The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi
For centuries, The Book of Five Rings has been a resource for gaining insight into the mind of the warrior spirit.The famous Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, originally wrote the work in 1645. Musashi, the Sword Saint, as he is known in Japan, killed his first man in a duel when he was only thirteen....
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For centuries, The Book of Five Rings has been a resource for gaining insight into the mind of the warrior spirit.The famous Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, originally wrote the work in 1645. Musashi, the Sword Saint, as he is known in Japan, killed his first man in a duel when he was only thirteen. He went on to fight in over sixty duels and never once lost.In The Book of Five Rings, Musashi recorded his secrets to success which are applicable to martial arts and any modern situation involving confrontation. Until The Book of Five Rings, the many translations of his original work are written from an academic standpoint because the authors have little with the sword or martial arts.D.E. Tarver brings a lifetime of experience in sword training, martial arts and business to this version, and the result is a highly motivating and easy to understand book. If you are serious about winning in any area of your life, The Book of Five Rings is the definitive guide to victory.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780595301249 (059530124X)
Publish date: January 4th 2004
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Cultural,
Business,
War,
Military,
Philosophy,
Asian Literature,
Leadership,
Japan,
Japanese Literature
This is an interesting little book. It was written by Miyamoto Musashi who was not a samurai for most or all of his career in the proper meaning of the term. Instead he was a duelist who never lost a battle and this was in a period when most duels were to the death. Musashi's book is very much a ...
Even though it's a very short book (about 100 pages) boring as hell. Impossible to read whole book!
Even though it's a very short book (about 100 pages) boring as hell. Impossible to read whole book!
Not really my thing... but a must-read if you practice martial arts.
This book, written by a famous Japanese duelist, tells one of his relatives how to win with the sword. It is divided into five "Rings" based on five "Elements". He concentrates on Strategy and does not talk about the best guard to take or other technicalities. Many people find this book to be imm...
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