Dave Lowry (martial arts)
Dave Lowry is an American writer best known for his articles, manuals and novels based on Japanese martial arts.
A student of Japanese martial arts since 1968, when he began studying Yagyū Shinkage-ryū kenjutsu under Ryokichi Kotaro of the Nara Prefecture of Japan, he has also studied Shintō Musō-ryū, as well as karate, aikido, and Kodokan judo.
He has a degree in English, and has written about a variety of topics related to budō, the Japanese concept of the "martial way." He has written training manuals on use of weapons such as the bokken and jo, a few novels centered on the lifestyle of the budōka (one who follows the martial way), and countless articles on martial practices and traditional Japanese philosophy. He has been a regular columnist for Black Belt magazine since 1986, where he writes on the traditional arts.
He has written almost 20 books, primarily on the martial arts.[1]
He has also held positions as a published restaurant critic.
Books by Dave Lowry
- The Connoisseurs Guide to Sushi
- Clouds in the West: Lessons from the Martial Arts of Japan
- Moving Toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan
- Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways
- Autumn Lightning: The Education of an American Samurai
- Persimmon Wind: A Martial Artist's Journey in Japan
- Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts
- Bokken - Art of the Japanese Sword
- In the Dojo: A Guide to the Rituals and Etiquette of the Japanese Martial Arts
- The Karate Way: Discovering the Spirit of Practice
- The Essence of Budo: A Practitioner's Guide to Understanding the Japanese Martial Ways
- Chinese cooking for diamond thieves (novel)