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Japanese > The Way of the warrior >
A noble warrior-class, trained in the martial arts. A follower of Bushido, The Way of the warrior (for the Japanese).
A ronin is a samurai without a master, and is considered disgraced.
- Japanese: 侍, “Servant”
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The word ‘samurai’ is derived from the Japanese verb ‘sabu’, meaning ‘to serve’.
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Martial arts > Aikido, Enlightenment >
A master of many martial arts, and ultimately the founder of Aikido.
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aka O’Sensei or O-Sensei to practitioners of Aikido.
 This image doesn't even begin to do this book cover justice
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The Way >
An extraordinary tactician and samurai (Japanese swordsman) had a late-life crisis and retired into monkhood. Over time, he allowed a scribe to record advice from his experience. Though meant to be extremely-selectively passed-on, it ultimately found itself in the hands of enough people to survive to today. It is a book on the martial use of the sword, the way of swords, the way of personal and mass martial strategy, and The Way.
I haven’t read broadly and deeply enough, and I doubt anyone has, to truly judge this work in the context of what humanity has to offer (what has survived, that is), but I feel comfortable saying this is one of the Great works. I should say I highly recommend it, but I fear most people wouldn’t even begin to comprehend it even in any vague sense. This is not a beginner’s book, whatever “beginner” means with this book in that context. At the very least, this ought to be read by people who are deeply passionate about philosophy (of the armchair variety).
My edition of this book has an unfortunately-shiny fabric hardcover, with glossy full-colour pages with photographs which give it an impression of high quality. It even has an integrated ribbon bookmark. When reading it at length, I get the impression that the pages will eventually pull out. I hope this is not true.
- Translated by David K. Groff
- 五輪書 (Go Rin No Sho) in Japanese.
- Miyamoto Musashi
- 2012-05-01 (third edition)
- ISBN-10 178028120X
Martial arts > Japanese >
Grappling and throwing arts. Focuses on relaxation.
Strong philosophical component, breeding a mindset which searches for alternatives to combat in the real world. For the most part there is no sparring and no competition in most training. Strong indication of health and well-being benefits among practitioners. Low-stress environment.
Strongly differing variations.
Although well-respected, it’s street efficacy is (rightly) questioned.
Founded by Morihei Ueshiba.
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Japanese: “The Way of Harmony with Universal Spirit”
