Miyamoto Musashi

The Complete Book of Five Rings is an authoritative version of Musashi's classic The Book of Five Rings, translated and annotated by a modern martial arts master, Kenji Tokitsu....

Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....

Dating back to 1645, The Book of Five Rings has been translated and republished many times, and expands well beyond its initial following of the practice of martial arts....

「命がけの実利主義」ともいわれる剣豪・宮本武蔵の兵法。彼は、人生の最末期、熊本にある洞窟内にこもり命を削るようにして『五輪書』を書かれたと言われています。いわば後の世にむけての武蔵の遺言の書ともいえるその一書を、今、まさに脂の乗ってきた朗読家・渡部龍朗が、剣豪と真剣でわたりあう気迫で読みあげました。武蔵を偲ぶ書として。古兵法の世界への指南書として。ビジネス書

The Book of Five Rings is a text on Kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Some foreign business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work in a business context....

I have been many years training in the way of strategy, called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu, and now, I think I will explain it for the first time. It is now during the first 10 days of the 10th month in the 20th year of Kanei (1645)....

Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, A Book of Five Rings has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen....

Legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi intended this modest work as a guide for his immediate disciples and future generations of samurai....

This is legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy, and Zen philosophy....

El Libro de los Cinco Anillos (en japonés 五輪書 [Go-rin no sho]) es un tratado sobre el kentutsu escrito por Miyamoto Musashi en su vejez - durante su retiro de ermitaño en la cueva de Reignando en 1643 - y finalizado el 19 de mayo de 1645, pocas semanas antes de su muerte....