The 24 Principles ⛩ Book of Five Rings | Summary 1/2

Full summary of Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings.
I read the book 20 times, took all the points I could see, broken them down, reordered them and then explained them in plain English. Interspersed with quotations to back them up.
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Intro 0:00
Generality Across Disciplines - 1:53
Mastery is a Continuous Practice - 3:17
Correct Mental and Physical Posture - 4:23
Control Over Your Spirit - 6:02
Maintaining Focus - 11:15
Directness of Intention & Practicality over Form - 13:36
One Count Strike - 18:57
Not Overcomplicating - 20:13
Avoid Developing Teachings for their Own Sake - 22:41
Observing and Perceiving - 28:06
The Student is at the Centre of Any Progress - 29:34
Practice Over Theory - 31:51
Absorb, Don’t Just Memorize - 35:54
Not Becoming a One-Trick Pony - 33:18
Do not Rely on Speed - 38:11
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📖Complete Musashi (best translation): geni.us/CompleteMusashi 🎧Book of Five Rings Audio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnLCZ6l6d5iHba8 📚PDF: bit.ly/FiveRingsSummary Generality Across Disciplines - 1:53 Mastery is a Continuous Practice - 3:17 Correct Mental and Physical Posture - 4:23 Control Over Your Spirit - 6:02 Maintaining Focus - 11:15 Directness of Intention & Practicality over Form - 13:36 One Count Strike - 18:57 Not Overcomplicating - 20:13 Avoid Developing Teachings for their Own Sake - 22:41 Observing and Perceiving - 28:06 The Student is at the Centre of Any Progress - 29:34 Practice Over Theory - 31:51 Absorb, Don’t Just Memorize - 35:54 Not Becoming a One-Trick Pony - 33:18 Do not Rely on Speed - 38:11

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:38 📚 Summarizing Miyamoto Musashi's "Book of Five Rings" involves interpreting its 17th-century wisdom and applying it to the modern world. 01:33 ⛰️ Musashi's book is organized into five scrolls, representing grounding, adaptability, combat, perception, and practicality. 03:32 🌊 Mastery requires continuous practice and maintaining a combat mindset in daily life. 04:59 🌊 Physical posture and mental state are interconnected; maintaining a centered, balanced mindset is crucial. 06:30 🔥 Spirit control is essential; timing shouts and maintaining a composed yet energetic spirit are keys to victory. 21:40 💪 Core compound lifts deliver significant results in strength training, highlighting the importance of focusing on fundamentals. 22:07 🚀 Recognize that progress requires action, not just knowledge; the challenge lies in taking initiative. 23:04 🙅‍♂️ Avoid developing teachings solely for commercial purposes, as it can lead to overcomplicating techniques and drifting from the core principles. 24:27 👊 Real-world combat serves as a corrective mechanism, exposing the flaws in techniques and revealing what truly works. 30:12 📚 The responsibility for progress lies primarily with the student, who must embody principles through practice and self-driven research. Made with HARPA AI

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Hi, I don't speak Portuguese but I've translated it with GPT4 and have just added them. I'm relying on KZbin to sync the timestamps up automatically though! Not sure if it works in a second language. It will probably take 24 hours for us to find out.

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Are the 5 dimensions of personality, that of which being OCEAN, underlined or remiscent of the 5 rings?

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Considering the fact that in his culture, failure to live in accord with The Way (and realizing one has failed) generally ended in suicide. 36 years old and fell off the path for years. Buried in bad habits. Errors have compounded. ….

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I have a question, Sir what does it really mean when Musashi said "think of the principles as emanating from your own heart"? what does it mean practically?

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Would you ever do full audiobook of Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa? It’s only over 1500 pages, print so small you need a microscope to read and pages thinner than sliced onion.

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I'm familiar with it, but as a recent release it's copyrighted. Not to mention 50+ hours long as you point out. There is a good audible version though

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@@VoxStoica I think my favorite part of the book was when Musashi was about to be executed but realized he didn’t want to live like an animal but as a man. And when he also helped a village with their crops and protect it from bandits.

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Except UFC had a different purpose (spot/winning vs survival /combat. UFC has many rules that combat does not have.

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I spent my life replicating this sword goal to find 5 more books lol do not over complicate

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Great video please add your notes next time