Download or read book Zen and the Art of Table Tennis Revised Second Edition written by Peter K. Tyson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this second revised edition, I have updated some of the content, added some new material and corrected a few typing errors. After the plethora of Zen-related titles in recent years, Zen and the Art of Table Tennis seeks to examine links which up to now have been largely ignored - the links between this ancient Eastern lifestyle and a game noted for its combination of mental and physical agility. Part One explores the nature of Zen, analysing those aspects which seem to appeal most to Western followers. Part Two traces the history of table tennis from its humble parlour-game beginnings to the rise and dominance of Asia. Part Three attempts to reach a synthesis - does table tennis have anything to learn from Zen? Finally, an eleventh chapter ventures into a danger zone which other Western Zen publications tend to avoid - into Zen's moral vacuum. The enlightened wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi is counterbalanced by the dark force of Darth Vader, a dark side which manifested itself historically in Zen Nazis and Zen war-time atrocities.
Download or read book Zen and the Art of Table Tennis written by Peter K. Tyson and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the plethora of Zen-related titles in recent years, Zen and the Art of Table Tennis seeks to examine links which up to now have been largely ignored - the links between this ancient Eastern lifestyle and a game, noted for its combination of mental and physical agility. Part One explores the nature of Zen, analyzing those aspects which seem to appeal most to Western followers. Part Two traces the history of table tennis from its humble parlour-game beginnings to the rise and dominance of Asia. Part Three attempts to reach a synthesis -- does table tennis have anything to learn from Zen? Finally, an eleventh chapter ventures into a danger zone which other Western Zen publications tend to avoid - into Zen's moral vacuum. The enlightened wisdom of Obi-Wan Kenobi is counterbalanced by the dark Force of Darth Vader, a dark side which manifested itself historically in Zen Nazis and Zen war-time atrocities.
Download or read book Zen and the Art of Foosball written by Charles C. Lee and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-02-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the exciting world of foosball! This book is your guide to learning how to play foosball. In this book, you will learn the basics of the game: how to pass the ball, shoot the ball, and defend against shots. You will also learn advanced techniques for improving your game. Advanced players can also find useful information for increasing their level of play. Before long, you may find yourself playing in a professional tournament! So, get ready to join the legion of players discovering a sport that is now in its golden age. This is a sport that everyone can enjoy!
Download or read book Zen and the Art of Poker written by Larry Phillips and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside the intriguing world of poker lies a fascinating exercise in strategy and extreme concentration--many of the same principles that underpin the one-thousand-year-old philosophy of Zen spirituality. Zen and the Art of Poker is the first book to apply Zen theories to America's most popular card game, presenting tips that readers can use to enhance their game. Among the more than one hundred rules that comprise this book, readers will learn to: *Make peace with folding *Use inaction as a weapon *Make patience a central pillar of their strategy *Pick their times of confrontation Using a concise and spare style, in the tradition of Zen practices and rituals, Zen and the Art of Poker traces a parallel track connecting the two disciplines by giving comments and inspirational examples from the ancient Zen masters to the poker masters of today.
Download or read book The Art of Table Tennis written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Zen and the art of traveling written by Heikki Nousiainen and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why we travel, how we travel, how are we going to travel in the future? These topics and many more are discussed and reflected on. Hopefully every kind of travel enthusiast finds something entertaining and interesting to read. You have always time to finish one short story before your flight, train or bus departs. Bon voyage!
Download or read book Zen in the Art of Archery written by Herrigel Eugen and published by Waking Lion Press. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating introduction to Zen principles and learning.
Download or read book Superior Table Tennis written by Roy R Pollisco Ph D and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2009-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the Ultimate and most defining book about table tennis! You can learn to play "ping-pong" elsewhere and then use this book to advance your game to DOMINATE your opponents! Learn how NOT TO FEAR any other player... including the world champion! A "MUST-HAVE" for hard-working players and coaches who want to elevate their personal or team's performances. Recommended for intermediate, advanced, expert, and international-class players. (See also www.SportDominance.com)
Download or read book Mastering the Art of Ping Pong written by Jonathan Tara and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering the Art of Ping Pong" is a comprehensive guide and training program designed to help individuals become highly skilled and proficient in the sport of table tennis, commonly known as ping pong. This program is crafted to cater to players of all levels, from beginners to advanced enthusiasts, aiming to improve their techniques, strategies, and overall performance on the table.
