This four-hundred-year-old explication of the rules and expectations embodied in Bushido, the Japanese way of the warrior, is one of the primary sources on the tenets of Bushido, a way of thought that remains fascinating to the modern world, East and West. Bushido has played a major role in shaping the behavior of the modern Japanese government, corporations, society, and individuals, as well as in shaping the modern Martial Arts within Japan and internationally. Este tratado de cuatro siglos de antigü edad acerca de las reglas que encarna el bushido, el japoné s "camino del guerrero," es el texto primario de esta é tica, que continú a fascinando al mundo moderno del este y del oeste. El bushido ha jugado un papel fundamental a la hora de formar el comportamiento del gobierno, las empresas, la sociedad y los individuos del Japó n actual, así como en las artes marciales modernas, tanto en Japó n como en el resto del mundo.

Taira Shigesuke originally documented the tenets of Bushido, the Japanese warrior constructs, 400 years ago. Thomas Cleary is the translator of The Art of War, The Book of Five Rings, The Flower Ornament Scripture, The Japanese Art of War, Opening the Dragon Gate, and The Story of Chinese Zen. He lives in Oakland, California.