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Musashi Miyamoto’s 9 Warrior Principles

The Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto

This is somewhat a book report on one of the earliest books I read during my formative years, which was from around the ages of 16 to 23. While I must admit that I couldn’t make much use of a sizable chunk of the text, I still got some good stuff from The Book of Five Rings that has stuck with me to this day. The most notable part is the nine principles that a warrior must live by. (more…)