Eugen Herrigel · Lineage tree

Description

German professor of philosophy who studied kyūdō under Awa Kenzō in Japan and wrote Zen in der Kunst des Bogenschießens (Zen in the Art of Archery).

Teachers (1)

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  Awa Kenzō

  sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable

  Probable

  Single source; Herrigel's own book is not cited here.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source; Herrigel's own book is not cited here.

  “Of the two, Awa is best known outside Japan, because he was the teacher of Eugen Herrigel (1884–1955), a German professor of philosophy who lived in Japan from 1924 to 1929. Herrigel studied with Awa for about three years.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Lineage

• Kyudo Awa Kenzō ← Honda Toshizane · 2 generations

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