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THE MEANING OF THE FIVE PARTS

OF THIS BOOK OF STRATEGY

The name of this book is Five Rings. Buddhist teachings contain the five elements of the universe. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and No-thing-ness.

In the Book of Earth the strategy of my school is explained. You are being told the reasons for my writings as well as their structure. You must not depend on understanding your art only by studying the one art with which you are involved. It is difficult to understand the universe if you study only one planet. One must be aware of all of the arts by becoming familiar with many of them as part of one’s complete devotion to one of them. Endeavor to know all things. Though you cannot ever do this, you will become more aware of the world around you, an essential strategy if you choose to be a warrior

In the Book of Water I explain that water fills all shapes and eventually wears down any form of captivity. I clearly explain what my Ichi school proposes for the study of strategy. There are many ways of understanding simple things, but generally the opposite is true for difficult ideas.