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In this technique, the swordsman uses both a large sword, and a "companion sword" at the same time, i.e. a katana with a wakizashi. [39] The two-handed movements of temple drummers may have inspired him, although it could be that the technique was forged through Musashi's combat experience.
Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – April 13, 1612) was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi in 1612, where Sasaki was killed.
The comic book Usagi Yojimbo stars a rabbit samurai inspired by Musashi. [5] In Steve Perry's Matador book series and novel The Musashi Flex, the "Musashi Flex" is an illegal underground martial arts competition named after Musashi. Musashi was the subject of Sword of the Samurai, a book in the Time Machine series by Michael Reaves and Steve Perry.
It is one of the best known of the swords created by Masamune and is believed to be among the finest Japanese swords ever made. It was made a Japanese National Treasure (Kokuhō) in 1939. [15] [16] The name Honjō probably came about by the sword's connection to General Honjō Shigenaga (1540–1614) who gained the sword after a battle in 1561 ...
Vagabond (Japanese: バガボンド, Hepburn: Bagabondo) is a Japanese epic martial arts manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue.It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel Musashi.
Jordan Hoffman of The Guardian gave the film four stars out of five, noting that "the fun really shines when the film revels in the outlandish weapons: enormous double-pronged swords, an axe that looks more like a sharp anvil, blades attached to staffs, blades attached to chains, shurikens for all occasions, etc. ... if you are going to see one ...
The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1,000 evil men in order to regain his mortality. A 2008 anime television series adaptation was produced by Bee Train. Also in 2008, the novel Blade of the Immortal: Legend of the Sword Demon was released by
Samurai Gun; Samurai Warriors (TV series) Sanada Taiheiki (novel) Satsuma Gishiden; Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement; Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings; Sengoku Basara: The Last Party; Shigurui; Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru; Sidooh; Steel of the Celestial Shadows; Sword for Truth; The Sword of Shibito; Sword of the ...