Five Rings - The Classic Text on Mastery in Swordsmanship, Leadership and Conflict: A New Translation

Written around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi's Five Rings is a new modern translation of a classic Japanese work on mastery in swordsmanship, leadership and conflict produced using beautiful traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques.

About the author

Miyamoto Musashi, swordmaster of the early Edo period (1603–1868), dedicated his life to reach perfection throughout swordsmanship. He fought and won more than 60 life-or-death duels and ended his career invincible. He left for future generations not only his fighting style but also the most important Japanese treatise on strategy, The Book of the Five Rings.

Maisy Hatchard is a Japanese-English translator who specializes in board and computer games. She also writes about indie Japanese board games on the site, Japanalogue.

Product details

• Authors: Miyamoto Musashi
• Assisted by: Maisy Hatchard (Translation)
• Publisher: Amber Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2024
• EAN: 9781838864835
• ISBN: 978-1-83886-483-5
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 261 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 784 g
• Series: Chinese Bound
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous