In Search of the Warrior Spirit, Fourth Edition: Teaching Awareness Disciplines to the Green Berets

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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 programme 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 book includes Heckler's response to 9/11, his connections to the Pentagon and U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and his reflections on the movie "Black Hawk Down", which depicts the deaths of two of his trainees. There will be new material on visits to Afghanistan with NATO and the author will discuss individuals from the Trojan Warrior Project and Marine Warrior Project, relating events in a war zone and conversations with his friend the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe (SACEUR).

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"In my personal opinion, Strozzi-Heckler hits the mark in identifying one of the most troubling problems affecting today's U.S. military forces: the ascendancy of technology at the expense of moral values that underpin the true spirit of the Profession of Arms. A must read for those amongs us who really consider themselves warriors."
Michael E. Haas, Lt. Colonel, United States Air Force; Head, Air Force Special Operations

What a story this is! Strozzi-Hecklers chronicle of the armys daring experiment in awareness training for twenty-five Green Berets is must reading for anyone interested in the role of the warrior in a technological age. But more than that, it is an illumination of courage and vulnerability and what it means to be a man. I couldnt put it down.
George Leonard, author of The Silent Pulse and The Ultimate Athlete

The Marine Martial Art program grew out of the conviction that every Marine must be imbued with the values that have sustained the Corps throughout its 227-year historyhonor, courage, and commitment. These warrior values are at the heart of Richard Strozzi-Hecklers work with the Marine Corps and the other services to strengthen those who go in harms way in order to preserve our freedom. In Search of the Warrior Spirit reminds us of how urgent that task is.
R.D. Hearney, General, United States Marine Corps (Ret.); former Assistant Commandant

"An exciting journal of discovery...Essential reading for military leaders who want to broaden their ability to adapt to a world characterized by ambiguity. Strozzi-Heckler's original work helps readers link the important of mind-body-spirit integration to cutting edge leadership in a pragmatic and thoughtful manner."
Fred T. Krawchuk, Lt. Colonel, United States Army Special Forces

Author Bio

Richard Strozzi-Heckler, PhD, is President of Strozzi Institute, The Center for Leadership and Mastery. He has a seventh-degree black belt in aikido and a doctorate in psychology. Dr. Strozzi-Heckler has taught the principles of embodied leadership and mastery to business, government, military, non-profits, health care, and education for the last thirty years. He is the author of The Anatomy of Change and The Leadership Dojo; and the editor of Aikido and the New Warrior, Being Human at Work- Bringing Somatic Intelligence into Your Professional Life, and Holding the Center.