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Miyamoto Musashi : his life and writings / Kenji Tokitsu ; translated by Sherab Chödzin Kohn ; art captions by Stephen Addiss.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tokitsu, Kenji, 1947-
Other Authors: Miyamoto, Musashi, 1584-1645
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 2004.
Edition:1st Shambala ed.
Subjects:
Miyamoto, Musashi, > 1584-1645.
Swordsmen > Japan > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Childhood and training. The birth of Musashi
  • Musashi's childhood and his first duel
  • The founding of the School of Two Swords
  • The two sources of Musashi's art
  • The Schools of Two Swords
  • 2. Musashi's duels. Duels and wars from age fifteen to twenty
  • Studying the arts of other schools through duels
  • The duel against Sasaki Kojiro
  • Musashi at the battle of Osaka
  • 3. Deepening the way. Maturity
  • Musashi's last years
  • Composition of the Gorin no sho and Musashi's death
  • 4. "Writings on the five elements" (Gorin no sho). The scroll of earth
  • The scroll of water
  • The scroll of fire
  • The scroll of wind
  • The scroll of heaven
  • 5. The texts preceding the Gorin no sho. "The mirror of the way of strategy" (Hyodokyo)
  • "Thirty-five instructions on strategy" (Hyoho sanju go kajo)
  • "Forty-two instructions on strategy" (Hyoho shiju ni kajo)
  • "The way to be followed alone" (Dokkodo)
  • 6. Notes of Musashi's disciples on the practice of his school. Notes on mind, energy, and the body in strategy (Hyoho shin ki tai oboe gaki)
  • Attitude toward training
  • The School of the Fighters of the two Heavens (Senki niten ryu)
  • The state of mind of these devoted to the school of Musashi (Musashi ryu shugyo kokoroe no koto)
  • 7. The school of Musashi (Hyoho niten ichi ryu). Branches of the school
  • The school of Musashi today
  • 8. The transmission of Musashi's art. The role of Musashi's writings in the transmission of his art
  • The transmission of Musashi's art through practice
  • 9. Musashi today : the practice of a contemporary adept. The labyrinth created by the way of holding the sword
  • The Nen ryu school and its lineage
  • 10. Weapons and ethics in swordsmanship training. The status of warriors
  • Technique and the status of the body
  • Integration of the religious element into the art of the sword
  • The formation of katas
  • 11. Budo. The Meiji turning point and the modern notion of budo
  • The evolution of budo in the twentieth century
  • 12. The relationship between adversaries. The complexity of combat in budo
  • The significance of the quest for kizeme
  • Confrontation and harmony
  • 13. One life, one art.

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