{"product_id":"the-complete-book-of-five-rings-9781590307977","title":"The Complete Book of Five Rings","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Book of Five Rings\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative version of Musashi's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 twenties; \"Thirty-five Instructions on Strategy,\" and \"Forty-two Instructions on Strategy,\" which were precursors to \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Five Rings;\u003c\/i\u003e and \"The Way to Be Followed Alone,\" which Musashi wrote just days before his death. Read together, these five texts give readers an unusually detailed, nuanced view of Musashi's ideas on swordsmanship, strategy, and self-cultivation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTokitsu puts all these writings into historical and philosophical context and makes them accessible and relevant to today's readers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiyamoto Musashi, who lived in Japan in the 1600s, was an undefeated dueler, a masterless samurai, and an independent teacher. He spent the last decades of his life refining and teaching his military science.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726241960210,"sku":"9781590307977","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f2842aa-f5c6-4b25-895a-84dc466a9ed3.jpg?v=1734861324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-complete-book-of-five-rings-9781590307977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}