Published: Aug. 31, 2011
Words: 6,111 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780983764427

Short description

A 6000 word well researched mini book on the compatibility between the Martial Arts and Christianity. This work explores the history of ancient fighting arts, the philosophies rooted in the fighting systems, the differences between traditional and non-traditional fighting schools, fitness and heath, the concepts of yogic meditation, and the Biblical viewpoint concerning these practices.

Extended description

A 6000 word well researched mini book on the compatibility between the Martial Arts and Christianity. This work explores the history of ancient fighting arts, the philosophies rooted in the fighting systems, the differences between traditional and non-traditional fighting schools, fitness and heath, Mixed Martial Arts or MMA, the dangers of yogic meditation, and the Biblical viewpoint concerning such practices.

It will enlighten your understanding and give you confidence in a decision to practice or not to practice these ancient fighting arts.

This is a must read for any Christian parent having a child enrolled in any type of fighting art school. It presents a fair and balanced viewpoint supported by documentation and Scriptural references. Many Martial arts experts were consulted and their views are outlined in a factual manner. (Read more) A 6000 word well researched mini book on the compatibility between the Martial Arts and Christianity. This work explores the history of ancient fighting arts, the philosophies rooted in the fighting systems, the differences between traditional and non-traditional fighting schools, fitness and heath, Mixed Martial Arts or MMA, the dangers of yogic meditation, and the Biblical viewpoint concerning such practices.

It will enlighten your understanding and give you confidence in a decision to practice or not to practice these ancient fighting arts.

This is a must read for any Christian parent having a child enrolled in any type of fighting art school. It presents a fair and balanced viewpoint supported by documentation and Scriptural references. Many Martial arts experts were consulted and their views are outlined in a factual manner.

Author, Paul Villanueva holds a second-degree black belt in the Martial Art of Kung Fu San Soo. He has over twenty-five years of law enforcement experience, and was a California state certified instructor in Use of Force techniques for police officers.

He is also a Tactical Communications (Verbal Judo) expert and has appeared on a California state training DVD distributed to every police department in the state.

Villanueva earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies and a Master of Arts degree in Negotiation and Conflict Management.

Paul Villanueva is the author of “The Wisdom of Death: Six Paths to Understanding Loss and Grief,” a book about grief recovery. It is available in print form at most online retailers and in an updated revised eBook edition.
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Review by: Sue Wharton on May 18, 2012 :
Please note that I am reviewing this book as a non-Christian martial artist. I purchased it because I was aware that some Christians have reservations about pursuing certain martial arts and I wanted to learn more about why. I have to say I found the book very disturbing and full of superstition. The author is clearly a very extreme Christian with a very literal interpretation of the bible. He portrays any martial artist who follows an internal art such as Tai Chi as an evil individual summoning demons into his body through controlled breathing exercises! What a load of nonsense.

I was so disturbed by the image of Christianity painted by this book that I wrote a blog post about it to ask for the views of Christian martial artists on the subject. They were all equally alarmed by the teachings in this book and did not agree with any of it. You can read this blog post and the comments received by clicking here: http://www.kickasssuec.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/martial-arts-and-christianity.html

Unless you share the authors very extreme literal views you will not like this book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Nicola Thompson on Jan. 02, 2012 :
Having followed Karate for the past 6 years I never thought of any Biblical connection. Having read the book it amazing how the two are connected.
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