Zen and The Way of the Sword (2 posts)

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Samurai Psyche and how zen prepared it.
Honored Link (* Sun Ming, Aug 6, 2008 - 00:19 )
A warrior path (* Ningyo Minamoto, Aug 12, 2004 - 07:35 )

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The Classic Texts: suggested reading (12 posts)

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A thread for the discussion of far eastern texts on military strategy.
The Secret Art of War: The 36 Stratagems (* Sun Ming, Nov 26, 2007 - 23:42 )
The Arthashastra (* Sun Ming, Nov 9, 2007 - 23:17 )
That would be outstanding (* Tabiya Chi, Aug 31, 2004 - 22:21 )

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Sun Tzu and the Art of War (13 posts)

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A thread for the line-by-line examination and discussion of the great classic by Master Sun.
A plethora of Sun Tzu (* Sun Ming, Apr 10, 2007 - 23:03 )
Manuevering Armies (* Yoritomo Minamoto, Apr 11, 2005 - 00:16 )
On Assessments (* Yoritomo Minamoto, Mar 9, 2005 - 18:47 )

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Bushido Shoshinsu - Code of the Samurai (6 posts)

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The Way of the Japanese Warrior
Hagakure Online (* Yoritomo Minamoto, Mar 31, 2007 - 01:21 )
A Samurai Creed (* Yoritomo Minamoto, Aug 4, 2004 - 23:48 )
The 7 virtues of Bushido (* Kaiten Jimmu, Aug 1, 2004 - 10:31 )

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The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China (3 posts)

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A collection of ancient Chinese proverbs that describe some of the most cunning and subtle strategies ever devised. These proverbs describe not only battlefield strategies, but tactics used in psychological warfare to undermine both the enemy's will to fight and his sanity.
Strategy 3 - Borrow another's hand to kill. (* Sankira Qin, Feb 24, 2005 - 10:22 )
Strategy 2 - Surround Wei to rescue Zhao (* Sankira Qin, Dec 10, 2004 - 11:10 )
Strategy 1 - Deceive the Sky to Cross the Ocean. (* Sankira Qin, Jul 11, 2004 - 19:16 )

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Weapons of the Orient (1 posts)

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Thread for the discussion of weapons unique to the eastern cultures.
Just a few links, but worth a gander (* Lalita Ashoka, Jul 19, 2004 - 03:09 )

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The Great Hunt (- posts)

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A thread for the discussion of the Mongols and their warrior culture. All - posts...