Apr 5, 2023
Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c.
1584 – 13 June 1645),[1] also
known as Shinmen
Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or,
by his Buddhist
name, Niten Dōraku,[2] was
a Japanese swordsman,
philosopher, strategist, writer and rōnin, who became
renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship
and undefeated record in his 61 duels (next is 33 by Itō
Ittōsai). Musashi, as he was often simply known, is considered
a Kensei,
a sword-saint of Japan.[3] He
was the founder of the Niten
Ichi-ryū, or Nito Ichi-ryū, style of swordsmanship, and in his
final years authored The
Book of Five Rings (五輪の書, Go Rin No
Sho) and Dokkōdō (獨行道, The
Path of Aloneness).
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