The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts av Sean Michael Wilson, Issai Chozanshi

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<b>A visually thrilling graphic novel adaptation of classic martial arts parables on swordsmanship and strategy<b>—</b>written by a real-life samurai</b><br> <br><i>The Demon’s Sermon on the Martial Arts</i> is a classic collection of martial arts tales, written by the eighteenth-century samurai Issai Chozanshi. Featuring demons, insects, birds, cats, and numerous other creatures, the stories here may seem whimsical, but they contain essential teachings that offer insight into the fundamental principles of the martial arts. This graphic novel version based on Chozanshi’s text brings these tales alive in a captivating and immediately accessible way.<br><br>Infused with Chozanshi’s deep understanding of Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shinto, the tales elucidate the nature of conflict, the importance of following one’s own nature, yin and yang, the cultivation and transformation of <i>ch’i</i> (life energy), and the attainment of <i>mushin</i>