The Book of Five Rings
Author: Musashi, Miyamoto
ISBN: 9781590309841
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Aug 2012
Pages: 160
Format: Hardback
A new, delightfully readable translation of the classic manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote Plt;iPgt;The Book of Five RingsPlt;/iPgt;, 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. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 prowessP#8212;and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in Plt;iPgt;The Book of Five RingsPlt;/iPgt;. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;William Scott WilsonP#8217;s translation is faithful to the original seventeenth-century Japanese text while being wonderfully clear and readable. His scholarship and insight into the deep meaning of this classic are evident in his introduction and notes to the text. This edition also includes a translation of one of MusashiP#8217;s earlier writings, P#8220;The Way of Walking Alone,P#8221; and calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura.
ISBN: 9781590309841
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Aug 2012
Pages: 160
Format: Hardback
A new, delightfully readable translation of the classic manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi.
When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote Plt;iPgt;The Book of Five RingsPlt;/iPgt;, 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. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;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 prowessP#8212;and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in Plt;iPgt;The Book of Five RingsPlt;/iPgt;. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;William Scott WilsonP#8217;s translation is faithful to the original seventeenth-century Japanese text while being wonderfully clear and readable. His scholarship and insight into the deep meaning of this classic are evident in his introduction and notes to the text. This edition also includes a translation of one of MusashiP#8217;s earlier writings, P#8220;The Way of Walking Alone,P#8221; and calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura.
