The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi

D. E. Tarver

Jan 2004 · Warrior series Book 2 · iUniverse

4.6

26 reviews

Ebook

104

Pages

About this ebook

For centuries, The Book of Five Rings has been a resource for gaining insight into the mind of the warrior spirit.

The famous Samurai, Miyamoto Musashi, originally wrote the work in 1645. Musashi, the Sword Saint, as he is known in Japan, killed his first man in a duel when he was only thirteen. He went on to fight in over sixty duels and never once lost.

In The Book of Five Rings, Musashi recorded his secrets to success which are applicable to martial arts and any modern situation involving confrontation. Until The Book of Five Rings, the many translations of his original work are written from an academic standpoint because the authors have little with the sword or martial arts.

D.E. Tarver brings a lifetime of experience in sword training, martial arts and business to this version, and the result is a highly motivating and easy to understand book. If you are serious about winning in any area of your life, The Book of Five Rings is the definitive guide to victory.

Ratings and reviews

4.6

26 reviews

M IshaSumi

June 14, 2014

This is 50% five rings and the rest is anti-western garbage from a wanna-be dictator and his lacky who long for good ole days when everyone did as they were ordered by the empire. Nothing of insight. Totally ruined any attempt to read the original works.

3 people found this review helpful

Miss Cipicapa

February 9, 2019

Musashi can tell you the strategy how to maximize your potential and how to really understand the surrounding situation in a set of battle, using direct and simple writing style.

9 people found this review helpful

Merry Me

September 27, 2023

5 uglies till big bro showed up with real brands w/o tarnishing mother fuel like water......🇨🇦🇨🇾🇧🇿🇲🇶🇱🇧🇳🇫🇮🇱🇺🇳🇻🇮🇽🇰🇾🇹🇧🇱🏳️‍🌈☠️

About the author

D. E. Tarver holds black belts ranging from 2nd to 7th degree in seven different styles of Japanese and Filipino martial arts. He has taught martial arts and strategy for twenty years. Since his honorable discharge from the Marines, he has spent time in Japan and the United States.

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