The Book of Five Rings: The Classic Text of Samurai Sword Strategy

The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work. The modern-day Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū employs it as a manual of technique and philosophy.


  1. The Prosperity Bible

    George Matthew Adams, James Allen, William Walker Atkinson, Marcus Aurelius, P.T. Barnum, Genevieve Behrend, George S. Clason, Robert Collier, Russell H. Conwell, Emile Coue, Charles Fillmore, Emmet Fox, Benjamin Franklin, Kahlil Gibran, Neville Goddard, Charles F. Haanel, Harvey Hardman, Napoleon Hill, Elbert Hubbard, William Crosbie Hunter, H.A. Lewis, Niccolo Machiavelli, Orison Swett Marden, Joseph Murphy, Miyamoto Musashi, Earl Nightingale, F.W. Sears, Florence Scovel Shinn, Elizabeth Towne, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Wallace D. Wattles, Classics HQ

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  2. The Prosperity & Wealth Bible

    George Matthew Adams, James Allen, William Walker Atkinson, Marcus Aurelius, P.T. Barnum, Genevieve Behrend, George S. Clason, Robert Collier, Russell H. Conwell, Emile Coue, Charles Fillmore, Emmet Fox, Benjamin Franklin, Kahlil Gibran, Neville Goddard, Charles F. Haanel, Harvey Hardman, Napoleon Hill, Elbert Hubbard, William Crosbie Hunter, H.A. Lewis, Niccolo Machiavelli, Orison Swett Marden, Joseph Murphy, Miyamoto Musashi, Earl Nightingale, F.W. Sears, Florence Scovel Shinn, Elizabeth Towne, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Wallace D. Wattles, knowledge house

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  3. Summary of The Book of Five Rings : a Japanese Martial Arts Manual

    Miyamoto Musashi

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  4. The Definitive Strategy Collection: 6 Works From Sun Tzu, Homer, Machiavelli, and Miyamoto Musashi : The Art of War; The Prince; The Book of Five Rings; On War; The Iliad; & The Odyssey

    Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Miyamoto Musashi, Carl von Clausewitz, Homer

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  5. The Book of Five Rings : The Art of Winning Without Fear

    Miyamoto Musashi

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  6. The Book of Five Rings : Miyamoto Musashi's Timeless Samurai Strategy Guide

    Miyamoto Musashi, Zenith Horizon Publishing

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  7. The Book of Five Rings : A Samurai's Timeless Wisdom on Combat, Leadership, and Self-Mastery

    Miyamoto Musashi, Zenith Golden Quill

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  8. The Book of Five Rings : Samurai Strategy, Self-Discipline, and the Way of the Warrior

    Miyamoto Musashi, Zenith Evergreen Literary Co

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  9. El Libro de los Cinco Anillos :

    Miyamoto Musashi

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  10. The Book of Five Rings : Master the Art of Strategy

    Miyamoto Musashi, Zenith Crescent Moon Press

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  11. The Philosophy Collection

    Marcus Aurelius, Miyamoto Musashi, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, Sun Tzu, Epictetus, Confucius, Plato, Lucretius, Seneca

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  12. El libro de los cinco anillos

    Miyamoto Musashi

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