
The Complete Book of Five Rings
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Brian Nishii
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. Tokitsu has spent most of his life researching the legendary samurai swordsman and his works, and in this book he illuminates this seminal text, along with several other works by Musashi. These include "The Mirror of the Way of Strategy", which Musashi wrote when he was in his 20s; "Thirty-five Instructions on Strategy", and "Forty-two Instructions on Strategy", which were precursors to The Book of Five Rings; and "The Way to Be Followed Alone", which Musashi wrote just days before his death.
Heard together, these five texts give listeners an unusually detailed, nuanced view of Musashi's ideas on swordsmanship, strategy, and self-cultivation. Tokitsu puts all these writings into historical and philosophical context and makes them accessible and relevant to today's listeners and martial arts students. Tokitsu understands Musashi's writings - and Musashi as a martial artist - unusually well and is able to provide a rare insight into the man and his historical contribution.
©2000 Kenji Tokitsu, English Translation 2004, 2010 by Shambhala Publications, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Tremendous.
Would you listen to The Complete Book of Five Rings again? Why?
Yes, you must listen, well.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The structure of the 5 elements; Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Heaven; and how they correlate to master any craft.
What could the authors have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Not a thing.
What about Brian Nishii's performance did you like?
Perfect. Just perfect.
Any additional comments?
Serious work must have been done, to create such a solid storyline.
You must study this book, well!
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it's a classic
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INTERESTING
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What I do have to say is that I particularly liked this editor's preface notes and many of the things he said regarding the reading/understanding/interpretation of historical sources and the context they need to be kept in, and how these shouldn't be lauded as the end all be all to understanding the practice of swordfighting (or ancient weapons in general). He continued bringing up the idea of keeping these sources in a sort of reality check, that they are all that survived, written for certain audiences (of which we are not members of and no one alive today is) and that the more important element than 'reading the books' is actually doing some training! It was refreshing to find this considering how modern HEMA unfortunately in some circles has become elitist and snobbish.
About time I got to this
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Essential for any aspiring swordsman
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You must examine this well
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great translation of a classic strategy book.
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learn the way of the sword and some Japanese with
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Good book with nice words of wisdom at the end
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The Five Rings is overrated, end is for academics
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