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The Hundred Rules of War Paperback – July 28, 2017

by Tsukahara Bokuden (Author), eric shahan (Translator)
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A book by a veteran Samurai to young warriors who had not tasted battle. The man known as a sword saint, Tsukahara Bokuden 1489-1571, composed this work seventy-five years before Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings. Bokuden studied Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto School and later founded the Kashima Shinto School of sword fighting. This book, which consists of a hundred songs, was transmitted to Samurai who had not yet fought in battle. In the early 1600s a forward was written by the Zen Priest Takuan Soho. Later the eighth Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune added an introduction. This is the first English translation of this work and it is presented beside the original Japanese brush script. The English will be on the facing page. According to the afterward, for several generations this document was only transmitted to only one other person.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 28, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1548035661
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1548035662
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
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    Eric Shahan is an independent translator of Japanese books on a variety of topics mainly Jujutsu, sword techniques, police manuals, Karate, Ninja related, travel guides, Edo Era Manga, rope binding, tattooing in all areas of Japan and Seppuku.

    After moving to Japan in 2002 he taught himself Japanese and began translating books in 2010 with the publication of Ninjutsu no Gokui "The Essence of Ninjutsu." Eric followed up with translations of Jujutsu, Kenjutsu and Karate books in addition to 18th century comic stories as well as Japanese police and military manuals.

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The Quantum Dointer
5.0 out of 5 stars Most authors publishing source material on the ninja or samurai are (at best! ) working with modern Japanese translations of the ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2017
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Once again, Eric Shahan has made a tremendously significant contribution to the available English-language source material on the life and philosophy of the samurai. Unlike the overwhelming majority of authors publishing in this domain today, Eric actually translated this manuscript directly from the original Japanese to English. I can't overstate the degree to which this (a) increases the fidelity of the English rendering and (b) is exceedingly rare. Most authors publishing source material on the ninja or samurai are (at best!) working with modern Japanese translations of the original classical texts. Naturally, the more links there are between the original and the English, the more opportunities there are for things to get misinterpreted. None of these issues are present in Eric's work here.

As for the text itself, The Hundred Rules of War are a collection of insights transmitted from one of Japanese history's greatest warriors, Tsukahara Bokuden. The idioms range from philosophical to practical, and can be treated as daily meditations for both practitioners of Japanese martial arts and those that have an interest in applying the Japanese warrior's mindset to their lives.

As someone that's been studying the samurai and ninja for approaching a decade now, I feel comfortable saying that this should be considered a mandatory addition to any self-respecting Japanophile's bookshelf.
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George C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, a quick read with pretty neat nuanced rules you'd never think about!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021
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Great Book, it's a pretty quick read with some neat nuanced rules you'd never think about! Highly recommend it!
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Robert Scicluna
4.0 out of 5 stars A great translation of Tsukahara Bokuden's work by Eric Shahan
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2018
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A great translation of Tsukahara Bokuden's work by Eric Shahan. Detailed view of the original text on one side and a translation on the other. Though it may seem very basic to many, it is a great supplement for detailed historical research on Samurai History.
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Kayne Hwang
5.0 out of 5 stars Goood
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PSE
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, applicable to modern day life.
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019
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It was a fast read. Every other page was the original Japanese text paired next to the translation. A good bit of knowledge in the writing. A must read for anyone into preparedness. Similar to the Art of War by Sun Tzu but much shorter, and geared toward the individual.
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Youwishyouknew
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
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The art of war is 1000% more valuable as is the 5rings. This is just ramblings about horses and other such things. Historical interest maybe pending your jam, but for me only a very few interesting bits.
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EMT Don
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for anyone serious about Japanese swordsmanship
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2017
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Eric has once again written another great book the translation of Bokuden's classic treatise on Japanese swordsmanship that enabled many a student to reach their peaks of performance. This book flows with an amazing amount of knowledge and history that brings to light the techniques of the "Sword Saint" Tsukahara Bokuden
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Jack B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2020
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Great info from a famous Samurai from his era. A quick read as well. Good lessons on the mentality of the Samurai of the time.
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Michael Schjerling
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any martial artist
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A must read for any martial artist
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JAMES ZEDD
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good purchase for any budoka.
Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2017
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Well written and the images are excellent.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Superfluous.
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Superfluous.
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jonasköllinger
4.0 out of 5 stars An unusual interesting Book
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This book contains the japanese original and an annotated translation. It makes for an interesting but short read (The page number is inflated by the fact that the japanese original takes up a lot of space and the translation ist then mostly less than a half page.)
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