Miyamoto Musashi The greatest sword master in history
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- Miyamoto was born in 1584 in Harima province,Japan.
Training from a very young age in the way of the sword, Miyamoto had his first duel at the age of 13 against a Samurai called Arima Kihei, killing him in the process.
Perhaps the most famous of his duels and the one that cemented his legacy came in the form of his greatest rival. A Samurai by the name of Sasaki Kojirō. Considered Miyamoto's equal. A duel was agreed between the two of them.
There are varying accounts but according to historians it is believed that Miyamoto showed up several hours late as a sign of disrespect.
Miyamoto had also decided to use a bokken (wooden sword) for the duel.
Sasaki was angry and charged Miyamoto, swinging his sword almost killing him and actually cutting off Miyamoto’s headband in the process.
However as he attacked, Miyamoto cleaved Sasaki’s head, killing him.
Miyamoto is said to have remained undefeated in some 60 duels.
He would go on to write the book of the five rings based on the practice of martial arts. Eventually he would die with sword in hand sitting upright in 1645.
People don't know is he did that too Sasaki Kojiro to throw him off his balance showing up late to do always a sign of disrespect wooden sword was even more disrespectful so it made Sasaki fight angry lost his Focus and got himself killed
Musashi also timed the fight so that both the sun and the tides helped him; the sun would be shining in Kojiro's eyes, and the retreating tides allowed Musashi to make a hasty getaway in his boat when Kojiro's multiple students went after him.
Man, he was handling 💩 🧻 paperwork due to an upset stomach. 🥷
@@nekkoskrilla6750 Is that supposed to make any sense?
@@JaysonT1, what don't you understand? 🤔🧐😕 🥷🐢🥷
@@nekkoskrilla6750the fact that humans like you exist
How could he cut off someone's head with a wood sword. What am I missing?
I think he just smacked him on the top of his head with the wood sword, killing him.
Cleaved his head, as in split it open. Which one can easily do with a wooden sword
Its a boink not a slash
He cracked the skull open
@@shinystars2475 so kinda a bonk
You forgot a key piece of information. He was late because he spent all morning carving his bokken from a wooden oar. He also specifically made the bokken slightly longer than the opponents sword because he was known to use one of the biggest katana around. Musashi was the first combat troll
No he was sleeping, the bokken was crafted on the boat
Nah he was late because he was painting.. 2 paintings as keepsakes to return a favour to the man who hosted him the previous night/ that morning.
@@fojteflon The correct answer is yes. He did all this and what I said.
@@caronte1447 Wrong
@@austinjeffries5741 bokken was carved while he was already in the boat.. the wooden sword was made out of the boat's oar..
so that wasn't why he was late, since the boat was already in motion before and after he carved his wooden sword.
At least I now know the ending for Vagabond.
rip kojiro 😞
Bro 💀
Technically, we knew it since 1645 lol
@@firstnamelastname754 no he could survive.
Honestly, the manga can go a different route. From what I’ve heard, the winner of the duel is unknown because the island where they fought was called Ganryujima, in the honor of the winner (Ganryu Sasaki Kojiro), but also know for certain that Musashi survived that duel. Maybe manga will have them fight and go different ways afterwards
He also (supposedly) carved the “wooden sword” he fought with out of one of the boat ores he had used to get to the island where the fight took place. This man truly is a legend.
He was drunk af, too iirc
Samurai Champloo Anime reference when Jin was saved by the fisherman in episode 21 when he asked who the fisherman was he replied "Musashi Myamoto".
Yes! That's actually how I got into Musashi, funny enough.
@@DefeatLust Oh WOW SAME HERE DUDE 😎
Champloo is soo fn good!
I don’t even remember, have to rewatch now.
Now I get the Jin's reaction, I didn't know when I watched it
Bad-ass to the end.
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Ooooooo
Yep oo
I’ve made a video on anger
I highly recommend the book of 5 rings, a very insightful read
Is this book solely based on martial arts or do we get to know other life lessons from this book ?
