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WARRIOR WISDOM: The Book of 5 Rings - Why Miyamoto Musashi Fought with a Wooden Sword, and the 21 Principles Written from his Deathbed

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The Dakota Principle

Musashi died of natural causes at the age of 61, the Dakota or the way of walking alone are the final words that he wrote one week prior to dying in his deathbed. Musashi's opponent assumed that he would win, when he felt that blade actually making contact with what he thought was Musashi's head,. by the time he realized that it was not, the wooden sword was already crushing the life out of him. The only thing more intoxicating the victory is the assumption of victory.

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