{"product_id":"the-martial-way-and-its-virtues-9781886969698","title":"The Martial Way and its Virtues","description":"\u003cp\u003eA  Classical Vision of the Martial Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the millennia, man has been subject to aggression and violence  from other men, and has pondered ways to meet such hostility. The source  of man's ceaseless conflict lies in our nature. We are just not content  with the simple life. We want what we do not have and lust for what  others possess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmpires wax and wane; states cleave asunder and coalesce. Thus it has  ever been. – Three Kingdoms (Chinese Novel 1400 A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ironically enough, the modern civilized world promotes many alternatives  for conflict resolution in place of overt violence. As a result,  physical strength, mental determination and emotional endurance have  lost their urgency in today's popular society. Are we a generation  self-absorbed in the absence of routine discipline and sacrifice?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the martial arts revolve around the way of personal combat, it  also demands that its adherents live in accordance with a certain  warrior code of conduct and honor. The Martial Way promises a long and  arduous journey. It is an invitation to the subordination of self, the  endurance of sustained practice, and the cultivation of the body and  mind, with no tolerance for self-indulgences of any kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartial arts without compassion and honor promises only violence.  Stripped of its spirituality, it threatens injury and suffering to both  its victims and its practitioners. In the end, this higher ideal is what  separates the warrior from the predator.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"F. J. Chu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291913892091,"sku":"9781886969698","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781886969698.jpg?v=1772487885","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-martial-way-and-its-virtues-9781886969698","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}