Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke
5 best books like Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinshu of Taira Shigesuke (Daidōji Yūzan): The Art of War: A New Translation by Michael Nylan, The Sword and the Mind, The Classic Japanese Treatise on Swordsmanship and Tactics, Zen in the Martial Arts, Tao of Jeet Kune Do, The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
The Art of War: A New Translation by Michael Nylan
| Author | Sun Tzu |
| ISBN | 1324004894 |
Sun Tzu’s ancient book of strategy and psychology has as much to tell us today as when it was first written 2,500 years ago. In a world forever at odds, his rules for anticipating the motivations and strategies of our competitors never cease to inspire leaders of all kinds.
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| Author | Yagyu Munenori |
| ISBN | 0760765316 |
It is no accident that the age of the great Japanese swordsmen coincided with that country's transition from a loose group of warrior states to a stable nation. As you will discover in The Sword & the Mind, this pivotal seventeenth-century how-to guide for the swordsman is also a penetrating philosophical...
| Author | Joe Hyams |
| ISBN | 0553275593 |
A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action."-- "Samurai Maximum."Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than 25 years of experience in the martial arts. In his illuminating story, Hyam reveals...
| Author | Bruce Lee |
| ISBN | 0897500482 |
From the Introduction: "In 1970, Bruce sustained a rather sever injury to his back. His doctors ordered him to discontinue the practice of martial arts and to remain in bed to allow his back heal. This was probably the most trying and dispiriting time in Bruce's life. He stayed in bed, virtually flat on...
The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master
Universally applicable statements are not instructive. They do not inspire thought or care, but enable the continuation of ignorance. A man may comment 'this is the worst review ever' (and in my experience, probably will), and achieve nothing more with by it than biting his own tongue. It is not applicable...
