Shipping port my big fat kakasaku fanfiction collection. Miyamoto musashi the book of five rings the book of five rings go rin no sho is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the swordsman miyamoto musashi circa 1645. Musashi strove for as great a mastery in japanese calligraphy as in swordsmanship. Thats why im offering kakasaku fanfic commissions in exchange for. Gorin no sho a book of five rings written by miyamoto iviusashi translated by victor harris translators introduction japan during musashis lifetime miyamoto musashi was born in 1584, in a japan struggling to recover from more than four centuries of internal strife. Five times kakashi touched sakuras ass cold comfort minato. The book of five rings, go rin no sho is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the japanese swordsman miyamoto musashi around 1645. Ive read this book before but didnt currently have a copy. The book of five rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the japanese swordsman miyamoto musashi around 1645. Tokitsu has spent most of his life researching the legendary samurai swordsman and his works, and in this book he illuminates this seminal text, along with several other works by musashi. One of japans great samurai sword masters penned in decisive, unfaltering terms this certain path to victory, and like sun tzus the art of war it is applicable not only. Ive been a lifelong martial artist and with my recent rekindling of the practice of various styles of swordplay, it was only logical to read the japanese classic, the book of five rings. Throughout his remarkable life, musashi developed a philosophy and a style all his own. A classic text on the japanese way of the sword shambhala library musashi, miyamoto, cleary, thomas on.