I bought my copy of Joe Hyams’ Zen in the Martial Arts in 1992, while I was in London¹.
The friend that was with me in the bookstore dismissed this beautifully illustrated book as

typical Yankee-a##hole mystical crap

and he was completely off the mark – but he was a very self-centered person, the sort that gets a kick out of making feel bad the people around them.

Anyway…
In his book, Hyams relates a discussion between himself, Bruce Lee and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant², about time. Continue reading →