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Translated by Stephen Kaufman: Sharing the Strategies as Musashi Intended
Famed martial artist and bestselling author Stephen Kaufman has translated this classic without the usual academic or commercial bias, driving straight into the heart of Musashi's martial teachings and interpreting them for his fellow martial artists. The result is an enthralling combination of warrior wisdom and philosophical truths that Musashi offered to other warriors who wished to master the martial way of bushido.
Book of Earth lays the groundwork for anyone wishing to understand Musashi's teachings
Book of Water explains the warrior's approach to strategy
Book of Fire teaches fundamental fighting techniques based on the Earth and Water principles
Book of Wind describes differences between Musashi's own martial style and the styles of other fighting schools
Book of No-thing describes the "way of nature" as understood through an "unthinking" existing preconception.