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As stated by the honorable Mr. Hyaku, go rin no sho is an accompaniment to the teaching of Musashi s. Without studying the relevant art it can only help as inspiration and general advice. Each of the cuts, the grip, the kamae, etc.. described in the book are for use in the study of Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu and only then in accompaniment with oral explanation and physical practice.

I am not surprised that many people do not see the grand use/design for this text or that they get bored reading it! Without the proper application the text may seem inconclusive in its scope!

There are however things that kendoka can take from the book (I personally like the Kenji Tokitsu translation), the explanations of ken no sen, tai no sen and tai tai no sen are very applicable to the study of kendo. You will need to read and read and read and train with the fundamentals in mind then train and train and train and read and train and read and train (I know that this seems a long winded piece of text but I am using it to demonstrate a point)until the concept becomes meaningful. But this is what Musashi s. teaches us, text alone is of no use, practice without understanding is of no use. By combining the two, working hard mentally as well as physically we can achieve more..... I'm still reading and training.... for the rest of my life...