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One of the most famous of the world's arts, budo is also one its least understood.Revealing a host of personal budo discoveries in his first book, The Art of Life and Death, Sleiman Azizi continues his exploration of the budo taijutsu art of grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi with Shadow Inspiration.Stepping away from the cliches and stereotypes of the martial arts, Sleiman navigates over a decade's worth of the grandmaster's words, delicately drawing out insights into the non-philosophy that permeates a living budo.Written as a form of gratitude to his teacher, Shadow Inspiration features poetry, anecdotes, essays and personal correspondence all interwoven within the fabric of the oral teachings of the grandmaster, bringing to life the depth of an ancient budo.Through this, it is hoped that the reader will come to appreciate the living vitality of the budo art of Masaaki Hatsumi.

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Sleiman Azizi moved to Japan in 2001 to study the martial arts. He stayed in Japan, living and working there for a decade before returning to Australia. Proficient in Japanese, he often acted as an interpreter for visiting students. His unexpected experiences lead to the publication of a number of books including The Art of Life and Death, Shadow Inspiration, Dancing Embers and Cloud Break. Influenced by the seemingly random nature of Japanese zuihitsu writing, Sleiman's works reflect his understanding of budo as an entirely natural phenomenon. Besides writing, his budo study also lead to interests in Noh theatre, Japanese aesthetics and, strangely enough, traditional sushi.

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