When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote <i>The Book of Five Rings</i>, a manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning for his students and generations of samurai to come, he created one of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever to come from Asia. <br><br>Musashi gives timeless advice on defeating an adversary, throwing an opponent off-guard, creating confusion, and other techniques for overpowering an assailant that will resonate with both martial artists and everyone else interested in skillfully dealing with conflict. For Musashi, the way of the martial arts was a mastery of the mind rather than simply technical prowess—and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in <i>The Book of Five Rings</i>. <br><br>William Scott Wilson’s translation is faithful to the original seventeenth-century Japanese text while being wonderfully clear and readable. His scholarship and insight into the deep m
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Written in 1645, The Book of Five Rings is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu¿s The Art of War, and it is still widely read today. The author, Miyamoto Musashi, was a Japanese samurai warrior who wrote of his expertise...
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<i>The Complete Book of Five Rings</i> is an authoritative version of Musashi’s classic <i>The Book of Five Rings,</i> translated and annotated by a modern martial arts master, Kenji Tokitsu. Tokitsu has spent most of his...
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One of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture, <i>The Book of Five Rings </i>analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction....
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