Mind-Sword:: Mastering the Asian Dark Arts of Mind Manipulation Kindle Edition

I have been a life time student of numerous martial art systems (Judo, Jujitsu, Karate-Do, Kenjutsu etc.) having earned black belt ranks in many of them. Besides the obvious physical and weapon skills I have also studied the Asian philosophical aspects of the warrior arts.When I saw this book (Mind-Sword: Mastering the Asian Darks Arts of mind manipulation by Dr. HaHa Lung) on Amazon I immediately purchased it at a bargain price. This 201 page text is filled with valuable insights and advice on how to live the way of the warrior. The author boldly tells it like it is when it comes to living the way of the warrior. His advice is sometimes harsh but realistic. This highly informative book is organized into five parts:Part one focuses on “Musashi: The man and the myth.” It provides details of his experiences and the lessons learned from them. The second part covers Musashi: the method and explains the thinking process used by Musashi. The third part expounds upon the 9 secrets of the Samurai. The fourth part explains the “Modern-Day Musashi” and how it applied to modern times. The final part reveals “108 secrets of the Samurai.” The conclusion tells how “A good sword cuts both ways.” There is also a helpful glossary. This is the kind of book that needs to be studied and not just read to fully appreciate its contents.This is the kind of book that has so much information it is difficult to absorb all the details it reveals; nevertheless, if you are a serious martial artist and follow the warrior philosophy you need to check out this volume.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Shotokan Karate: Combat Karate for the street).

I originally bought this book because I always like to read and learn more about Miyamoto musashi. I believe if you get one good idea out of a book it is worthwhile. I had read some of the authors previous books so I tried this one. I gave this book a three star rating because i felt the information was superficial and I would recommend this book mostly to people who have read the authors previous works.

The Great Musashi Teachings Have Been The Most Inspiring Philosophy To Me. This Book Does An Excellent Job Of Relaying The Messages In A Very Insightful Way With A Twist Of Comedic Dialogue That Keeps It Interesting At All Times. I Highly Recommend It To Students Of The Mind.

That man on the cover is so handsome. Five stars!!!

Interesting read.

I have avoided these "Dark Ninja Arts" books for years, partially out of a kind of loyalty to the Bujinkan lineage of Ninjutsu I once trained in, and partially because they looked kind of corny. However, browsing through the martial arts section at Barnes and Noble's one evening, I pulled this book off the shelf, read the back cover, and, instead of some hyperbolic blurb that seemed like it was shaped to appeal to the Spike TV (and lower) audience, the words "Miyamoto Musashi", jumped out at me. Musashi, who killed men in over 60 duels before he was the age of thirty (starting by beating a grown master swordsman to death when he was 13 with a bokken). I skimmed through the text, and was happy to find that it was largely structured around insights the author had gleaned from Musashi's life and philosophy, primarily from his "Book of Five Rings". I also was happy to find insights from Yagyu Munenori's "The Life-Giving Sword", and other classics of war and strategy, such as Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", and Macchiavelli's "The Prince." In general, it was fairly well-researched (and I have been reading texts on Musashi for years), but the author(s?) cultivate a voice that is dark but playful and humorous that makes the reading enjoyable. Full of very rich anecdotes and some real insights.

Great volume, with footnotes to the other books Dr.Lung has published. It ties in several concepts made over the years. If you are follower of the good doctors then it would be best t obtain the previous books of his in this series. These publications touch on areas never discussed in 99% of the martial Arts clubs. The span of the Doctors knowledge is amazing. Having this and previous publications means that you must be willing to steady and read the ideas several times to make the connections and understanding to progress in Martial Arts. A must have for serious martial Artists.