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This classic interpretation of Miyamoto Musashi's famous Book of Five Rings is explicitly intended for the martial artist--as Miyamoto Musashi originally intended.

'When you attain the Way of strategy, there will not be one thing you cannot see.'
-Miyamoto Musashi

'When you attain the Way of strategy, there will not be one thing you cannot see.'
-Miyamoto Musashi

Along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. It analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human... Read Full Overview

The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes... Read Full Overview

Along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings is considered to be one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asia. It analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human... Read Full Overview

In "A Book of Five Rings," Miyamoto Musashi takes the reader into a world filled to the brim with devotion, self-respect, discipline, honesty and purity of thought. Written originally for warriors and samurai in a completely different time and culture, Musashi's book provides... Read Full Overview

An Unabridged Edition To Include: The Earth Scroll - The Water Scroll - The Fire Scroll - The Wind Scroll - The Scroll Of Emptiness - Preface and Notes - a classic treatise on military strategy, similar to Sun Tzu's The Art of War and Chanakya's Arthashastra.

The complete and official edition of the original Japanese text. Translated by Prof. Nabiki Imagawa and Prof. James Ashcroft in 2019 to fix all the previous mistakes present in the old public editions. This is the recommended edition for university specialists and experts in... Read Full Overview

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) is the most famous Samurai who ever lived. His magnum opus, the Go-Rin-Sho or Book of Five Rings is a classic that is still read by tens of thousands of people each year--Japanese and foreigners alike.

The legendary undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi wrote "The Book of Five Rings" in the 17th century. Generations of martial artists, businessmen and scholars have appreciated his treatise for its "no nonsense" approach to strategy and philosophy. This English translation of... Read Full Overview