Dave Lowry is an accomplished martial artist, calligrapher, and writer. He is the restaurant critic for St. Louis Magazine and writes regularly for a number of magazines on a wide variety of subjects, many of them related to Japan and the Japanese martial arts. He is the author of numerous books including Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai, Sword & Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts, Clouds in the West: Lessons from the Martial Arts of Japan, and The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi.
The Education of an American Samurai
Biography / Memoir / Martial Arts / Philosophy
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 194 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-115-4 / June 2001
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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...
A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts
Martial Arts
Paperback original / Weatherhill / 224 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 978-0-8348-0572-9 / September 2006
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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...
Discovering the Spirit of Practice
Martial Arts
Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 224 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN 978-1-59030-647-5 / January 2009
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One of America’s foremost experts on the Japanese martial arts shows that karate is not just a sport or a hobby—it’s a lifetime study toward perfection of character. Dave Lowry illuminates the culture, philosophy, and practice of this popular martial art and covers myriad subjects...
The Spirit of the Martial Arts
Arts / Martial Arts
Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 136 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-112-3 / September 1995
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