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RE: Miyamoto Musashi: The Samurai Who Never Lost a Fight in His Entire Life

in #history7 years ago

One note of historical consideration is that swords (yes even the famed katana) have been side-arms. Swordmanship of then would be akin to pistol markmanship of today. The reason for Tokugawa Bakufu's ban on all weapons and restricting use of swords (side-arms) to bureaucrats was to prevent revolts.

A military veteran of the Warring period, versed in weapons of war would have had massive advantage over civilian "martial" artists and younger generation who never experienced war.

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I've never thought about it that way. I think your observation is quite logical. Thank you for the thoughtful comment