Musashi's Miyamoto Mousashi: The Warrior

Miyamoto musashi was a person of many trades. Being as one of his main was mastering the way of the samurai and martial arts, He is also very known for his writing and and art. His book the book of five rings (go rin no sho) Is where he talks about his philosophies and way of being a warrior. Musashi was and still is known for his double sword technique and he would go on to win over 60 duels without losing a single one. Musashi Miyamoto was born in 1584 In Miyamoto village in the Mimasaka province of japan (Year of the monkey) The full name given to Musashi at birth was Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Genshin (新免武蔵守藤原玄信) But, as a child he used the names Bennosuke or Takezo. It’s unsure of which name he prefered but, it’s known it originated

“I have trained in the way of strategy since my youth, and at the age of thirteen I fought a duel for the first time. My opponent was called Arima Kihei, a sword adept of the Shinto ryū, and I defeated him. At the age of sixteen I defeated a powerful adept by the name of Akiyama, who came from Tajima Province. At the age of twenty-one I went up to Kyōtō and fought duels with several adepts of the sword from famous schools, but I never lost.” — Miyamoto Musashi, Go Rin No Sho. When Musashi was 16. It was believed that he participated in the battle of Sekigahara. A battle that was fought over the unification of Japan. This battle was mainly consisted of the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans. Musashi was part of Ukita Hideie’s army and took part in the attack on Fushimi Castle. Even being so young, Musashi fought vigorously to make a name for himself. He also assisted in the besieging of Gifu castle. Despite his efforts the western army saw defeat but, Musashi escaped unharmed. Records of Musashi’s efforts in the Battle of Sekigahara aren’t well documented but he explains in his book Go Rin No Sho about his feats in the battle. For the next four years Musashi would wonder without armor or money and would evote himself to the discipline of the

Yoshioka Seijuro, ace of the Yoshioka School and leader of the Yoshioka family, was tested to a duel by Musashi. Seijuro excitedly acknowledged the duel, and both men chose to battle outside of Rendaiji Temple in Northern Kyoto on March 8, 1604. As a piece of his methodology, Miyamoto Musashi arrived late day of the battle. Seijuro was extremely infuriated and lost his temper with Musashi, judging his conduct to be unacceptable. As they had beforehand concurred, the duel was to be battled with a bokuto (wooden sword) and the victor would be decided by a solitary blow. They went head to head and took the on-monitor position. In a moment, Musashi hit Seijuro 's shoulder with his wooden sword, thumping him off his feet and breaking his left arm. Musashi won the duel. With his spirit tormented by shame, Yoshioka Seijuro resigned from the warrior 's life and turned into a monk in a Zen order. After defeating Yoshioka Seijuro Head of the Yoshioka family, Denshichiro wanted to clear his family name and challenged Musashi. The duel was to be held at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in the Higashiyama District of Kyoto, which was popular for its thousand statues of Kannon, the Shinto goddess of benevolence and