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Five Rings

The Classic Text on Mastery in
Swordsmanship, Leadership and Conflict
by Miyamoto Musashi
The classic Japanese work on martial arts,
leadership, and conflict is produced here
using beautiful traditional Chinese bookbinding
techniques and presented in an exquisite
dual-language edition.

ritten around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi’s Five Rings is a
WJapanese classic that remains influential not only in the
realm of martial arts but in the business world, too. A swordsman
himself and a philosopher, Musashi’s no-nonsense approach to
combat includes eliminating technical flourishes, understand-
ing that technique should simply be understood as defeating
your opponent, and appreciating that the same qualities apply in
conflicts both large and small. Repeatedly, he stresses the impor-
tance of learning strategy through practice, rather than merely
reading about it. Produced using beautiful traditional Chinese
bookbinding techniques, Five Rings is presented here in an exqui-
KEY SELLING POINTS
site dual-language edition.
✱ Dual-language edition, with Japanese and English texts on
facing pages MIYAMOTO MUSASHI (c.1584 – June 13, 1645) was a Japanese
swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, and rōnin. He was a
✱ A classic work on martial arts, leadership, and conflict master swordsman, undefeated in his 61 duels, and the founder of
✱ A beautifully packaged gift made using traditional Chinese the Niten-Ichi- Ryū-School style of swordsmanship. He wrote two
bookbinding techniques, including a hand-sewn spine, books, The Book of Five Rings and The Path of Aloneness.
uncut pages, and a cloth cover
APRIL 2020
ISBN 9781782749431 • $24.95 ($33.95 CAN) • HC • 96 PP (all in 2-color) “Strategy is the craft of a warrior.”
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