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The Sword of No-Sword : Life of the Master Warrior Tesshu by John Stevens is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>The insightful martial arts biography of Yamoaka Tesshu, the larger-than-life samurai who founded his own school of swordsmanship and helped restore practical imperial rule to Japan</b><br> <br> Master swordsman, calligrapher, and Zen practitioner, Yamoaka Tesshu is a seminal figure in martial arts history. John Stevens’s biography is a fascinating, detailed account of Tesshu’s remarkable life. From Tesshu’s superhuman feats of endurance and keen perception in life-threatening situations, to
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- John Stevens
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780834828292
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Memoir, Buddhism, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.26 / 5 (89 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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