Heihō Okugisho

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The Heihō Okugisho ( Japanese 兵法 奥義 書 , dt. "The secrets of strategy") is a medieval Japanese script about military strategy . The work was written by Yamamoto Kansuke and handed down within the family. In 1804, the records were first published in Japan under the title Heihō Hidensho ( 兵法 秘 伝 書 , German "Secret Tradition of Strategy").

content

The book deals with military strategies and strategic techniques in general, but also special techniques, tactics and aspects that can be used by warriors in battle. The work is divided into five scrolls ( maki ; German chapter heading in brackets), the ganryu no maki (“meaning of strategy”), zu no maki (“explanations and illustrations”), jinri no maki (“body, mind and spirit ”), chiri no maki (“ knowledge of the terrain ”) and tenri no maki (“ knowledge of the natural cycles ”).

In the scroll ganryu no maki the author deals with the question of what strategy is. In the part on no maki , techniques for fighting are explained in an illustrated manner. The jinri no maki part covers various basic strategic approaches, aspects of mind and control. The role chiri no maki deals with the advantages and disadvantages of different terrains for a fight. The last role tenri no maki describes the dependence of people on natural conditions, such as B. snow, lightning or seasons.

literature

  • Yamamoto Kansuke: Okugisho. The art of high strategy . Piper, Munich / Zurich 2006, ISBN 978-3-492-24849-5 (German, Japanese).
  • Yamamoto Kansuke: Heiho Okugisho. The Secret of High Strategy . 2nd Edition. WM Hawley, Hollywood 2000, ISBN 978-0-910704-92-2 (English, Japanese, first edition: 1994).