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In "The Book of Five Rings," Miyamoto Musashi takes the reader into a world filled to the brim with devotion, self-respect, discipline, honesty and purity of thought. Unfortunately, there have been a few hundred years, and a vastly fundamental language barrier between the original text, and that enjoyment.

Legend of the Five Rings is set primarily in the fictional land of Rokugan (also known as the Emerald Empire), based on feudal Japan with influences from other East Asian cultures, [19] where samurai, shugenja, and trained courtiers vie for control of the noble courts. Rokugan itself is home to mostly humans, divided into a society based on clans, with eight Great Clans and various minor ones, though at the moment they are all in confusion, and are vying for one of their members to be the new Emperor. They are regularly threatened by evil plots from within, but the main threat still lies to the southwest of Rokugan: the deadly wastes of the Shadowlands, where demonic hordes roam. El universo es vacío. Nada. Por ello el verdadero guerrero es el que está vacío, es nada, está abierto a toda posibilidad. Aprende el camino y la verdad como si fueran absolutos, pero los aplica abiertamente, sin desechar nada, considerando siempre qué se aplica y qué no en cada circunstancia.In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness. Esto es igual de válido para la espada, la escritura o los negocios. Pero creer que lo que propone Musashi es una mera exposición de utilitarismo es no haber entendido nada. You should not have a favorite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. You should not copy others, but use weapons which you can handily properly. Wind of Truth (Legend of the Five Rings: The Four Winds Saga fourth scroll)". GoodReads . Retrieved 19 June 2014.

No Attitude" refers to those strategists who do not go with the use of the "Five Attitudes" and prefer to simply go without the attitudes of the long sword to focus entirely on technique, as opposed to focusing on both technique and the five attitudes. This is similar to taking chances as opposed to making chances. The author advises to focus on the peripheral, to see everything, and not to be distracted by one focus-point. When I’ve been out in questionable areas, I’ve remembered this, and have kept the panorama of my vision before me, to watch and be mindful of potential threats. Generally, I dislike fixedness in both long swords and hands. Fixedness means a dead hand. Pliability is a living hand. You must bear this in mind." De Lange, William (2014). Miyamoto Musashi: A Life in Arms. Floating World Editions. ISBN 978-1-891640-629. Called the Go Rin No Sho, this treatise is eye-opening, though at times gruesome. One of the great joys of experiencing older texts is the sheer regality of the narration, so it's overall enjoyable. There are sections which are decidedly male and archaic ... like Musashi's insistence on overwhelming an enemy rather than befriending him. (Quite different from Funakoshi's precept of nonviolence in shotokan karate.)

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Other kinds of tactics which of Musashi tells are way of ensuring that the enemy is at a disadvantage. Forcing yourself on the non-dominant side of a trooper is one way because the left side is difficult for a right-handed soldier. Other disadvantages, such as forcing enemies into footholds, swamps, ditches, and other difficult terrain, force the enemy to be uncertain of his situation.

El libro de los cinco anillos trata de exactamente lo contrario que quieren vendernos los coachs motivacionales y los académicos. Es un manual de la espada, puede leerse como un manual sobre como vivir, pero es básicamente un tratado de filosofía. Y su principio es uno muy sencillo: aquel que atesora todo conocimiento sin aferrarse a ninguna verdad es capaz de derrotar la falsedad del mundo.In the above quote, Musashi speaks of "virtue and no evil". This may mean "goodness and banishment of evil" or "purpose and non-existence of good and evil", and the exact meaning is open to debate. The book’s contents reflect the lessons Musashi taught his student in his own dojo. While the work is adapted from other sources, Musashi added his own interpretations and unique insight to make The Book of Five Rings a personal and unique body of work. Split into 5 books, each book is dedicated to an element of battle and described as Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and the Book of The Void. In regards to the gaze of someone, he notes that a person must be able to perceive that which is all around him without moving their eyeballs noticeably, which is said to be a skill which takes an enormous amount of practice to perfect. He notes that this is again one of the most important parts of strategy, as well as being able to see things which are close, such as the technique of an enemy. It is also used to perceive things far away, such as arriving troops or enemies, as that is the precursor to battle. One can then change one's actions according to what one sees. Miyamoto Musashi (translator Thomas Cleary), The Book of Five Rings: A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword, 2005, Boston: Shambhala Publications. ISBN 978-1-59030-248-4.

De Lange, William (2011). The Real Musashi: The Bukoden. Floating World Editions. ISBN 978-1-891640-60-5. I read it because Phil Knight ( the author of the Shoe dog) mentioned its name in his book since it helped him to survive the tough phase of his life. El libro del aire es genial en cuanto a la enseñanza de no tomar las cosas en la vida de un solo modo. El verdadero camino está en la flexibilidad y la adaptación. Un solo enfoque siempre lleva al fracaso.

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The term Ichi School refers to "Niten No Ichi Ryu" or "Ni-Ten Ichi Ryu", which literally translates to "Two Heavens, One School". Alternative translations include: "Two Swords, One Spirit", and "Two Swords, One Entity". The translation, "Two Swords, One Dragon" was thought to be a misinterpretation of the Kanji word Ryu. [ citation needed]

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