Commentary on Go Rin No Sho - The Book of Five Rings
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- Accompanying commentary on the Book of Five Rings.
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The last phrase of the book is truly haunting:
"In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness."
There is no doubt he was a cunning Genius.
Bruce Lee reminds me a lot of him
Adaptability and efficiency is highly appreciated
You miss speak when you claim he has no time for tricks. That dude was a trickster
+Rhine Horn That is actually a very interesting point. There is a possibility that Lee read the Book of 5 Rings, as I remember hearing in the reading of the full text that Musashi said to be like water, using similar wording to Lee's famous quote. This may be why Lee is reminiscent of him, as he may have studied him extensively, as we know Lee was very intelligent and well-read.
I just finished listening to the whole commentary, and I just thought I'd clarify Musashi's sword work. He is a brutally efficient fighter that advocates moves that work, and aggressiveness in the fight. He moves in, defends when necessary, and then strikes down his opponent in any manner available. There is very little waiting for the opponent to move. He wants you to take the initiative, and take advantage of what the opponent gives you.
Thanks for the breakdown 🙏🏾
Don't forget his early fights were brutal. His first fight he beat the guy to death, later in life he would let them live. Older and wiser he also had more respect for life. Also when he took on a master of a school and won, later he was ambushed by the students of that school. He cut a path through them with his duel sword style.
+Midwest Mage It's really interesting how to the Samurai it was just as much about life as it was death. They could kill men in so many ways, and yet praised Buddha. It's incredible
+Joseph Hobbs It is, I know many of the higher class treated it more like a status symbol though. Musashi came up against that as he rose in fame. He was always looked down on as a lowly thug. The other guys had blood lines and status. But he lived by his sword. He never took a job to get by, just lived by his sword. There is a story about him I forget where it comes from. But he goes to a shrine to pray for guidance in a coming fight. He is at the temple and he is about to ring the bell but then it hits him. "Why am I asking some deity for help? I am alone in this and I need to do it on my own. I can do this." He rings the bell, but its to thank the deity for the incite.
I think the Hagakure would be worth a go too.
If I had to pick from Sun Tzu,Machiavelli and Musashi I'd probably follow Musashi's teachings.He seems to me to be the most straightforward of the 3.I like the "When you're fighting,you have to crush your opponent completely" way of thinking.
MadBrainBox Clausewitz is very similar, or rather, early Clausewitz is.
Will Alexander This is the first time I heard about him.I'll look him up.
MadBrainBox You'll have to read "On War" then. I never read it personally, as people say it's horrible complicated, and I'm not really into the matter too much.
loving hearing your thoughts on this, thanks for doing it.
Now, I can recommend you all the comic "Vagabound" which attempts to, in very detailed and action-packed ways tell the life of Musashi and his contemporaries.
He knew he would win the fight against the western demon because he had good intelligence on the demon - that the demon was hot headed and governed by his anger... and that the demon relied on superior reach. That's why musashi turned up late, was deliberately rude and fashioned a linger sword than the demon's out of an oar.
+David Sharp You could say that is his wisdom is reminiscent to Sun Tzu's rule - "If you know your enemy and yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles"
you fucking idiot lol
@@Sizifus you are another fucking idiot lol
@@6madx expand? I mean you've not said anything if substance here, you've not even explained your objection
I really need to pick up this book.
In The Shadow Of The Leaves, please.
His "don't do anything unnecessary" philosophy is very different from the philosophy of those in the Renaissance. It's very interesting.
Excellent post. Very well done indeed
Fantastic.
Fucking finally!
I been looking forward to this for a while my friend.
I have not had a lot of time to find the other 2 scrolls for you but I will find the time.
He teaches me daily
Oh man, right in the nostalgia! This was my intro to HEMA before HEMA was even a thing. My 12 year old friends and I tried to use this to learn sword fighting 21 years ago. It was hit and miss, but it sure brings back memories!
Wreqt
Surely it'd be HJMA not HEMA?
unassumption Or just HMA.
My big takeaways from the audiobook version Sargon read are:
- "Do nothing that is of no value." This is easy to apply to daily life, without extrapolation. Spend your time on something useful, however small. For instance, if you believe it would be of no value to complain about the hardship of life, or that it would be of no value to laze about all day smoking weed, then do not do it. Don't "do it and then feel bad about yourself later." Just do something useful instead.
