Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings : A Modern-Day Interpretation of a Military Classic

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gough, Leo.

Series:

Infinite Success

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martial arts.

Musashi, Miyamoto--Book of the five rings.

Musashi, Miyamoto.

Success in business.

Musashi, Miyamoto. Book of the five rings--Criticism and interpretation.

Local Subjects:

Martial arts.

Musashi, Miyamoto--Book of the five rings.

Musashi, Miyamoto.

Success in business.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Other Title:

Cover title: Miyamoto Musashi's The book of five rings : a modern day interpretation of a strategy classic

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written circa 1645, ""The Book of Five Rings"" is considered a classic treaty on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu's ""The Art of War"". The author was a samurai warrior called Miyamoto Musashi and he wrote the text on his expert teachings of kenjutsu (the art of the sword) and the martial arts in general. Here, Musashi's text is interpreted for the modern day world and offers 52 simple - yet powerful - and proven techniques to help deal with conflict and can be applied to business, career and home life. Leo Gough's interpretation of Musashi's work illustrates the timeless nature of his ins

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Go to the capital; 2. Be honest with yourself; 3. Keep on learning; 4. Broaden your knowledge; 5. Don't waste time; 6. Be well organised but adaptable; 7. When to change tactics; 8. Choosing your position within the venue; 9. Become the enemy; 10. When you can't see the wood for the trees; 11. Timing; 12. Influencing Moods; 13. Set the agenda; 14. Using the gaze; 15. Research your opponent's situation; 16. Be calm and alert; 17. Don't ignore the details; 18. Don't have a favourite way of doing things; 19. Success isn't always deserved

20. Using your intuition21. Act when the time is right; 22. Unbalance your opponent; 23. Speed is not always a virtue; 24. Get out of deadlock immediately; 25. Recognising collapse; 26. Timing in the void; 27. There's nothing new under the sun; 28. Make them show their hand; 29. We few, we happy few...; 30. Know the times; 31. Why are you in business?; 32. Be a better manager; 33. Selecting the right people; 34. Seeing through deception; 35. Timing the market; 36. The trouble with short-termism; 37. Notice small changes; 38. Attacking by overwhelming; 39. Let yourself flow

40. Doing the unexpected41. Becoming a fact of life; 42. Remember your aims and objectives; 43. Don't have tunnel vision; 44. Wealth conquers all?; 45. Coping with the suboptimal; 46. Playing dumb; 47. On having no teacher; 48. When to confront; 49. Coping with difference; 50. Visualisation; 51. David and Goliath; 52. Master the essence; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-907755-87-X

1-282-31283-9

9786612312830

1-907518-72-X

OCLC:

642660946