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Samurai Strategies has extracted the fundamentals of Musashis martial tactics and explains them here in a context for use in the modern world. These strategies for winning are as valid today as they were in 17th century Japan and provide valuable insights for anyone in any field to endeavor.
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This expanded edition of Samurai Strategies features a new introduction by the author, and additional commentary in each chapter by renowned Japanese author and samurai expert Michihiro Matsumoto.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I am indebted to my publisher Eric Oey for suggesting this book, and to my editor Ed Walters for making the text far more readable and useful to anyone wanting to achieve success in todays world.
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, Vermont 05759, U.S.A. and 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12, Singapore 534167.
Copyright 2008 Boy Lafayette De Mente
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage retrieval system, without prior permission of the publisher.
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SAMURAI
STRATEGIES
The goal of this chapter is to emphasize the importance of staying focused and maximizing your effort to get what you really want. The example set by Musashi in his training before he reached his thirteenth birthdayis one of the most remarkable stories in the history of Japans famed samurai class.
It is an example that should be emulated in todays world, but regrettably that is not the case, particularly in Japan. Young Japanese today are now poorly focused and desperately in need of a national identity. It is time we learned from Musashi and this book.
Michihiro Matsumoto
In his Book of Five Rings Miyamoto Musashi makes two obvious points about goals: First, you must choose a goal before you can achieve it, and second, the more difficult and dangerous your goal is, the more effort you must put into achieving it.
Musashis goal, which he established well before he reached his teens, was to become the best swordsman in his world. This would have been an ambitious goal at any time, but it was especially so in a world where swordsmanship was a matter of life and death for the class that ruled the country.
Musashi set out to be the best in a world that was already populated by many champion swordfighters who were obviously accomplished in the martial arts demonstrated by the fact that they were still alive!
There are few, if any, goals in modern life that compare with the ones Musashi set for himself. But all achievement starts with goals, and Musashi emphasized that you should be ambitious in setting them. Ambitious goals will help you focus your energies, abilities, and actions to maximum effect.
There is no evidence that Musashi based any of his fighting techniques on the way a praying mantis stalks and attacks its victims, but in this chapter Boy attributes to Musashi all of the techniques and skills used by this extraordinary insectacute observation, quick adaptation, camouflage, and then an attack that is so swift it is virtually invisible to the intended victim. Both Musashi and preying mantids (pun intended) learned from their opponents. The message in this chapter is that achieving something great, such as surviving a death duel, you must be willing to risk all.
Michihiro Matsumoto
Musashi developed an incredible ability to really perceive the things he looked atnot just physical objects, but movements and patterns, like those of the sun, animals, birds, water, and people. He studied these until their essenceincluding how they manifested themselvesbecame clear to him. He then incorporated what he had learned into his approach to fighting.
In Musashis descriptions of his encounters, he explains in detail the weaknesses of his opponents and what he learned from them. His remarkable powers of observation made it possible for him to detect the fighting style of his opponents in a matter of seconds and absorb anything from their style that he considered worthwhile. He could then adjust his own style to overwhelm them, usually in a matter of seconds.
It was apparently this ability to observe, learn, and adapt nearly instantly that made it possible for Musashi to become an unbeatable swordsman without having a tutor.
The obvious lesson here: Study your opponents and competitors carefully. Know their strengths and their weaknesses precisely. Learn from them, adapt your approach to take advantage of their weaknesses, and then defeat them before they realize that you have changed your tactics.
In this chapter Boy focuses on the role that details played in Musashis incredible success as a duelist. It is often said that the devil is in the details, but it is common for people to gloss over the smaller details, especially when big projects or major programs are concerned.
Musashi developed a kind of 4-dimensional skill in evaluating an opponent, the lay of the land, the weather, the time of day and more, in his fights to the death. As he noted numerous times big things will naturally be taken care of...it is almost always the small things that trip people up and bring on failure. In his case, failure to take details into account could have meant immediate death.
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