The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi Victor Harris

9781398808744

208 pages

Arcturus Publishing Limited

Hardback $12.99

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Overview

One of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever 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.

This gorgeous edition is ideal for gift purchase.

Arcturus has sold over 160,000 copies of Book of Five Rings worldwide

Author Bio

Miyamoto Musashi was born around 1584 into a samurai family in Harima province. His mother died soon after his birth, so he was raised by his step-mother and then his uncle, a monk from the Shoreian temple. While staying with his uncle, he was taught Zen Buddhisma and basic reading and writing. He had his first duel at the age of thirteen and went on to have 59 more, claiming never to have lost a single one. He completed his influential book on swordsmanship in May 1645, the year he died.