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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