Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.
Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition. Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.Translated by V. Harris. Japan’s answer to the Harvard MBA…Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.
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Genre, Spirituality, Non Fiction, Self Help & Reference, Biography
Miyamoto Musashi ( 1584 June 13, 1645), also known as Shinmen Takez, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Draku, was an expert Japanese swordsman and rnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. He was the founder of the Hy?h? Niten Ichi-ry or Niten-ry style of swordsmanship and the author of The Book of Five Rings (Go Rin No Sho), a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.
1 review for A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
Skryf Review
5 out of 5
Amazing Read
This is not a novel. It is a training manual for the budding swordsman written my the greatest Japanese swordsman in their history – Miyamoto Musashi. There are so many levels to this man’s teachings that it is difficult to summarise. His life in itself is amazing and the subject of many written works.
There are two key elements to this work:
1. How to be a swords man. The practical aspects required for you to be able to handle a sword and to attain a level where you can spar with someone with a bokken (wooden sword) or a steel sword such as a katana.
2. Philosophy and psychology. There is a very pragmatic approach to life that is as valid today as it was in the era in which the book was written.
Skryf Review
Amazing Read
This is not a novel. It is a training manual for the budding swordsman written my the greatest Japanese swordsman in their history – Miyamoto Musashi. There are so many levels to this man’s teachings that it is difficult to summarise. His life in itself is amazing and the subject of many written works.
There are two key elements to this work:
1. How to be a swords man. The practical aspects required for you to be able to handle a sword and to attain a level where you can spar with someone with a bokken (wooden sword) or a steel sword such as a katana.
2. Philosophy and psychology. There is a very pragmatic approach to life that is as valid today as it was in the era in which the book was written.