{"id":1210,"date":"2011-04-26T01:01:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T01:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2014-07-30T13:05:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T13:05:52","slug":"famous-japanese-swordsmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/famous-japanese-swordsmen\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Japanese Swordsmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan has a long list of famous swordsman, including a swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi (\u5bae\u672c\u6b66<\/strong>). So many stories of Mushashi\u2019s duels and ability as an expert swordsman can be found, but details of his personal life, like when he was born, when he died, his ancestry and how he died is still unclear. What we do know is that he traveled across the country to hone in on his swordsmanship. He was best known for his two-sword technique called nit\u014dichi (\u4e8c\u5200\u4e00<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Another famous swordsman is Yagyu Munenori (\u67f3\u751f\u5b97\u77e9<\/strong>). He is best known for the school of swordsmanship called Yagy\u016b Shinkagery\u016b \u00a0(\u67f3\u751f\u65b0\u9670\u6d41<\/strong>), which is still a school of swordsmanship today. Munenori has a legendary status in Japan. There is one story about how he had attained a supernatural level of sensory awareness when he sensed a dangerous energy radiating behind him. When he turned around, he was surprised to see his assistant posed to attack.<\/p>\n

Yagyu Munenori\u2019s son was Yagy\u016b J\u016bbei Mitsuyoshi (\u67f3\u751f\u5341\u5175\u885e\u4e09\u53b3<\/strong>). There are gaps in the records of Mitsuyoshi\u2019s life. It\u2019s hard to tell exactly what is fiction and what is fact. We do know that Mitsuyoshi was a sword fighting instructor, There is one persisting legend that Mitsuyoshi wore an eyepatch. There are several stories as to how Mitsuyoshi lost his eye, and one of these stories details a sour encounter with his father that resulted in the loss of his eye.<\/p>\n

It\u014d Itt\u014dsai (\u4f0a\u6771\u4e00\u5200\u658e<\/strong>) is known for being a prominent member of the Itt\u014dry\u016b (\u4e00\u5200\u6d41<\/strong>), which was a school of swordsmanship using the one sword technique. There is very little information about It\u014d Itt\u014dsai, but many legends surround his name. There is one legend that says he protected an entire village by defeating a group of bandits. In gratitude the villagers paid for his travels. It\u2019s said that it was through his travels that he perfected his one sword technique.<\/p>\n

Sasaki Kojir\u014d (\u4f50\u3005\u6728\u5c0f\u6b21\u90ce<\/strong>) was a legendary swordsman who was slayed by Miyamoto Musashi. Sasaki Kojir\u014d\u2019s famous technique was called \u201ctsubame gaeshi\u201d (\u71d5\u8fd4\u3057<\/strong>) or the \u201cturning swallow cut\u201d. Supposedly, this technique was so swift that it could cut down a bird in mid flight. Unfortunately, this technique was not enough to defeat Musashi, and it cost him his life. What\u2019s interesting is that althogh Kojir\u014d accomplished much, his death at the hands of Musashi is what Kojir\u014d is most known for.<\/p>\n

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Japan has a long list of famous swordsman, including a swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi (\u5bae\u672c\u6b66). So many stories of Mushashi\u2019s duels and ability as an expert swordsman can be found, but details of his personal life, like when he was born, when he died, his ancestry and how he died is still unclear. What we…<\/p>\n

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