The Art of War - Sun Tzu

This book is perhaps the greatest treatise on warfare and strategy ever written. By the year 600 A.D. there were several known translations already in Japan. When the Japanese speak of reading the classics they are referring to the Chinese classics such as "The Art of War". This book is a must read for anyone who is seriously studying martial arts. Written in 500 B.C. this book gives the most profound understanding into human conflict. Softcover.

The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi

"You can attain understanding with which to win against ten thousand." Toward the end of his life, the great samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi set down the secrets of his legendary success-the timeless principles of craft, skill, timing, and spirit that result in victory. His emphasis on strategic thinking, concentration, appropriate caution, choice of weapon, and work ethic reflects the traditional Japanese approach to life...

The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi

Here is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. The Book of Five Rings was composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi. Unlike previous editions of the Book of Five Rings, Thomas Cleary’s is an accessible translation, free of jargon, with an introduction that gives the spiritual background of the warrior tradition...

The Book of Five Rings, Musashi Miyamoto

A treatise on swordsmanship and strategy by Miyamoto Musashi. It is a volume to read, to study, to ponder over the years of your life with every reading bringing deeper understanding of what is meant by the Way of the warrior. This book is the life work of one of Japans greatest swordsman. Its lessons are timeless, reaching out to us across centuries from a culture much unlike our own to direct us in the Way. Many warriors died in the quest for this knowledge..., read it with reverence. Softcover

Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsu

The influence of the samurai, and their code of bushido, on the manners and morals of Japan cannot be measured. This code outlined a system of honor, which every "gentleman warrior" was expected to follow. This samurai code of chivalry is revealed in the Code of the Samurai as in no other book on the subject. Originally written in the 16th century by Daidoji Yuzan...

The Ronin, A Novel

Set in the violence of 12th century Japan. This novel tells the story of a man who attains his fame and fortune by means of his sword. It is a novel based on a Zen myth that is violent as well as spiritually introspective. Ronin means "wave tossed man" and the stories of some of these men excite the imagination even today. Softcover.

The Sword and the Mind

Paperback: 133 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.50 x 7.50 x 7.00

Publisher: Overlook Press; ; Reprint edition (June 1988)