Dave Lowry: 11 books
The Essence of Budo
A Practitioner's Guide to Understanding the Japanese Martial Ways
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
The study of budo, or the Japanese martial arts for self-cultivation, is a lifelong path toward perfection of character. Here, Dave Lowry, a sword master who has practiced and taught budo for over forty years, addresses the myriad issues, vagaries, and inconsistencies that arise for students of karate-do,...
Autumn Lightning
The Education of an American Samurai
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2001
Dave Lowry juxtaposes his singular experience as an adept student of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship) under a Japanese teacher in St. Louis with a riveting account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Intertwining tales of the masters with reflections on his own apprenticeship in the samurai's arts,...
The Karate Way
Discovering the Spirit of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Karate is not just a sport or a hobby—it’s a lifetime study toward perfection of character. Here, Dave Lowry, one of the best-known writers on the Japanese martial arts, illuminates the complete path of karate including practice, philosophy, and culture. He covers myriad subjects of interest to...
Sword and Brush
The Spirit of the Martial Arts
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 1995
This moment of perfect clarity that is the force behind all the traditional Japanese arts—from archery to flower arranging—is celebrated here in Dave Lowry's exploration of the common principles shared by calligraphy and the martial arts.
Forty-two examples of Lowry's calligraphy, accompanied...
Moving Toward Stillness
Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Moving Toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan is a distillation of the most important lessons learned from a lifetime devoted to martial arts training.
Drawing from his highly regarded magazine columns in Black Belt magazine, author Dave Lowry sets out lessons...
In the Dojo
A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2006
Beginning students in Japanese martial arts, such as karate, judo, aikido, iaido, kyudo, and kendo, learn that when they are in the dojo (the practice space), they must don their practice garb with ritual precision, address their teacher and senior students in a specific way, and follow certain unwritten...
Traditions
Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
The goals of the budo—the martial arts and Ways of Japan—lie in refining the body and spirit. The techniques, methods, and rituals of the budo can provide invaluable lessons for today's martial artists—and serve as guides to a well-lived life.
In Traditions, Davy Lowry discusses unique...
by Dave Lowry
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Driving home after being kicked out of college, Tucker meets and picks up the mysterious Corinne Chang at a rest stop. Infatuated, and with nothing better to do, he ends up with her in St. Louis, where he gets a job as a chef in a Chinese restaurant. Even though he’s a gwai lo—a foreign devil—his...
Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi
Everything You Need to Know About Sushi Varieties And Accompaniments, Etiquette And Dining Tips And
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2005
Everything you need to know about sushi varieties and accompaniments, etiquette and dining tips, and more.
by Michael C. Bailey, Adam Breckenridge, D. A. D'Amico
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Galactic omens. Apocalyptic wastelands. 14 mind-bending stories of future worlds and dark fantasy on the brink of oblivion.
Fate is never written in the stars. From embattled lunar colonies to inter-dimensional courtrooms and the murky alleyways of Victorian London, there’s no telling when...
Innovations in Higher Education
Igniting the Spark for Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...