Download or read book Sea Holly written by Robert Minhinnick and published by Seren Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving behind his family and teaching job, John Vine goes to live an easy life by the sea and quell the wanderlust that threatens to undo him. The mysterious disappearance of one of his students disrupts the surface idyll to reveal a town filled with complex relationships and burned-out lives, all haunted by the images left of John's young pupil. With rich and vibrant prose, this novel explores the relationship between the permanence of the natural world and the transience of modern technology.
Download or read book Modern table tennis strokes trainings strategies written by Artyom Utochkin and published by Litres. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes modern strokes, strategy and trainings in table tennis.Basic strokes paradigm shift is considered: the forehand topspin (loop), the backhand topspin (loop) and the serves. Variations of these strokes are given in detailed drawings: how to hit in a particular game situation.An analysis of the game strategies by the top athletes. Recommendations to physical training.The book will be useful for table tennis fans, as well as professional athletes and coaches.
Download or read book Zen Putting written by Joseph Parent and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling author of "Zen Golf" presents a new book of profound wisdom and proven techniques for achieving the confidence in putting that all golfers know is the key to peak performance on the greens.
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Download or read book Zennis written by Peter Spang and published by TarcherPerigee. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional player and coach Peter Spang combines Zen and tennis--he calls it Zennis--to defeat the demons that trip up your tennis game. Whether novice or advanced player, anyone can master Zennis techniques. With seven unusual on-court exercises, meditation tips, and a new way of practicing strokes, Spang puts an exciting new spin on the game.
Download or read book The Inner Game of Tennis written by W. Timothy Gallwey and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—now in a 50th anniversary edition with an updated epilogue, a foreword by Bill Gates, and an updated preface from NFL coach Pete Carroll “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. In this fiftieth-anniversary edition, the principles of the Inner Game shine through as more relevant today than ever before. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success.
Download or read book Truth About Art The written by Patrick Doorly and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Both knowledge and truth are beautiful things, but the Good is other and more beautiful than they.’ — Plato, Republic, 508e. This book traces the multiple meanings of art back to their historical roots, and equips the reader to choose between them. Art with a capital A turns out to be an invention of German Romantic philosophers, who endowed their creation with the attributes of genius, originality, rule breaking, and self-expression, directed by the spirit of the age. Recovering the problems that these attributes were devised to solve dispels many of the obscurities and contradictions that accompany them. What artists have always sought is excellence, and they become artists in so far as they achieve it. Quality was the supreme value in Renaissance Italy, and in early Greece it offered mortals glimpses of the divine. Today art historians avoid references to beauty or Quality, since neither is objective or definable, the boundaries beyond which scholars dare not roam. In reality subject and object are united and dissolved in the Quality event, which forms the bow wave of culture, leaving patterns of value and meaning in its wake.
Download or read book Zen Golf written by Joseph Parent and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly original and groundbreaking book from a noted PGA coach and Buddhist instructor • “The lessons in Zen Golf make the mental game seem so simple. Dr. Parent has given me very effective methods for working with thoughts and emotions, and for taking the negatives out of the picture.” —Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA Champion By combining classic insights and stories from Zen tradition, Zen Golf helps eliminate the mental distractions that routinely cause poor shots and loss of concentration, allowing golfers to feel in “the zone” that professionals have learned to master. The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. PGA coach and Buddhist instructor Dr. Joseph Parent draws on this natural connection and teaches golfers how to clear their minds, achieve ultimate focus, and play in the moment for each shot. Zen Golf presents a simple system for building “mental game mastery.” Dr Parent’s unique PAR Approach (focusing on Preparation, Action, and Response to Results) guides golfers with specific techniques for each aspect of their games. In chapters such as “How to Get From the Practice Tee to the First Tee”, “You Produce What You Fear”, and “How to Enjoy a Bad Round of Golf”, the author shares a personal teaching regimen that has helped improve the games of professionals and amateurs alike. Clear, concise, and enlightening, Zen Golf shows golfers how to prepare for, execute, and equally important, respond the results of any golf shot. A different approach to golf instruction, this book shapes ancient philosophies into new teachings.
