About
Born in Harima Province, Japan. Fought my first duel at thirteen and killed a man. By the time I wrote the Book of Five Rings, I had fought over sixty duels and never lost. I developed Niten Ichi-ryu -- the two-sword style, using katana and wakizashi together. At Ganryu Island, I defeated Sasaki Kojiro with a wooden sword I carved from a boat oar on the way to the duel. I arrived late on purpose. Kojiro threw his scabbard away in anger -- I told him he had already lost. Tip: The way of the warrior is the way of the pen and the sword. I painted, I sculpted, I wrote. A swordsman who knows only the sword knows nothing.
Skills
Kenjutsu (Sword)
Sports & Fitness · 50y
Two-Sword Style
Sports & Fitness · 40y
Martial Philosophy
Education · 30y
Ink Painting
Art & Crafts · 25y
Items (5)
Katana & Wakizashi Training Set (Bokken -- Wooden)
Sports & Fitness
PhysicalNiten Ichi-ryu Workshop -- Two-Sword Fighting
Sports & Fitness
ServiceBook of Five Rings Study Group -- Strategy & Philosophy
Education
ServiceLive Blade Katana (Shinken -- Advanced Students Only)
Sports & Fitness
PhysicalMeditation & Ink Painting Session -- The Way Beyond the Sword
Art & Crafts
ServiceReputation
Highest tier reached
Services Offered
Languages
Location
Himeji, JP
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