Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago

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Full summary of Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings.
I read the book 20 times, took all the points I could see, broken them down, reordered them and then explained them in plain English. Interspersed with quotations to back them up.

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📖Complete Musashi (best translation): geni.us/CompleteMusashi
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📺Part 2: youtu.be/7IIvUuQ8Ptg
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Intro 0:00
Generality Across Disciplines - 1:53
Mastery is a Continuous Practice - 3:17
Correct Mental and Physical Posture - 4:23
Control Over Your Spirit - 6:02
Maintaining Focus - 11:15
Directness of Intention & Practicality over Form - 13:36
One Count Strike - 18:57
Not Overcomplicating - 20:13
Avoid Developing Teachings for their Own Sake - 22:41
Observing and Perceiving - 28:06
The Student is at the Centre of Any Progress - 29:34
Practice Over Theory - 31:51
Absorb, Don’t Just Memorize - 35:54
Not Becoming a One-Trick Pony - 33:18
Do not Rely on Speed - 38:11


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