Samurai Strategies: 42 Martial Secrets from Musashi's Book of Five Rings

by Boye Lafayette De Mente, Michihiro Matsumoto (Commentaries by)

Overview

The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Myamoto provides valuable lessons for anyone facing challenging circumstances--from business, war, and sports to fields of art, love, and politics.

Samurai Strategies has extracted the fundamentals of Musashi's martial tactics and explains them here in a context for use in the modern world. These strategies for winning are as valid today as they were in 17th century Japan and provide valuable insights for anyone in any field to endeavor.

About his new edition:
This expanded edition of Samurai Strategies features a new introduction by the author, and additional commentary in each chapter by renowned Japanese author and samurai expert Michihiro Matsumoto.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781462900657
Publisher:	Tuttle Publishing
Publication date:	06/14/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Boye Lafayette De Mente worked for several years as an editor of newspapers and magazines in Tokyo and has written many books on Japan's language and culture, including The Japanese Samurai Code—Classic Strategies for Success, Japan's Cultural Code Words, Etiquette Guide to Japan, Survival Japanese and Instant Japanese.