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Translator's Preface | |
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Translator's Introduction | |
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The Book of Five Rings | |
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Preface | |
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The Earth Scroll | |
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On the Science of Martial Arts | |
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Likening the Science of Martial Arts to Carpentry | |
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The Science of Martial Arts | |
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On the Composition of This Book in Five Scrolls | |
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On Naming This Individual School "Two Swords" | |
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On Knowing the Principles of the Words Martial Arts | |
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On Knowing the Advantages of Weapons in Martial Arts | |
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On Rhythm in Martial Arts | |
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The Water Scroll | |
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State of Mind in Martial Arts | |
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Physical Rearing in Martial Arts | |
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Focus of the Eyes in Martial Arts | |
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Gripping the Long Sword | |
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On Footwork | |
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Five Kinds of Guard | |
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The Way of the Long Sword | |
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Procedures of Five Formal Techniques | |
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On the Teaching of Having a Position without a Position | |
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Striking Down an Opponent in a Single Beat | |
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The Rhythm of the Second Spring | |
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Striking without Thought and without Form | |
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The Flowing Water Stroke | |
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The Chance Hit | |
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The Spark Hit | |
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The Crimson Foliage Hit | |
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The Body Instead of the Sword | |
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Striking and Hitting | |
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The Body of the Short-Armed Monkey | |
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The Sticky Body | |
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Comparing Height | |
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Gluing | |
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The Body Blow | |
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Three Parries | |
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Stabbing the Face | |
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Stabbing the Heart | |
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The Cry | |
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The Slapping Parry | |
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A Stand against Many Opponents | |
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Advantage in Dueling | |
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The Single Stroke | |
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The State of Direct Penetration | |
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Epilogue | |
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The Fire Scroll | |
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The Physical Situation | |
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Three Preemptions | |
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Holding Down the Pillow | |
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Crossing a Ford | |
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Knowing the State of Affairs | |
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Stomping a Sword | |
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Knowing Disintegration | |
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Becoming the Opponent | |
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Letting Go Four Hands | |
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Moving Shadows | |
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Arresting Shadows | |
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Infection | |
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Upset | |
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Threat | |
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Sticking Tight | |
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Coming up against Corners | |
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Flustering | |
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Three Shouts | |
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Mixing | |
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Crushing | |
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Mountain and Sea Changing | |
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Knocking the Heart Out | |
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Becoming New | |
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Small and Large | |
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A Commander Knowing Soldiers | |
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Letting Go of the Hilt | |
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Being Like a Rock Wall | |
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Epilogue | |
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The Wind Scroll | |
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On Wielding Extra-long Swords in Other Schools | |
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Powerful Sword Blows in Other Schools | |
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The Use of Schorter Long Swords in Other Schools | |
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Numerous Sword Strokes in Other Schools | |
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Positions of the Sword in Other Schools | |
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The Focus of the Eyes in Other Schools | |
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Footwork in Other Schools | |
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The Use of Speed in Other Schools | |
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The Esoteric and Exoteric in Other Schools | |
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Epilogue | |
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The Scroll of Emptiness | |
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Notes | |
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The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War | |
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The Killing Sword | |
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Preface | |
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The Great Learning | |
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Mood and Will | |
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Appearance and Intention | |
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Beating the Grass to Scare the Snakes | |
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The Vanguard of the Moment | |
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Aggressive and Passive Modes | |
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Logical Principles of Aggressive and Passive Attitudes of Body and Sword | |
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Mental and Physical Aggressive and Passive Modes | |
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Things to Learn When You Face an Aggressive Opponent | |
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Things Learned for Facing Off in a Contest of Adversaries | |
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The Mental Postures of Three Ways of Feinting | |
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Addressing and Adapting to Changes of Mind | |
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Double Looks | |
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Hit and Be Hit At: The Sense of Winning by Letting Yourself Be Hit At | |
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Three Rhythms | |
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A Small Rhythm to a Large Rhythm, a Large Rhythm to a Small Rhythm | |
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Noting the Tempo | |
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Techniques | |
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Techniques II | |
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Hearing the Sound of Wind and Water | |
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Sickness | |
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The Sense of Elementary and Advanced Levels of Removal of Sickness | |
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The Normal Mind | |
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Like a Wooden Man Facing Flowers and Birds | |
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The Free Mind | |
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The Life-Giving Sword | |
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Perceiving Abilities and Intentions | |
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The Rhythm of Existence and Nonexistence | |
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The Moon in the Water | |
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The Quiescent Sword | |
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Explanation of the Characters Used for "Quiescent" | |
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Stride | |
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The First Principle | |
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The One-Foot Margin on Both Sides | |
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"This Is the Ultimate"/The First Sword | |
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Analysis of the Moon in the Water; the Quiescent Sword; Sickness; Body, Hands, and Feet | |
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Moves | |
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The Margin of Safety | |
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Maneuvering | |
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Seeing the Quiescent Sword: Distinction of Three Levels | |
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"The Mind Is Like the Moon in Water, the Body Is Like an Image in a Mirror." | |
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Hasty Attack | |
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Bringing Back the Mind | |
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The Sense of Total Removal, the Sense of the Void, the Sense of Presenting the Mind | |
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True and False Mind | |
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No Sword | |
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Great Potential and Great Function | |
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Mind and Objects | |
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Martial Arts and Buddhism | |
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Yes and No | |
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Truth and Untruth | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |