Shambhala Library: The Book of Five Rings : A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword (Paperback)

from hermit_9

The Book of Five Rings is not really a book; it's a way of life.

from Kurt.Rocourt

More of a book on thinking than on specific strategies. It's a way to think on different situations with basic thought as a base that can lead to complex strategy.

from PghDragonMan

There are other reviews here for "Book of Five Rings", but I feel only one of them is close to understanding the essence of this book. "Five Rings" was indeed originally a martial arts treatise, but the Western Reader needs to remember that Martial Arts was a total way of life: all the principles...

from Highlander99

The creator of Librarything, Bookmeister Spaulding, must have read this book. The Winning Strategy of Miyamoto Musashi,(1584-1645)tells us among other things that one must cultivate a wide range of interests in the arts; be knowledgable in a variety of occupations; be discreet regarding one's bus...

from blackbelt.librarian

I've studied Taekwon Do for 17 years. A fellow classmate recommended this book to me. A bit difficult to get through at first, but it gives invaluable insight into fighting techniques. It changed the way I thought about sparring & I took this book with me when I competed in the 13th World Taekwon...