustion. He was taught Nintai: the art of patience, perseverance, and endurance.
"The reason there are mirrors in the dojo is to allow the student to always face his greatest opponent: himself. It is the aim of the true karate practitioner to overcome the ego, and focus on the higher goal of unifying the mind, body, and spirit. In Okinawa, it is the Sensei's responsibility to help the student become humble enough to attain this objective."
Only when Nintai is accomplished, can one pursue a higher spiritual path.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"Nintai" is a thought provoking account of a determined martial artist's challenges to overcome his most daunting opponent: himself.
This author motivates the reader to join him on a spiritual journey, leave your ego at the door, and free your soul to change your attitude.
This book is recommended to anyone looking to improve upon their own way of thinking.
A very in depth book about true martial arts training.
This author motivates the reader to join him on a spiritual journey, leave your ego at the door, and free your soul to change your attitude.
This book is recommended to anyone looking to improve upon their own way of thinking.
A very in depth book about true martial arts training.
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Nintai
14 Feb 2011
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Great account of personal experiences training karate in Okinawa. I had a similar experiences and it was a reminder of how great things were when life seemed a bit simpler. Thanks to Mr. Vellucchi for sharing your experiences.
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Sensei Nobeyuki Oshio
11 Jun 2009
Reviewers far more qualified than I have already written most of what I would write, so I won't repeat. I would like instead to express respect to Sensei Nobeyuki Oshiro for reasons that hardly need statement. Mark Vellucci presented his teacher and his dojo so well that I will not forget and will always appreciate Sensei Nobeyuki Oshio, a person I am most unlikely ever to meet. I think that all can agree that through Nintai, Mark Vellucci has enabled his teacher to teach us all.
Persons, whether martial arts practitioners or not, to whom the word nintai has meaning in relation to the self, might be interested in reading The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology (Bantam, 2008) by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
Thank you Sensei Nobeyuki Oshiro and Mark Vellucci.
Persons, whether martial arts practitioners or not, to whom the word nintai has meaning in relation to the self, might be interested in reading The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology (Bantam, 2008) by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
Thank you Sensei Nobeyuki Oshiro and Mark Vellucci.
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the value of tradition
23 Aug 2008
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This book is very much worth reading. I am coming up on my twentieth year of training in Okinawan Shorin-Ryu under an Okinawan master who has practiced for nearly sixty years, and now more than ever I am gaining deeper insight into both myself, my sensei and the meaning of martial arts as they all relate to what we call "life's meaning". As I read Nintai, I was struck by the universality of Vellucci's points that he gained while training in Okinawa for several years: Training is about victory over one's self, Patience is learned only when you keep going through hardships, When you think you know, you do not know, A beginner's mind is a fertile mind, Having a strong ego is the surest way to defeat, Freedom is found through adherence to a form (kata). But how did I, and the author of this book, learn these lessons? Our teachers did not sit us down and give us a list of maxims to memorize. No. They were learned through sweat, frustration, misunderstanding, devoted friendship and the examples of our sensei.
These are the types of themes that I found delightfully reinforced in this book, and if you practice any martial art, but especially one with its roots in tradition, this book will surely be of great benefit and encouragement along the Way. It is heartwarming to be reminded that Okinawa is a type of repository for this old school approach to educating us in the Way of life. While reading Nintai I was also reminded of something that the late Eastern Orthodox theologian Jaroslav Pelikan once said: "Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition is the living faith of the dead." As we train in the Okinawan tradition, the message and methods of our past teachers live on in us if we honor the teachings that have been handed down to us in sincerity of practice and attitude.
Other books of interest may include:
Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts, Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Tuttle Martial Arts), Moving toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan, Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai and Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey In Japan all by the superb writer Dave Lowry. Also, Living the Japanese Arts and Ways: 45 Paths to Meditation and Beauty (Michi: Japanese Arts and Ways) is a true gem of a book for anyone who seeks to understand the gift of the traditional Japanese Do, or ways, to one's own understanding of life.
Keep training!
These are the types of themes that I found delightfully reinforced in this book, and if you practice any martial art, but especially one with its roots in tradition, this book will surely be of great benefit and encouragement along the Way. It is heartwarming to be reminded that Okinawa is a type of repository for this old school approach to educating us in the Way of life. While reading Nintai I was also reminded of something that the late Eastern Orthodox theologian Jaroslav Pelikan once said: "Traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition is the living faith of the dead." As we train in the Okinawan tradition, the message and methods of our past teachers live on in us if we honor the teachings that have been handed down to us in sincerity of practice and attitude.
Other books of interest may include:
Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts, Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways (Tuttle Martial Arts), Moving toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan, Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai and Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey In Japan all by the superb writer Dave Lowry. Also, Living the Japanese Arts and Ways: 45 Paths to Meditation and Beauty (Michi: Japanese Arts and Ways) is a true gem of a book for anyone who seeks to understand the gift of the traditional Japanese Do, or ways, to one's own understanding of life.
Keep training!
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