The Book of Five Rings
A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword.
The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.
The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Thomas Cleary's translation is immediately accessible, with an introduction that presents the spiritual background of the warrior tradition. Along with Musashi's text, Cleary translates here another important Japanese classic on leadership and strategy, The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori, which highlights the ethical and spiritual insights of Taoism and Zen as they apply to the way of the warrior.
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art_of_void said:
The Monkey King is a chinese folk hero. He has appeared in many stories, non more famous than "Journey to the West...
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ashley said:
Fantastic cinematography. This movie is big budget and the results are great. The battle scenes are really good, and...
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Vladicus Master said:
it was ok only the main hero should have saved the baby rather than let it get thrown into the oil, it made annoyed...
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Vladicus Master said:
This movie was very interesting and used the martial arts very well with the costuming and props
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cris donovan said:
i'm a little surprised this has rated so low; not because i think it is a great film, but because at the time it was...
very interesting treatise of
very interesting treatise of the subject by a universaly accepted master of the art.
the only thing for mine was the way each section finishes with a remark like, "you must learn this well.." etc. these became repetative quickly and showed the as a writer, MM was a great swordsman.