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Swordsmen

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By age thirteen, Miyamoto Musashi had killed his opponent in what would become the first of many celebrated swordfights. By thirty, he had fought more than sixty matches, losing none. He would live another thirty years but kill no one else. He continued to engage in swordfights but now began to show his skill simply by thwarting his opponents' every attack until they acknowledged Musashi's all-encompassing ability. At the same time, the master swordsman began to expand his horizons, exploring Zen Buddhism and its related arts, particularly ink painting, in a search for a truer Way." "Musashi was a legend in his own time. As a swordsman, he preferred the wooden sword and in later years almost never fought with a real weapon. He outfoxed his opponents or turned their own strength against them. At the height of his powers, he began to evolve artistically and spiritually, becoming one of the country's most highly regarded ink painters and calligraphers, while deepening his practice of Zen Buddhism. He funneled his hard-earned insights about the warrior arts into his spiritual goals. Ever the solitary wanderer, Musashi shunned power, riches, and the comforts of a home or fixed position with a feudal lord in favor of a constant search for truth, perfection, and a better Way. Eventually, he came to the realization that perfection in one art, whether peaceful or robust, could offer entry to a deeper, spiritual understanding. His philosophy, along with his warrior strategies, is distilled in his renowned work, The Book of Five Rings, written near the end of his life.

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J6976 --- Japan: Sports and recreation -- martial arts, fighting sports -- kendō, iaidō, bōjutsu, fencing --- Kendo. --- Bushido. --- Swordsmen --- Martial arts --- Kendō. --- Swordsmen. --- Religious aspects --- Buddhism. --- Yamaoka, Tesshū, --- Japan.

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An epic novel of the Samauri era in Japan. First published in serial format, this novel is often called the Gone with the wind of Japan. Miyomoto Musashi was an actual historical person, but through this novel he has become part of Japan's living folklore.

#SML: Vlamingenstraat C.I.C.M. --- S35/0450 --- J5933 --- Japan--Literature --- Japan: Literature -- modern fiction and prose by individual authors (1868- ) --- Swordsmen --- Swordsmen. --- Miyamoto, Musashi, --- Miyamoto, Musashi. --- Japan. --- Biographical fiction --- Miyamoto, Musashi --- Fiction --- Japan --- #SML: Vlamingenstraat C.I.C.M --- Fencing --- Swordplay --- מוסאשי, מיאמוטו, --- 宮本武蔵, --- 宮本武藏, --- Fiction.