Secrets of the Japanese Art of Warfare: From the School of Certain Victory - Couverture rigide

Cleary, Thomas

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ISBN 10 : 0804847835 ISBN 13 : 9780804847834

Editeur : Tuttle Publishing, 2016

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Secrets of the Japanese Art of War is Thomas Cleary's translation of the seminal writings attributed to Yamamoto Kansuke (1501-1561) on Japanese martial arts and military service. A mysterious man of humble origins, Yamamoto distinguished himself in the service of the redoubtable Takeda Shingen (1521-1573), heir to a long lineage of warriors and renowned for having fought thirty-nine battles without a single defeat. Yamamoto was a career soldier and founder of the so-called "School of Certain Victory," from which the famous Miyamoto Musashi (The Book of Five Rings) emerged. His school developed the art of discerning situational combat advantage, so that the attentive warrior or general would commit himself to action only when success was virtually assured. This approach demanded patience, mindfulness, and discipline, but in return yielded dividends on the battlefield and longevity for warriors. This strategy was studied and adopted by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu who used it to great effect, ultimately pacifying war-torn Japan under his single, unified banner in the early seventeenth century -- a monumental achievement.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Tuttle Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0804847835
• ISBN 13: 9780804847834
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160