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Today it is victory over oneself. Tomorrow it is victory over lesser warriors. Miyamoto Musashi is known worldwide as the swordsman, teacher and writer who wrote The Book of Five Rings and changed the way the world thinks about strategy. Take this book literally and you will learn to become a master swordsman. Take this book as a lesson in strategy and you will have a valuable set of tools to help you hone your craft and cultivate your passion. Used by those who study the art of business, politics, warfare, and even chess, this book has much more to offer than just swordsmanship. With lessons that can be applied to almost any activity, The Book of Five Rings is a classic worth studying. This legendary book has been translated into almost every language and this version for the modern reader seeks to find a new audience for those who want to learn Musashi's lessons.
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GenreHistory, Psychology
Length1 hr 45 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 16, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ABOUT MIYAMOTO:
2INTRODUCTION
3CHAPTER 1 THE GROUND BOOK
4The Way of Strategy
5Comparing the Way of the Carpenter to Strategy
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6The Way of Strategy
7Outline of the Five Books of this Book of Strategy
8The Name Ichi Ryu Ni To (One school - two swords)
9The Benefit of the Two Characters Reading "Strategy"
10The Benefit of Weapons in Strategy
11Timing in Strategy
12CHAPTER 2 THE WATER BOOK
13Spiritual Bearing in Strategy
14Stance in Strategy
15The Gaze in Strategy
16Holding the Long Sword
17Footwork
18The Five Attitudes
19The Way of the Long Sword
20The Five Approaches
21The "Attitude No-Attitude" Teaching
22To Hit the Enemy "In One Timing"
23The "Abdomen Timing of Two"
24No Design, No Conception
25The Flowing Water Cut
26Continuous Cut
27The Fire and Stones
28The Red Leaves Cut
29The Body in Place of the Long Sword
30Cut and Slash
31Chinese Monkey's Body
32Glue and Lacquer Emulsion Body
33To Strive for Height
34To Apply Stickiness
35The Body Strike
36To Stab at the Face
37To Stab at the Heart
38To Scold "Tut-TUT!"
39The Smacking Parry
40There are Many Enemies
41The Advantage when Coming to Blows
42One Cut
43Direct Communication
44CHAPTER 3 THE FIRE BOOK
45Depending on the Place
46The Three Methods to Forestall the Enemy
47The First - Ken No Sen
48The Second - Tai No Sen
49The Third - Tai Tai No Sen
50To Hold Down a Pillow
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