Search The Directory The Web for Home > Society > Religion and Spirituality > Buddhism > Zen > Arts > Martial_Arts New! Submit a site   Categories: Aikido *(698) Kyudo *(26) Kendo *(125)       whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   What is Bushido? - The moral code principals that developed among the samurai (military) class of Japan, on a basis of national tradition influenced by Zen and Confucianism.   Zen Martial Arts - Dedicated to changing the popular perception of martial arts, from that of exercise and self-defense, to a path of personal and spiritual growth.   Zen and the Samurai - The most important influence on the code of the samurai was the introduction of Zen Buddhism during the Kamakura period (1192-1333 AD), which became the philosophical basis of bushido. Bushido demands, above all else, the willingness to face death - and facing death willingly means conquering fear. According to Zen principles, fear can only be truly conquered by eliminating the notion of self.   Zen in the Martial Arts - "You must concentrate upon and consecrate yourself wholly to each day, as though a fire were raging in your hair." These words of instruction to a medieval samurai might be said to contain the essence of Zen. To practice Zen or the martial arts, you must live intensely, wholeheartedly, without reserves, as if you might die in the next instant. Lacking this sort of commitment, Zen becomes mere ritual and the martial arts devolve into mere sport. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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