Bellahon: The Book of War [Falling Leaves Edition]

When anyone seeks to learn about strategy and tactics they normally gravitate towards “Sun Tzu’s Art of War” and/or Miyamoto Musashi’s “The Book of Five Rings” (Go Rin No Sho). Both books are masterful pieces that deserve every bit of respect and appreciation, but these two classics barely cover an aspect that is present in every form of warfare…the psychological factor. Don’t get me wrong, both works briefly mention the use of psychological application in warfare but do they also include its use in everyday workings? What about how to use such knowledge to gain the kind of enlightenment they both highly promote, “the knowledge of thy self?” Unfortunately neither one goes into detail about how to acquire “knowing oneself.” And that is where the book “Bellakai-Conryaku” comes in. “Toshikai-Conryaku” is the revision of Musashi’s work. When these two books are compiled together they form “Bellahon: The Book of War.”