A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin no Sho) A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin no Sho)

A Book of Five Rings (Go Rin no Sho)

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Publisher Description

The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho) is a text

on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior

Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military

strategy, much like Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's

Arthashastra. There have been various translations made over the years,

and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial

artists: for instance, some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and

taking the advantage to be relevant to their work. The modern-day Hyoho Niten

Ichi-ryu employs it as a manual of technique and philosophy.


Musashi establishes a "no-nonsense" theme throughout the text. For instance,

he repeatedly remarks that technical flourishes are excessive, and contrasts

worrying about such things with the principle that all technique is simply a

method of cutting down one's opponent. He also continually makes the point that

the understandings expressed in the book are important for combat on any scale,

whether a one-on-one duel or a massive battle. Descriptions of principles are

often followed by admonitions to "investigate this thoroughly" through practice,

rather than try to learn by merely reading.


— Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2010
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
92
Pages
PUBLISHER
MobileReference
SELLER
MobileReference
SIZE
228.1
KB

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wxtech1 ,

Great Translation

I have a hardbound translation by William Scott Wilson which is nearly word for word to this one. Even if you don't buy into the fight record of Musashi, this is still a great read.

emperor_524 ,

Great book

It took me awhile but I finished the ebook so much to put into practice on my day routine.

Nietzsche de la Nuit ,

Musashi

Unlike most translations, some heavily footnoted, this translation is very straightforward. This was written with assumption that the reader already an adept in any type of martial arts. Musashi was not Sun Tzu in terms of stratagem. Very likely he knew the work of Sun Tzu. But, he had his own ideas of strategy based on his experiences in combat, both in war, and duels.

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