Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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ABOUT THE VIDEO
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In this video, we talk the theme of self-discipline in Miyamoto Musashi’s Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone). In this video, I go over the first 5 of his 21 principles for living a life of discipline

00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Principle 1
01:20 - Principle 2
02:12 - Principle 3
02:55 - Principle 4
03:57 - Principle 5

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Dokkodo by Miyamoto Musashi