The Undefeated Samurai: Miyamoto Musashi

About this episode

This episode discusses lessons learned from Miyamoto Musashi, his life as a traveling Samurai, and his famous work 'The Book of Five Rings.'

On this episode we discuss lessons learned from Miyamoto Musashi, his life as a traveling Samurai, his work as an artist, and his famous work "The Book of Five Rings." To subscribe, go to ⁠https://takeoverpod.supercast.com⁠ or you can subscribe in-app on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ben Wilson

Topics covered

• Samurai
• Miyamoto Musashi
• Japanese history
• martial arts
• philosophy
• art

Keywords

• Miyamoto Musashi
• Samurai
• The Book of Five Rings
• martial arts
• Japanese history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Book of Five Rings

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