Portal:Literature

For centuries, martial arts created its own brand of literature in the form of prose such as novels and stories to further embody the ideals and philosophy of a warrior's way. Countless book have been discovered and published (both ancient and modern) that tries to capsize the reality and truth through the proper practice of martial arts. However, contrary to the typical belief that martial arts only developed in the East Asian Regions, there are also a number of literature found in the western world that discusses ancient fighting techniques.

It is important to note that literature is not only a component of a societies expressive culture, it is also an example its pop culture. However, the subject of literature is a separate subjecr in its right because of wide scope as a subject in the martial arts field

In this section, we will try to uncover every martial art lterature that exists in every part of the world

Go Rin no Sho or The Book of Five Rings is a martial art literature imbued with philosophical and strategy techniques for warriors in the past and the present alike. Written by Miyamoto Musashi secluded in a cave around 1645 before his death, the Go Rin no Sho is collection of five books that reflect on a warrior's proper attitude, techniques and virtue towards life and his/her enemies. It was borne oout of Musashi's years of experience as an undefeated samurai. Famous for over 300 years as the guide to Kendo and Kenjutsu, The Book of Five Rings is one of the most perceptive psychological guides to strategy ever written. This text is also used by entrepreneurial Japanese businessmen today as a guide for business practice, running sales campaigns like military operations with the same energy that motivated Musashi.