CHAPTER FIVE
[Zen Archery and Swordsmanship]
(THE KAMAKURA ERA—1185-1333)
The anti-scholasticism, the mental discipline—still more the strict physical discipline of the adherents of Zen, which kept their lives very close to nature—all appealed to the warrior caste. . . . Zen contributed much to the development of a toughness of inner fiber and a strength of character which typified the warrior of feudal Japan. . . .