In his time a long sword in the left hand was referred to as gyaku nito. It is said the two-handed movements of temple drummers inspired him, although it seems more likely that the technique was forged by a means of natural selection through Musashi's combat experience, or from jitte techniques which were taught to him by his father- the jitte was often used in battle paired with a sword the jitte would parry and neutralize the weapon of the enemy whilst the sword struck or the practitioner grappled with the enemy. In this technique, the swordsman uses both a large sword, and a "companion sword" at the same time, such as a katana and wakizashi. Musashi created and perfected a two-sword kenjutsu technique called niten'ichi ( "two heavens as one") or ichi (, "two swords as one") or "Ni-Ten Ichi Ryu" (A Kongen Buddhist Sutra refers to the two heavens as the two guardians of Buddha). By carefully watching and listening he could take away skills and techniques that he would then incorporate into his own fighting style. It can be imagined that as he wandered (technically Musashi was a ronin, or master-less samurai, throughout his life) perfecting his art, offering and accepting challenges, he would have visited dojos and talked with other wandering samurai also following the sword path. These clearly demonstrate that he was a man of keen observational abilities. A clue as to how he did this can be found by studying his paintings and carvings. In the Book of Five Rings Musashi states that he taught himself the sword by practicing and studying diligently.
What is more surprising is that he was largely self-taught and often, as a young man, matched himself against swordsman with superior technical skills. To just survive this number of duels let alone never being defeated was unheard of. What is well known, however, is that between the age of 13 and 30 Musashi is said to have fought over 60 duels and was never defeated, although this is a conservative estimate, most likely not accounting deaths by his hand in major battles, often using only a bokken (wooden sword). He is the founder of the Niten Ichi-ry or Niten-ry style of swordsmanship and the author of The Book of Five Rings ( Go Rin No Sho ), a book on strategy, tactics, and philosophy that is still studied today.įor an historic person who is revered in Japan, there is a lot that is not known about his life, especially the early part. Musashi, as he is often simply known, became legendary through his outstanding swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age. Miyamoto Musashi ( 1584–June 13 (Japanese calendar: May 19), 1645 ) was a famous Japanese samurai, and is considered by many to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. So you think you can duul? What about to the death?
0 kommentar(er)
