Fire Kanji

The Book of Fire – To Become the Enemy

October 30, 2025 Kris Wilder 0

To Become the Enemy: The Art of Strategic Empathy “In order to conquer him, I have to think like him, smell like him, look like him. I gotta become the gopher.” – Bill Murray as Karl Spackler from the movie Caddyshack Spackler’s line echoes a deeper martial arts and psychological [Read More]

At Which You Excel

Five Rings – At Which You Excel

May 18, 2025 Kris Wilder 1

Five Rings – At Which You Excel More from the first book, The Book of the Ground. This section is titled “At Which You Excel.” You will not find it listed in The Book of Five Rings as “At Which You Excel.” “At Which You Excel” is a broad title [Read More]

The Book of The Ground – Discipline and Focus

May 3, 2025 Kris Wilder 0

The Book of The Ground – Discipline and Focus Discipline, training, and focus are addressed in Miyamoto Musashi’s Book of Five Rings. He introduces these ideas in the first of the five books, The Book of The Ground. In Book of the Ground, Musashi points to mastery of oneself is [Read More]