Is pic related the most notorious sword fighter in history?
>>1381395
is this the samurai trilogy about musashi miyamoto starring toshino mifune?
king arthur is a bigger name world wide
>>1381533
>king arthur is a bigger name world wide
He is a knight. Not a duelist.
>is this the samurai trilogy about musashi miyamoto starring toshino mifune?
Yeah.
>>1381539
Names of the movies?
>>1381541
The Samurai Trilogy.
>what is google image search
>>1381395
Musashi is hardly the only samurai, or swordsmans with an amazing record.
Tsukuhara bokuden for instance survived many battles and duels, in one he even cut clean through a naginata shaft, and then the arm of the guy holding it!
Even in Musashi's life he was not the most famous swordsman in Japan, that honor went to a member of the Yagyu family, either Yagyū Munenori, or his father.
>>1381584
>Even in Musashi's life he was not the most famous swordsman in Japan
I always thought Musashi was so famous because, yes he won many consecutive duels, 50? But in his last duel he fought with a wooden sword and his ingenuitey in using the sun won him his battle. Not through sheer prowess like the other individuals did as you mentioned.
>>1381590
most of musashi's duels were probably matches with wooden swords, and were probably not death matches, though with wooden weapons there is always a danger.
Most of his fame seemed to originate after his death, because of the efforts of his students to popularize his teachings
>>1381590
>because of the efforts of his students to popularize his teachings
I see, interesting.
Anyother duelists worth looking into other than the ones you have mentioned?
>>1381606
There are many in japan, which is what I am familiar with.
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna
Yagyu Jubei,
Muso Gennosuke, who fought Musashi, and allegedly won a rematch with him
Saito Denkibo
Munisai Taketo, Musashi's father.
There are so many others from that period, martial artists were expected to accept duels, so There were alot
