The Dojo Files

by Tony Annesi

Overview

In this sequel to Tales of the Dojo, Tony Annesi inverts the intent: instead of LifeLessons from the Martial Arts, he draws Martial Arts Lessons from life, from unexpected true life sources, many his own experiences. The dojo files yield never before published stories that take you out of the dojo and into real life. These are neither adventures nor stories about street encounters. They are about simple, daily occurrences we often take for granted. They hold unexpected truths that integrate budo (martial ways) with daily life...and daily life with self-development.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156759187
Publisher:	Anthony C. Annesi
Publication date:	10/28/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Tony Annesi has studied the martial arts since 1964 and has received black belts in judo, aiki-ju-jutsu, and karate. His writing started with poetry and short fiction (the first stories of 1969: Loss of Innocence were drafted in 1969) and then followed his martial arts career with columns for INSIDE KARATE MAGAZINE (Tales of the Dojo and The Dojo Files) and articles for MARTIAL ARTS MASTERS, SELF-DEFENSE WORLD, INSIDE KUNG-FU, THE INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER, and BLACK BELT. He has authored the privately published Cracking the Kata Code, The Road to Mastery, Principles of Advanced Budo, Sudden Attack Defense, Elevated Elementals, and Comparative Aiki in Action. In 2015, Tony completed a fantasy novel trilogy entitled The Shangrilla Artifacts.

Editorial Reviews

Tales of the Dojo & its companion volume The Dojo Files are not short stories to make a philosophical point, rather they are true stories, albeit combined, so that readers can draw for themselves the lessons that the author learned first hand (or sometimes indirectly through a friend's retelling). These books are pleasures to read and are themselves lessons in how to draw knowledge from everyday life.

Personal Conversations - Charles James

Tales of the Dojo & its companion volume The Dojo Files are not short stories to make a philosophical point, rather they are true stories, albeit combined, so that readers can draw for themselves the lessons that the author learned first hand (or sometimes indirectly through a friend's retelling). These books are pleasures to read and are themselves lessons in how to draw knowledge from everyday life.

Charles James