Between The Cross And The Way

When Faith Meets Martial DisciplineSifu Michael Johnson

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Length7h 4m

About this audiobook

You train to hurt people. You are also told to love them. That tension doesn't go away. This book stops pretending it does. Between the Cross and the Way is for the martial artist who noticed that serious training asks questions no belt test covers. What holds power when the body becomes capable? What rushes in when religion is removed from a discipline built around violence? What are you actually handing your students when you hand them authority over their own bodies? Sifu Michael Johnson doesn't reconcile Christianity with Eastern tradition. He puts words to the friction most practitioners carry alone, across seven parts that move through Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and the paths beyond them. No resolution. No system. Just clear thinking about the weight you are already carrying. For fighters, instructors, and parents who want honest questions more than comfortable answers.

Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help

Length7 hrs 4 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateJul 19, 2017

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

8Chapter 3. Buddhism and the Warrior&#x27;s Paradox.

2Who This Book Is For

9Chapter 4. Christianity and the Martial Tension.

3Chapter 1. Why Religion and Martial Arts Converge. Part 1

10Chapter 5. When Martial Arts Become Christian-Based.

4Chapter 1. Why Religion and Martial Arts Converge. Part 2

11Chapter 6. Other Paths in the Martial World.

5Chapter 1. Why Religion and Martial Arts Converge. Part 3

12Chapter 7. Walking the Line. Part 1

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6Chapter 2. Taoism and the Natural Fighter. Part 1

13Chapter 7. Walking the Line. Part 2

7Chapter 2. Taoism and the Natural Fighter. Part 2

14Chapter 7. Walking the Line. Part 3

About the author

Sifu Michael Johnson

Sifu Michael Johnson is an 8th Duan Grandmaster and Zongshi of Tzu Jan Men, a Taoist martial arts system of the Wei Family Lineage. With over thirty-five years of practice, he teaches at Cloud Forest Martial Arts Institute in Greensboro, North Carolina. He holds doctoral degrees in Metaphysics and Philosophy and is the author of Quiet Guardians and The Quiet Warriors: An Ethical Violence. The Quantum Human represents decades of lived practice distilled into a framework that holds science and spirit in the same room.View all by Sifu Michael Johnson