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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
A Legendary Figure
The Main Periods in the History of Japanese Schools of Swordsmanship
Chronology of Musashi’s Life
Part One: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi
Introduction to the Life of Musashi
1. Childhood and Training
The Birth of Musashi
Musashi’s Childhood and His First Duel
The Founding of the School of Two Swords
The Two Sources of Musashi’s Art
The Schools of Two Swords
2. Musashi’s Duels
Duels and Wars from Age Fifteen to Twenty
Studying the Arts of Other Schools through Duels
The Duel against Sasaki Kojiro
Musashi at the Battle of Osaka
3. Deepening the Way
Maturity
Musashi’s Last Years
Composition of the Gorin no sho and Musashi’s Death
Artwork by Miyamoto Musashi
Part Two: Musashi’s Writings
4. “Writings on the Five Elements” (Gorin no sho)
The Scroll of Earth
The Scroll of Water
The Scroll of Fire
The Scroll of Wind
The Scroll of Heaven
5. The Texts Preceding the Gorin no sho
“The Mirror of the Way of Strategy” (Hyodokyo)
“Thirty-five Instructions on Strategy” (Hyoho sanju go kajo)
“Forty-two Instructions on Strategy” (Hyoho shiju ni kajo)
“The Way to Be Followed Alone” (Dokkodo)
6. Notes of Musashi’s Disciples on the Practice of His School
Notes on Mind, Energy, and the Body in Strategy (Hyoho shin ki tai oboe gaki)
Attitude toward Training
The School of the Fighters of the Two Heavens (Senki niten ryu)
The State of Mind of Those Devoted to the School of Musashi (Musashi ryu shugyo kokoroe no koto)
Part Three: Miyamoto Musashi and the Martial Arts
7. The School of Musashi (Hyoho niten ichi ryu)
Branches of the School
The School of Musashi Today
8. The Transmission of Musashi’s Art
The Role of Musashi’s Writings in the Transmission of His Art
The Transmission of Musashi’s Art through Practice
9. Musashi Today: The Practice of a Contemporary Adept
The Labyrinth Created by the Way of Holding the Sword
The Nen ryu and Its Lineage
10. Weapons and Ethics in Swordsmanship Training
The Status of Warriors
Technique and the Status of the Body
Integration of the Religious Element into the Art of the Sword
The Formation of Katas
11. Budo
The Meiji Turning Point and the Modern Notion of Budo
The Evolution of Budo in the Twentieth Century
12. The Relationship between Adversaries
The Complexity of Combat in Budo
The Significance of the Quest for Kizeme
Confrontation and Harmony
13. One Life, One Art
Appendix 1: The Translation of the Gorin no sho
Appendix 2: Sen—Taking the Initiative
Appendix 3: External Influences on the Japanese Art of the Sword
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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