| Translator's Preface | p. xi |
| Translator's Introduction | p. xiii |
| The Book of Five Rings | |
| Preface | p. 3 |
| The Earth Scroll | p. 5 |
| On the Science of Martial Arts | p. 6 |
| Likening the Science of Martial Arts to Carpentry | p. 9 |
| The Science of Martial Arts | p. 10 |
| On the Composition of This Book in Five Scrolls | p. 11 |
| On Naming This Individual School "Two Swords" | p. 15 |
| On Knowing the Principles of the Words Martial Arts | p. 17 |
| On Knowing the Advantages of Weapons in Martial Arts | p. 19 |
| On Rhythm in Martial Arts | p. 21 |
| The Water Scroll | p. 24 |
| State of Mind in Martial Arts | p. 25 |
| Physical Rearing in Martial Arts | p. 26 |
| Focus of the Eyes in Martial Arts | p. 27 |
| Gripping the Long Sword | p. 28 |
| On Footwork | p. 28 |
| Five Kinds of Guard | p. 29 |
| The Way of the Long Sword | p. 30 |
| Procedures of Five Formal Techniques | p. 31 |
| On the Teaching of Having a Position without a Position | p. 34 |
| Striking Down an Opponent in a Single Beat | p. 35 |
| The Rhythm of the Second Spring | p. 35 |
| Striking without Thought and without Form | p. 36 |
| The Flowing Water Stroke | p. 36 |
| The Chance Hit | p. 37 |
| The Spark Hit | p. 37 |
| The Crimson Foliage Hit | p. 37 |
| The Body Instead of the Sword | p. 38 |
| Striking and Hitting | p. 38 |
| The Body of the Short-Armed Monkey | p. 39 |
| The Sticky Body | p. 39 |
| Comparing Height | p. 40 |
| Gluing | p. 40 |
| The Body Blow | p. 41 |
| Three Parries | p. 41 |
| Stabbing the Face | p. 42 |
| Stabbing the Heart | p. 42 |
| The Cry | p. 43 |
| The Slapping Parry | p. 43 |
| A Stand against Many Opponents | p. 44 |
| Advantage in Dueling | p. 45 |
| The Single Stroke | p. 45 |
| The State of Direct Penetration | p. 46 |
| Epilogue | p. 46 |
| The Fire Scroll | p. 48 |
| The Physical Situation | p. 49 |
| Three Preemptions | p. 51 |
| Holding Down the Pillow | p. 53 |
| Crossing a Ford | p. 54 |
| Knowing the State of Affairs | p. 56 |
| Stomping a Sword | p. 56 |
| Knowing Disintegration | p. 58 |
| Becoming the Opponent | p. 58 |
| Letting Go Four Hands | p. 59 |
| Moving Shadows | p. 60 |
| Arresting Shadows | p. 60 |
| Infection | p. 61 |
| Upset | p. 62 |
| Threat | p. 62 |
| Sticking Tight | p. 63 |
| Coming up against Corners | p. 64 |
| Flustering | p. 64 |
| Three Shouts | p. 65 |
| Mixing | p. 66 |
| Crushing | p. 67 |
| Mountain and Sea Changing | p. 68 |
| Knocking the Heart Out | p. 68 |
| Becoming New | p. 69 |
| Small and Large | p. 69 |
| A Commander Knowing Soldiers | p. 70 |
| Letting Go of the Hilt | p. 70 |
| Being Like a Rock Wall | p. 71 |
| Epilogue | p. 71 |
| The Wind Scroll | p. 73 |
| On Wielding Extra-long Swords in Other Schools | p. 74 |
| Powerful Sword Blows in Other Schools | p. 76 |
| The Use of Schorter Long Swords in Other Schools | p. 77 |
| Numerous Sword Strokes in Other Schools | p. 78 |
| Positions of the Sword in Other Schools | p. 80 |
| The Focus of the Eyes in Other Schools | p. 81 |
| Footwork in Other Schools | p. 83 |
| The Use of Speed in Other Schools | p. 84 |
| The Esoteric and Exoteric in Other Schools | p. 86 |
| Epilogue | p. 87 |
| The Scroll of Emptiness | p. 89 |
| Notes | p. 91 |
| The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War | |
| The Killing Sword | p. 95 |
| Preface | p. 95 |
| The Great Learning | p. 100 |
| Mood and Will | p. 102 |
| Appearance and Intention | p. 103 |
| Beating the Grass to Scare the Snakes | p. 104 |
| The Vanguard of the Moment | p. 105 |
| Aggressive and Passive Modes | p. 105 |
| Logical Principles of Aggressive and Passive Attitudes of Body and Sword | p. 106 |
| Mental and Physical Aggressive and Passive Modes | p. 106 |
| Things to Learn When You Face an Aggressive Opponent | p. 107 |
| Things Learned for Facing Off in a Contest of Adversaries | p. 108 |
| The Mental Postures of Three Ways of Feinting | p. 109 |
| Addressing and Adapting to Changes of Mind | p. 109 |
| Double Looks | p. 109 |
| Hit and Be Hit At: The Sense of Winning by Letting Yourself Be Hit At | p. 110 |
| Three Rhythms | p. 111 |
| A Small Rhythm to a Large Rhythm, a Large Rhythm to a Small Rhythm | p. 112 |
| Noting the Tempo | p. 113 |
| Techniques | p. 113 |
| Techniques II | p. 115 |
| Hearing the Sound of Wind and Water | p. 115 |
| Sickness | p. 117 |
| The Sense of Elementary and Advanced Levels of Removal of Sickness | p. 118 |
| The Normal Mind | p. 120 |
| Like a Wooden Man Facing Flowers and Birds | p. 122 |
| The Free Mind | p. 123 |
| The Life-Giving Sword | p. 127 |
| Perceiving Abilities and Intentions | p. 127 |
| The Rhythm of Existence and Nonexistence | p. 127 |
| The Moon in the Water | p. 130 |
| The Quiescent Sword | p. 130 |
| Explanation of the Characters Used for "Quiescent" | p. 131 |
| Stride | p. 132 |
| The First Principle | p. 133 |
| The One-Foot Margin on Both Sides | p. 134 |
| "This Is the Ultimate"/The First Sword | p. 134 |
| Analysis of the Moon in the Water; the Quiescent Sword; Sickness; Body, Hands, and Feet | p. 136 |
| Moves | p. 136 |
| The Margin of Safety | p. 137 |
| Maneuvering | p. 137 |
| Seeing the Quiescent Sword: Distinction of Three Levels | p. 137 |
| "The Mind Is Like the Moon in Water, the Body Is Like an Image in a Mirror." | p. 138 |
| Hasty Attack | p. 140 |
| Bringing Back the Mind | p. 140 |
| The Sense of Total Removal, the Sense of the Void, the Sense of Presenting the Mind | p. 142 |
| True and False Mind | p. 146 |
| No Sword | p. 150 |
| Great Potential and Great Function | p. 152 |
| Mind and Objects | p. 156 |
| Martial Arts and Buddhism | p. 158 |
| Yes and No | p. 159 |
| Truth and Untruth | p. 160 |
| Notes | p. 163 |
| Bibliography | p. 167 |
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