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Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵), born Shinmen Takezō (新免 武蔵, c. 1584 – 13 June 1645), [1] also known as Miyamoto Bennosuke and by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, [2] was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 62 ...
Musashi Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本 武蔵, Hepburn: Miyamoto Musashi), born Shinmen Takezo (新免 武蔵, Shinmen Takezō), is the protagonist of Takehiko Inoue's manga series Vagabond. Seeking strength from a young age, Takezo involves himself in several battles, regardless of danger.
However, in the first half of the 17th century, the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi promoted the use of a one-handed grip, which allowed both swords to be used simultaneously. This technique, called nitōken, is a main element of the Niten Ichi-ryū style of swordsmanship that Musashi founded. [13]
Miyamoto Musashi is known as one of Japan’s most legendary swordsmen and unintentional philosophers. Born in the late 16th century, Musashi's life was marked by a relentless and unwavering ...
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.
A woodblock print by ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicting famous rōnin Miyamoto Musashi having his fortune told Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Yoshitoshi depicting Oishi Chikara, one of the forty-seven rōnin. In feudal Japan (1185–1868), a rōnin (/ ˈ r oʊ n ɪ n / ROH-nin; Japanese: 浪人, IPA:, 'drifter' or 'wandering man', lit.
The Book of Five Rings (五輪書, Go Rin no Sho) is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi around 1645. Many translations have been made, and it has garnered broad attention in East Asia and throughout the world.
“Wicked” costume designer Paul Tazewell opens up about the making of Elphaba and Glinda's costumes on Wicked — the meaning of the Elphaba's back outfits, the bubble dress and more.