The Book of Five Rings (Shambhala Classics)

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  • Author : Musashi Miyamoto
  • Author : Miyamoto Musashi
  • Binding : Paperback
  • Creator : Thomas Cleary
  • EAN : 9781570627484
  • Edition : New edition
  • ISBN : 1570627487
  • Label : Shambhala Publications Inc
  • Languages : Original Language: Japanese, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Shambhala Publications Inc
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 133
  • Package Dimensions : 0.44 inches (Height) x 8.92 inches (Length) x 0.58 pounds (Weight) x 5.93 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 2000-12-01
  • Publisher : Shambhala Publications Inc
  • SKU : 749781570627484
  • Studio : Shambhala Publications Inc

To learn a Japanese martial art is to learn Zen, and although you can't do so simply by reading a book, it sure does help--especially if that book is the Book of Five Rings. One of Japan's great samurai sword masters put down in decisive, unfaltering terms the certain path to victory, and like Sun Tzu's Art of War, it is applicable not only on the battlefield but in all forms of competition. Always observant, creating confusion, striking at vulnerabilities--these are some of the basic principles. Going deeper, we find suki, the interval of vulnerability, of indecisiveness, of rest, the briefest but most vital moment to strike. In succinct detail, Miyamoto records ideal postures, blows and psychological tactics to put the enemy off guard and open the way for attack. Most important of all is Miyamoto's concept of rhythm, how all things are in harmony, and by working with the rhythm of a situation, we can turn it to our advantage with little effort. But like Zen, this requires one thing above all else, putting the book down and going out to practice. --Brian Bruya

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