title: In Search of the Warrior Spirit
author:  Richard Strozzi Heckler 
description: Expanded Third Edition with Marine Martial Art Update.<br /><br />In a top-secret U.S. military experiment, Richard Heckler was invited to teach Eastern awareness disciplines ranging from Aikido to meditation to a group of 25 Green Berets. This account chronicles his experiences in the training program and his attempts to revive traditional warriorship in a technological society. His book provides insight into the nature of war, the meaning of masculinity, and the need for moral values in the military. This new edition includes Heckler's response to 9/11, his connections to the Pentagon and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and his reflections on the movie <i>Black Hawk Down</i>, which depicts the deaths of two of his trainees. "The new Marine Corps martial art...is focused as much on the soul as it is on soldiering..."<br />?<i>The Wall Street Journal </i>
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  OTHER BOOKS  
  
  
  BY RICHARD STROZZI-HECKLER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Holding the Center_
  
  
    
  
  
  _The Anatomy of Change_
  
  
    
  
  
  _In Search of the Warrior Spirit_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ANTHOLOGIES EDITED  
  
  
  BY RICHARD STROZZI-HECKLER
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Being Human at Work_
  
  
    
  
  
  _Aikido and the New Warrior_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Copyright © 2007 by Richard Strozzi-Heckler. All rights reserved. No portion
  of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced, stored in a
  retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,
  mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without written permission
  of the publisher. For information contact Frog Books c/o North Atlantic Books.
  
  
  
  
  
  Published by Frog Books
  
  
  
  
  
  Frog Books’ publications are distributed by  
  
  
  North Atlantic Books  
  
  
  P.O. Box 12327  
  
  
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  Cover and book design by Cla