Yagyu Munenuki (1571-1646) was a famous samurai and master of military art in Japanese history. He began to serve as the swordsmanship coach of the family of General Tokugawa Ieyasu at the age of only 24, and was the first generation lord of the Yagyu clan in Yamato. His father was a swordsman revered by later generations and the orthodox heir of the "Shinin-ryu" swordsmanship, Yagyu Ishishusai Muneigan. "New Yin-ryu" swordsmanship is mainly about seizing the enemy's weapons and trying to keep both sides alive and safe, so it is also called "living sword". This kind of swordsmanship, when used in the art of war, is psychological warfare, and it is also what Sun Tzu said in "The Art of War": "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles." In 1632, Yagyu Muneki completed a secret book on the art of war, "The Biography of the Art of War", which advocated "sword and Zen yiru" and "how to defeat the enemy without fighting."
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