Five Rings on Superphysics

Introduction

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I have been many years training in the Way of Strategy, called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu, and now I think I will explain it in writing for the first time.

The Ground Book

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Strategy is the craft of the warrior.

Commanders must enact the craft
Troopers should know this Way

No warrior today really understands the Way of Strategy.

There are various Ways:

The Water Book

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The spirit of the Ni Ten Ichi school of strategy is based on water.

This Water Book explains methods of victory as the long-sword form of the Ichi school. This can be grasped intuitively.

The Fire Book

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In this the Fire Book of the Ni To Ichi school of strategy I describe fighting as fire.

In the first place, people think narrowly about the benefit of strategy.

Attitude-No Attitude

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Other Schools with many Methods of using the Long Sword

It is wrong to give much importance on the attitudes of the long sword.

“Attitude” applies when there is no enemy. The reason is that this has been a precedent since ancient times, and there should be no such thing as “This is the modern way to do it” in dueling.

The Wind Book

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In strategy you must know the Ways of other schools, so I have written about various other traditions of strategys in this the Wind Book.

Without knowledge of the Ways of other schools, it is difficult to understand the essence of my Ichi school. Looking at other schools we find some that specialise in techniques of strength using extra-long swords.

The Void Book

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The Ni To Ichi Way of Strategy is recorded in this the Book of the Void.

What is called the spirit of the void is where there is nothing.

It is not included in man’s knowledge.