About the Book

Setting down his thoughts on swordplay, on winning, and on spirituality, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai. He had little idea he was penning a masterpiece that would be eagerly devoured by people in all walks of life centuries after his death.Along with The Art of War by Sun Tzu, The Book of Five Rings has long been regarded as an invaluable treatise on the strategy of winning. Musashi's timeless advice on defeating an adversary, throwing an opponent off-guard, creating confusion, and other techniques for overpowering an assailant was addressed to the readers of earlier times on the battlefield and now serves the modern reader in the battle of life. In this new rendering by the translator of Hagakure and The Unfettered Mind, William Scott Wilson adheres rigorously to the seventeenth-century Japanese text and clarifies points of ambiguity in earlier translations. In addition, he of

Product Details

Media: Compact Disc Audio Product

Language: English

Publisher: Tantor Media

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 1400118522

Publication Date: Jun. 30th, 2010

ISBN-13: 9781400118526

Dimensions: 5.48 x 6.53 x 1.12 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.32 lbs

• Categories: Strategic Military History Eastern Philosophy Martial Arts & Self Defense