- Keep your mind focused on what you want to do. This is incredibly important. You may have heard of self-help books or meditation techniques about "visualization." You may have heard about how important it is that soldiers have a "fighting spirit." This is all the same thing. If your mind is on cutting your opponent, your body will subconsciously react in ways that facilitate that. That means you have to focus on it intently, have no other aim or goal. You have the same thing in rock climbing. If you become afraid, you will lose your footing as surely as if a gust of wind blew you off balance. That's not mumbo-jumbo, it's a real thing. Being of a singular, focused mind gives you strength in pursuing what you're focused on. It also makes you weak at what you're not focused on. So do what Musashi says, and stand up straight, and focus on principles that apply to all situations.
- You must practice, constantly, if you want to achieve understanding. It is not going to come quickly, but it will come.
Might I be so bold as to suggest a text?
"the curse of Agade"It is a Sumerian text about the reason for the fall of Akkad, where it is blamed on their negligence of the gods. I found it a very interesting read, which invites lots of discussion.CZcams now refuses me to copy paste shit so there is no link, but it is called "the cursing of agade" on the electronic text corpus of Sumerian literature (etcsl)
I recomment reading Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue. It's about Miyamoto Musashi's life with a good touch of fantasy and with absolutely great art.
Sargon.. I fucking love you...
THANK YOU FOR COVERING MY FAVORITE BOOK
"Live by the sword, Die by the sword? Bah! They were swordsmen. I am a strategist!"
Can do read Hagakure? Its pretty good, the guy covers a lot of things, a lot of the philosophy is good, and he's just so blunt, he even covers the acceptable way to court men while married, its a good read :L
There is good Samurai mod for Mount & Blade Warband called Gekokujo. Can't duel people though...
+Feminism is for nobody In some circumstances you can. What I liked about that mod was the super powerful companions you got, the nerfed firearms, and the extreme lack of shields.
+Feminism is for nobody what is your icon from?
Starius2 flashgitz jesica the feminazi
The swords became more like symbols of office and in reality the samurai became the class of bureaucratic power - most samurai during the peaceful Edo Jidai were administators not warriors.
The emphasis on people doing their own research is something I'd like to see more in certain areas of modern society where people blindly follow something that isn't true.
I think I will have to get a copy of this book as it's definately something I want to read and also so I don't say, Sargon puts me to sleep at night.
Check out the Cleary transliteration Moist one
I always felt (after reading the book) that Musashi was a chill guy but who plays to win. Basically he encourage you to take any measure to kill your opponente, taking away honor and fareplay. So I always felt like he was pretty rational, pretty chill, but also kinda of a douche when it was about actually doing something as he would take any measure to success.
(My question has nothing to do with the video's content)
Back in the Middle Ages, did the city os Salisbury (Wiltshire, England) existed with that name? Was it known as "Sarum" (or "Old Sarum", as we know it)? Or did both of them existed?
Do you think you'd ever do any Viking Sagas in your recitations?
CODmonkeyGames Nevermind, I see you've already covered the Vinland Saga
You might Like Sun Tzu Art of War not sure if you read it :)
Myles He's read it on this channel.
Is it me or does this guy sound like Sargon of Akkad?
Unified
Sargon you missed one class.
The Burakumin (or Buraku) or untouchables. This is because of the jobs they did, such as executioners, undertakers and slaughter house workers.
Basically any job that was "unpure" because of the taint of death.
Thanks for doing this, Miyamoto Mushashi has always been a hero of mine.
A strategic chess move
I've learned some iaido under Sensei Niclau Suino. Generally like swinging different swords. As I've come to understand (love this book btw- have the hardcover) this transcends swordsmanship. The postures, tactics etc are of someone who has obviously mastered the sword. Crazy enough, I hear that businessmen (similar to Sun Tze's book) refer to those classics for tactical wisdom.
Shit he describes on stances, two swords (versatility) as compared to longer, heavier, smaller weapons is on point. Hagakure (another good one) by Yamamoto describes more of the Samurai during peace times. He also speaks more from a position of nobility and command...might be a cool opportunity to do a comparative study. I like Musashi's book better though. He is definitely a BAMF ;)
There is actually a class below the merchants that are not mentioned in historical texts, because they are seen as to lowly to deserve mentioning; these people are butchers, and grave diggers jobs that deal with death, because it is immoral to kill according to their Buddhist beliefs. Nevermind that the Samurai kill, the Samurai actually broke many rules, and laws but because of their class, and ability to kill anyone who questioned their authority, they were literally legally able to carry out murder against the lower classes if offended.
Is this Sargon of Akkad?
fucking weeaboo :D just kidding sargon, did you hear back from LindyBiege?
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Telling you to research it for yourself? What is he, an SJW? That's what they usually say when I ask them what patriarchy or rape culture is :I
Your commentary is very insightful, but your Japanese pronunciation is hilariously bad lol
+CASSETTEISGOD
What?