@@abhishekchandra84 it teaches martial arts but also gives insight into how musashi believes one should try to live their life, so yes it also teaches life lessons
If you think this book is good in anyway shape or form. Then you HAVE NOT read this book. It’s garbage.. completely.
@@inktothepast I've read it and I think it's good, what now?
Why is the book in the business section?
The last part is wrong. The story is that Miyamoto Musashi carved his weapon from an Oar from his boat into a long and heavy wooden pole which he used to beat Saskatoon Kojiro by bashing him on the Head with it. Why an Oar carved to be a long wooden pole? Well Sasaki Kojiro was the real life Sephiroth and he had a long Katana. His his ultimate sword technique was called the Swallow Cutter. Basically it is said his sword swing was so fast he could slice a Swallow in mid flight. Miyamoto Musashi is famous for his Dual Wielding Katana techniques. But he would use any method to win. The Oar he crafted was longer than Kojiro’s Katana. Musashi’s strategy was to gage the reach of Kojiro’s sword, have him swing and miss, then bash him on the head with the pole he made. According to pop culture that is what happened but there are no real accounts from people who actually witnessed the feat, it all could be Folklore. There is another angle where they never fight and Kojiro dies from an illnesses. Back then I think it would be more honorable to die as a Samurai in battle rather than illness. Makes me wonder what kind of illness as Kojiro left his wife for a prostitute who he freed from a Ho house (She was forced into prostitution to pay off a debt), a whole other drama in itself.. He could have died from an STD.
Yeah his katana was so called it was nicknamed the "washing pole" if I remember correctly and shows up in a dark souls game.
Died from a 'wooden sword' starts to take on a new meaning when you start bringing up Ho Houses and STD's!!
@@jacobviator3118 Daaamn
You have the right idea
@@mcwaff8661 Drying pole actually.
A WARRIOR TILL THE END WITH SWORD IN HAND RIP
This man was a genius. Outstanding tactician and strategist. Not only did he fight duels, he fought against clans and defeated them.
Musashi and Sasaki were the inspirations for the designs of Cloud and Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII respectively
You know how legendary this guy was when centuries later people still mention his name even when Musashi was never even alive during the age of social media. Publicity purely because of word to mouth story, where a real life Ronin becomes legend.
When you become angry at your opponent you have made him your master
Miyamoto arrived late so that he can use the sun to his advantage, by turning his back towards it, and the sun would shine into Kojiro's eyes long enough to distract him.
We need more vids man amazing
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They should make an Assassin's Creed game about this guy.
Assassin's creed in ancient japan? Sounds great
@@crobatgaming5661play ghost of Tsushima , one of the best games I’ve ever played
Greatest swordsman in Japanese history. ☘️
What a badass way to die. Sword standing against your body while you sit upright with your head down, straight outta anime.
What a legend
In history, like that’s possible to know. You know that he’s world famous on Japan.
I knew about Sasaki and Musashi from an anime actually, Record of Ragnarok.
Read Vagabond
Virgin anime introduction
VS Chad Yakuza Kenzan
A solid 98% of depictions and backgrounds in RoR are false. The creators took the absolute bare minimum facts and then put their own spin on it. Just so you know. Lol.
@@travismanley4879 Guys it’s not a competition about anime and manga I just said I knew them from the anime which could lead to read the manga too. So why you guys always have to show “superiority” cause you read the damn book !? Be more humble
Thank you, I needed that for my homework
a true sigma
greatest *Japanese* sword master in history
By the gods this man was a fucking legend .
This is a new level of plot armour
He's giving me the vibes of yorrichi from demon slayer
I'm glad he's getting the attention he deserves. He's a genius.
Miyamoto showed up 3 hours late which filled Sasaki with rage. Sasaki used an extra long sword. Miyamoto carved a boat ore into a weapon. Miyamoto used distance which really pissed off Sasaki so he charges wildly and misses. Miyamoto hits Sasaki like a baseball bat hitting a Mellon. Miyamoto being smart still staying back and Sasaki takes one more swing of his long sword from his back on the ground. This swing was upward and did cut off his headband but only leaves a scratch. Miyamoto comes straight down with his boat ore which was the death blow.
