- Subjects
- Published
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New York :
Bantam Books
1992, c1982.
- Language
- English
Japanese - Main Author
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Translation of Gorin no sho.
- Physical Description
- xxxiv, 116 p.
- ISBN
- 9781570627484
- Translator's Preface
- Translator's Introduction
- The Book of Five Rings
- Preface
- The Earth Scroll
- On the Science of Martial Arts
- Likening the Science of Martial Arts to Carpentry
- The Science of Martial Arts
- On the Composition of This Book in Five Scrolls
- On Naming This Individual School "Two Swords"
- On Knowing the Principles of the Words Martial Arts
- On Knowing the Advantages of Weapons in Martial Arts
- On Rhythm in Martial Arts
- The Water Scroll
- State of Mind in Martial Arts
- Physical Rearing in Martial Arts
- Focus of the Eyes in Martial Arts
- Gripping the Long Sword
- On Footwork
- Five Kinds of Guard
- The Way of the Long Sword
- Procedures of Five Formal Techniques
- On the Teaching of Having a Position without a Position
- Striking Down an Opponent in a Single Beat
- The Rhythm of the Second Spring
- Striking without Thought and without Form
- The Flowing Water Stroke
- The Chance Hit
- The Spark Hit
- The Crimson Foliage Hit
- The Body Instead of the Sword
- Striking and Hitting
- The Body of the Short-Armed Monkey
- The Sticky Body
- Comparing Height
- Gluing
- The Body Blow
- Three Parries
- Stabbing the Face
- Stabbing the Heart
- The Cry
- The Slapping Parry
- A Stand against Many Opponents
- Advantage in Dueling
- The Single Stroke
- The State of Direct Penetration
- Epilogue
- The Fire Scroll
- The Physical Situation
- Three Preemptions
- Holding Down the Pillow
- Crossing a Ford
- Knowing the State of Affairs
- Stomping a Sword
- Knowing Disintegration
- Becoming the Opponent
- Letting Go Four Hands
- Moving Shadows
- Arresting Shadows
- Infection
- Upset
- Threat
- Sticking Tight
- Coming up against Corners
- Flustering
- Three Shouts
- Mixing
- Crushing
- Mountain and Sea Changing
- Knocking the Heart Out
- Becoming New
- Small and Large
- A Commander Knowing Soldiers
- Letting Go of the Hilt
- Being Like a Rock Wall
- Epilogue
- The Wind Scroll
- On Wielding Extra-long Swords in Other Schools
- Powerful Sword Blows in Other Schools
- The Use of Schorter Long Swords in Other Schools
- Numerous Sword Strokes in Other Schools
- Positions of the Sword in Other Schools
- The Focus of the Eyes in Other Schools
- Footwork in Other Schools
- The Use of Speed in Other Schools
- The Esoteric and Exoteric in Other Schools
- Epilogue
- The Scroll of Emptiness
- Notes
- The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War
- The Killing Sword
- Preface
- The Great Learning
- Mood and Will
- Appearance and Intention
- Beating the Grass to Scare the Snakes
- The Vanguard of the Moment
- Aggressive and Passive Modes
- Logical Principles of Aggressive and Passive Attitudes of Body and Sword
- Mental and Physical Aggressive and Passive Modes
- Things to Learn When You Face an Aggressive Opponent
- Things Learned for Facing Off in a Contest of Adversaries
- The Mental Postures of Three Ways of Feinting
- Addressing and Adapting to Changes of Mind
- Double Looks
- Hit and Be Hit At: The Sense of Winning by Letting Yourself Be Hit At
- Three Rhythms
- A Small Rhythm to a Large Rhythm, a Large Rhythm to a Small Rhythm
- Noting the Tempo
- Techniques
- Techniques II
- Hearing the Sound of Wind and Water
- Sickness
- The Sense of Elementary and Advanced Levels of Removal of Sickness
- The Normal Mind
- Like a Wooden Man Facing Flowers and Birds
- The Free Mind
- The Life-Giving Sword
- Perceiving Abilities and Intentions
- The Rhythm of Existence and Nonexistence
- The Moon in the Water
- The Quiescent Sword
- Explanation of the Characters Used for "Quiescent"
- Stride
- The First Principle
- The One-Foot Margin on Both Sides
- "This Is the Ultimate"/The First Sword
- Analysis of the Moon in the Water; the Quiescent Sword; Sickness; Body, Hands, and Feet
- Moves
- The Margin of Safety
- Maneuvering
- Seeing the Quiescent Sword: Distinction of Three Levels
- "The Mind Is Like the Moon in Water, the Body Is Like an Image in a Mirror."
- Hasty Attack
- Bringing Back the Mind
- The Sense of Total Removal, the Sense of the Void, the Sense of Presenting the Mind
- True and False Mind
- No Sword
- Great Potential and Great Function
- Mind and Objects
- Martial Arts and Buddhism
- Yes and No
- Truth and Untruth
- Notes
- Bibliography
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