HAGAKURE: THE SECRET WISDOM OF THE SAMURAI BY YAMAMOTO TSUNETOMOThe comprehensive and accurate edition of the Hagakure is a must have for serious martial artists or fans of samurai and the bushido code. The Hagakure is one of the most influential of all Japanese texts written nearly 300 years ago by Yamamoto Tsunetomo to summarize the very essence of the Japanese Samurai bushido ("warrior") spirit. Its influence has been felt throughout the world, and yet its existence is scarcely known to many Westerners. This is