Definition of a true man Warrior
Man, that was one sharp wooden sword
Thank you for sharing this amazing story 👏🏼👏🏽🌹🦋
I have a question. Please help if you can. I'm old. I grew up in the 70s and 90s, reading alot, a lot of time in libraries. When I came across his story, I feel in love with it. Read everything I could about him.
Wtf does he have to do with anime? I practiced combat martial arts for 30 years, and tried to integrate his teachings with what I learned. Was having a argument with a guy on a fighting technique, I Pointe out Musashi, he called me an anime' weeb, said anybody that brought him up had watched too much anime. I've seen Akira, ninja scroll, and vampire hunter D. Don't know anything else about it. So the question is, what gives? What do they have to do with each other???
I would hazard a guess that seeing as though Japanese culture is saturated with Anime, They draw on their rich history as inspiration for their stories. Just so happens that samurai warriors fit perfectly with Anime so much so that they are now deeply entwined.
@@abriefhistory5666 okay, thank you
Musashi is portrayed as a character in an anime series called "Baki the Grappler". He is "resurrected" with advanced science and magic in the anime series. He fights with fictional characters Baki, Yujiro Hanma (Earth's strongest creature), Pickle (a resurrected super cave man), and a teenage head of the Yakuza gang (Hanahan, I think 🤔).
I guess I'm a middle-aged anime weeb.😅
He lost twice to someone using a jo (short staff) and was spared because he was so good. He lost one other time.
u can't say worlds greatest because it's impossible to measure that but u can measure greatness and that he was
Exceptional.
GOAT
The history it's not accurate in this particular part of history...but definitely miyamoto won somehow this fight
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when used by a master even water can be as sharp as a sword .
- a wise man
either way 1584 to 2022. This man "is" known as the greatest sword master that ever lived. He never lost a duel. ???
What did we do today?
Sensei died like a warrior as far as history concerns
Mehamoto aka Chop Chop Sewi😲
art by inoue takehiko
If you guys get a chance watch Ryan and Shane on Watcher puppet history they did a show about this and it was amazing how talented Miyamoto really was
Saying that he was talented is the greatest insult you could give him. He used his whole life only for the sake of the sword. The way is what he lived for, and he trained to be the greatest swordsman ever.
His discipline and determination is unheard of in this age, probably then aswell. Truth is, anyone can become just like him, it's all about how much you're willing to lose.
Didn’t he also like “found” the idea of duel wield fighting? Using two katanas and stuff
They don't make me like that no more.
His first dual he was actually 12. the japanese way of age at the time was a year ahead, whereas now we use standard age
Miyamoto
You missed he was renowned for using two swords, the only master
It's also believed that he may have flat out murdered his first 'opponent', who he may have attacked by ambush in the forest, rather than the traditional agreed upon dual.
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It’s Japanese men with a beard you understand from that alone that he is powerful and badass😳
bro mastered sun breathing
The iconic battle was different. Miyamoto showed up late to make his opponent mad. His opponent had a much longer sword which made a fair duel between difficult. On the way to the battle, Miyamoto carved an as long sword as his opponents out of a paddle. Due to the late arrival his opponent charged at him full of rage and Miyamoto simply hit him on the head with the wooden sword and killed him doing it twice more times
I read he found out how long the samurai sword was and made his wooden one an inch longer.,and was purposely late to mess with his chi. And he clubbed him not cut his head off.
This is literally a spoiler of Vagabond by Inoue Takehiko lol
But damn, I really want to have new volumes for that manga, it is truly a masterpiece
🤔👍👍
Real life Yoriichi belike:
they also say that this was one of the best fights ever and that sasaki almost killed him but they traded blows and Miyamoto got the winning strike down. He used 2 katanas tho in this version
He actually had an upset stomach that day which is why he was "hours" late. He's a beast cutting his enemy's head off with broken wooden sword!??! 💪🗡⚔🥷
Yeah no... Musashi had a habit of showing up late as a form of psychological warfare because it was considered disrespectful and dishonorable among samurai and Japanese culture at the time, thus throwing a skilled opponent off their game... You also misunderstood the term "cleave". He didn't decapitate Kojiro with a wooden sword(which was not "broken". The term is Bokken). Crushed the skull.
