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Musashi's Book of Five Rings The Definitive Interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's Classic Book of Strategy

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ISBN-10: 0804835209

ISBN-13: 9780804835206

Edition: 2nd 1994

Authors: Miyamoto Musashi, Stephen F. Kaufman, Miyamoto Musashi

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Often used to explain Japanese business competition, Musashi's Book of Five Rings is more properly a definitive treatise on mortal combat from one of Japan's most formidable warriors - the martial arts luminary Miyamoto Musashi. Famed martial artist Stephen Kaufman has translated this classic without the usual commercial bias, driving straight to the heart of Musashi's incisive martial arts stratagems. the result is an enthralling combination of powerful technical wisdom and the philosophical elucidation offered to martial artists by Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and Taoism. From the metaphor of the Four Elements and fundamentals of physical practice and strategy to an offering of Zen…    
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Book details

List price: $13.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 1/15/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.46" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.396

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Preface
About the Translation
Introduction
The Book of Earth
The Book of Water
The Book of Fire
The Book of Wind
The Book of No-Thing