Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror

“In interviews with women ages 12 to 83, we find these arts well integrated into a sustaining feminine identity and holistic spiritual outlook.” * Publishers Weekly *“I see women coming to the martial arts as a young movement, a new growth in the martial arts that will transform it forever in a very deep way. The martial arts will never be the same again for this influence, and that’s been what my life has been about, sitting right on that cusp and being engaged in that process.” * Coleen Gragen, fifth-degree black belt Kajukenbo instructor *“In Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror, seasoned writer Stephanie T. Hoppe conducts interviews with over 20 remarkable women who have not only excelled in martial arts but have adopted them (or been adopted by them) as a particular path to self-transformation. Sharing their experiences, we learn how martial arts can transform a person and how martial artists can begin to transform society through leadership and self-development training.” * Brian Bruya, Amazon.com *“In simple terms, this book is about ‘Women Warriors on the Integration of the Body, Mind and Spirit,’ as stated by the author on the front cover. But it is much more. The interviewing technique-relevant questions appropriate to the person being interviewed, recorded on tape-give an immediacy to the chapters. The discussions seem very real, very pertinent. It is a valuable book for any woman who trains, to encourage thinking and feeling about that training.” * Cassie Bosley, Women in the Martial Arts *

Stephanie T. Hoppe coedited a two-volume anthology on women’s relationships with animals and the natural world entitled With a Fly’s Eye, Whale’s Wit and Woman’s Heart and And a Deer’s Ear, Eagle’s Song, and Bear’s Grace. Her many stories and interviews have been widely published, and she has written several science fiction novels. She lives in Ukiah, California, where she teaches T’ai Chi Ch’uan at the White Cloud Women’s T’ai Chi School.

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