I’m inspired by him and I decided make a video on anger I hope it helps
honestly Miyamoto literally fought someone with a wooden sword who was considered his arch nemesis, he couldve climbed to higher peaks after that but he retired, its true that he only used a broken sword, showed up late to made sasaki angry and lost his composure, and also manipulated the sun and tides to his favor, but still, he couldve still become a lot stronger after that considering he used only used a wooden stick
Greatest swordsman in Japanese history. How would he do against EricBloodaxe or Björn Ironsides?
Why are they both so fine
Real life yoriichi
I mean cleaving somebodies skull with a wooden stick in one hit basically is a feat of its own…
Point is, you don’t win if you fight fair and play by the rules
So manga is about to end and i now know how😢
The hungarian nobleman and soldier György Thury won more than 600 duels. Imre Bezerédi, another noble soldier, more than 70 (only the recorded ones). I respect Musashi, but claiming he was the greatest swordmaster in history, is an overstatement.
Well, there was indeed bloodshed
61 kills on 1vs1 combat
His 1st kill was at age of 13 with wood sword cracking opponent head
There was also rumors that he fought in the battle of sekigahara, which was one of the last most brutal battles of the warring period. He rose from nothing into legend through the years following.
Aside from all the terrible shit he's least known for such as beating women, banditry, and raping boys (which was commonplace for his trade) he is still a warrior of great renown
I'll never forgive him for killing Retsu
Your Miyamoto was not defeated in 60 duals,
My king , Sambhaji mahraj in there whole life of 32 years he never lost a single battle out of 180 battles
I heard he was drunk and didn't bring a bokken, he forgot his sword because he was drunk, and used his sidearm to carve his boat's oar into a makeshift bokken. (The duel was on an island.)
Hey guys correct me if I am wrong but in Vagabond Musashi ran away From a battle against Inshun of Hozoin because He was afraid to die
I apologize if I am mistaking 🤝
Personally I like record of ragnarok's depiction of him best because they weren't afraid to stray from the stereotypical ronin image of being extremely lean, agile and tall. Legends about him always describe as an animalistic fighter with the sword skills and unhinged, erratic movements of a demon who loved training and fighting. It's very likely that he was one of the strongest samurai ever and was much more physically built than other samurais, allowing him to move and strike in ways that were unrecognizable to classically trained samurai.
There was also Mitsubishi Toyota
Sitting in a well,frog saying i am the best......
Just see how strong is Sambhaji Maharaj, who could fight with 2 swords simultaneously while riding a horse
(They had to fight battles like- 400 Soldiers vs enemy 40000 soldiers in a single battle, you can't imagine,
And you all think doing 1v1 dual is very difficult
My king use to do 1v 500 .
Now that’s disrespectful
Some call him Gene.
Sasaki Kojiro you mean that one guy from record of ragnarok man I knew sasaki always lose
Have you heard of chanakya Niti?
If want u can read the novel on Miyamoto mushashi by eji, and a manga inspired by it vagabond
He showed up late i believe on purpose to piss off Suzaki. I guess it worked.
He looked like yasuo
Hartshorne province, japane???
He was also known for being able to dual wield two swords
That’s not actually as impressive as it sounds
@@frostbite2179 When you consider the fact it was two full length katanas, and actually read his Book of Five Rings, you might consider differently.
Haux
What are the Renditions of these guys look like anglos
Anime name?
'How many swords do we have? 2. That is enough,' dialogue between Jesus and his disciples. Yes, 2 is all heaven needs. ✌️and namo Amida Butsu
Vagabond readers are historians
I thought musashi dueled sasaki with his double sword style
was he the eldest in the family?
His sensei name : Nobita
dude he’s known as the worlds greatest loser cause he never won a fight but was known as the greatest swordsman for his visualization
Can someone recommend me the most accurate English translation of the book of five rings plz