Today, I write about “The Book of Five Rings “.
There is a book read all over the world.
The book is “The Book of Five Rings.”
This is Japanese military texts.
This book is read for the victory.
Author is Miyamoto Musashi.
It is said , Bruce Lee also read this book.
1600 ,Tokugawa Ieyasu won the Battle of Sekigahara and unified Japan.
The defeated samurai lost his work.
Samurais fought a duel in front of Lord, in order to get work.
Miyamoto Musashi was one person in it.
He fought in order to become strong.
Even if he won, he did not become lord’s subordinate.
He fought a duel again.
Musashi’s most famous fight is the duel at Ganryu-jima Island.
Opponent is Sasaki Kojiro.
Sasaki Kojiro was famous as user of long sword.
Musashi used the still longer wooden sword.
Musashi won.
Musashi always considered and carried out the strategy.
He fought more than 60 times, he have never been lost.
Muso Gonnosuke was full of confidence.
Gonnosuke lost to Musashi.
After that, Gonnosuke set up “shinto muso-ryu jujutsu.”
Now, “shinto muso-ryu jujutsu” is adopted as a policeman’s training.
Yoshioka family was a famous swordsman group.
However, all the members lost to Musashi.
They became dyer.
Now, Their posterity became a famous dyer.
1615, Musashi joined the Siege of Osaka.
After that, he pursues the military tactics of a battle of an organization.
Furthermore, Musashi performed ink painting, the tea ceremony , Zen, Noh, landscape gardening , etc.
All were an uncommon ability.
1643, He begins to write “The Book of Five Rings” in a cave.
It is mental attitude and tactics for winning.
1645, He completed “Book of Five Rings.”
He died 7 days later.
After that, ” Duel at Ganryu-jima Island ” was played in Kabuki.
And it was shown by movie.
Even now, Miyamoto Musashi is famous.
“The Book of Five Rings” is translated into six languages, and is read all over the world.
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