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The Book of Five Rings: A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword

Miyamoto Musashi,Thomas Cleary

English Advanced Sport
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2011

Published

162

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The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial artsin general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it has garnered broad attention in East Asia and throughout the world. For insta

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The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial artsin general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it has garnered broad attention in East Asia and throughout the world. For instance, some foreign business leaders find its discussion of conflict to be relevant to their work. The modern-day Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū employs it as a manual of technique and philosophy.

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