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29 ratings, 3.86 average rating, 3 reviews
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published
December 18th 2003
by Oxford University Press, USA
binding
Hardcover, 192 pages
isbn
4770029551
(isbn13: 9784770029553)
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This is a translation of an important classic on Zen swordfighting. Yagyu Munenori was so widely renowned that he was appointed official sword instruc...more
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
Martial artists and those interested in mind training.
May be this book is for the hard-core martial artists only. I would not recommend it for the faint-hearted. Well, may be for someone who is very interested in Zen and Vipassana (mindfulness) meditation, this will also be a great, eye-opening book. And may be some history buff. To be read together with The Unfettered Mind and other books by Musashi because they are all contemporaries and you'll get a better picture that way. One other great point about this book is it provides you with Kanji char...more
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Read in August, 2008
This is a really great read if your into Martial Arts and Zen Buddhism. I must come back to it because I have read this over a long drawn out period of time. There are definitely recurring themes that are popping up in this and other books (Musashi's Biography comes to mind or Book of Five Rings) that are pointing a deeper wisdom than just martial techniques that apply to all aspects of life.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
every sword art fans
Hey I found this book is very useful for additional training. It's like cuts people in two pieces!!! I really love this book its explains more than just slice enemies but also teach us that sword is not only tools that we can depend on againts enemies. You can use another for it.
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