Author: Miyamoto Musashi
Brand: Shambhala Publications
Features:
ISBN: 1590309847
Number Of Pages: 160
Publisher: Shambhala
Release Date: 2012-05-15
Details: When the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote The Book of Five Rings 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 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 The Book of Five Rings William Scott Wilsons 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 Musashis earlier writings The Way of Walking Alone and calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura
EAN: 9781590309841
