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Jun 09, 2018 in his final years, he penned the book of five rings and dokkodo with characters based on the school of nitenichiryu a swordsmanship school that masashi himself founded in is prime. The book of 5 rings being used as a buisness guide is a rubbish principal, buisness is not war as the introduction states far better then i. The book of five rings gorin no sho by miyamoto musashi the book of five rings gorin no sho, similar to other premodern east asian philosophical texts, is comprised of brief passages under headings that deal with different issues. I have actually read from more than one source that this is actually a poor translation of the musashis classic on martial arts strategy. The prime reason for the creation of this text of formal and informal instruction is to allow students of all ages to initiate a form of martial arts study that can produce physical, mental and spiritual benefits regardless of their available resources or access to a dojo or karate club. A book of five rings by miyamoto musashi 1982, paperback. For everything in your life, what you need is timing, and martial arts is not an exception. It follows homicide detective casey duncan in the hidden rockton, a small, offthegrid town in the wilderness of the.