The book of five rings by miyamoto musashi 1645 strategy. He is the author of the book of five rings, which he finished the same year he died. He was born in banshu, in tensho 12 1584, the year of the monkey. The book of five rings is important for any martial artist to read as the writing is direct, clear, simple but is deep and the concepts need much thought to be fully understood. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 96 pages and is available in hardcover format. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of five rings.
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