5 Samurai Legends (ft. The Shogunate)

[@Linfamy]

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[@alecibuki4460]

Linfamy hey I know you know more about samurai and Japanese culture but I was wondering if you knew anything about a samurai named Ibuki

[@Linfamy]

@GameWizard21st dunno, was there?

[@broccolijjb2997]

Genji was from Yoshitsune.

[@D.S.Borromeo]

i have to tell you about you server later

[@ahsanulrehan8779]

awesome 😁

[@TheShogunate]

Grand Theft Katana!

[@spy4you877]

My dreams came true

[@dorthymcgrane1290]

Spy

[@matthewct8167]

That’s what I did in GTA San Andreas

[@lorddemonoss3945]

Oh! 😃 Good one!

[@themystic115demon6]

The game we didn't know we wanted.

[@theonewhoasked2993]

Benkei is literally a legend, like imagine being bored then deciding to collect 1000 swords lmao

[@nowaymaboi7686]

Xd

[@justsayingguy]

*robbed

[@theonewhoasked2993]

@@justsayingguy *rob

[@justsayingguy]

@@theonewhoasked2993 owhkay... just saying... benkei were evil... fyi im not native speaker... also i really don care whats the grammmar ish n not bodder to learn englesh popeli... again just saying...

[@theonewhoasked2993]

@@justsayingguy I didn't say benkei was good, i just thought of benkei as a legend, becoming bored then collecting 1000 swords.

[@Linfamy]

Mom: 18 f@%$king months??

[@morrisstudio8372]

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[@dorthymcgrane1290]

You need to month sut ple

[@TangyTomato]

That's actually can be true Somethings are just true..

[@WildBillCox13]

And a head like a football.

[@jjsolstice7283]

You kiss your mom with that mought??!

[@MidasMakeItRain]

To limit Miyamoto Musashi to one story does him a disservice. The man was truly legendary. One duel he showed up very late so that he could fight such that the sun was low and at his back the whole time, blinding his opponent. Many called him dishonorable for some of the tactics he used, but a true warrior can turn the world around them into a weapon against their opponent.

[@michaelblower7363]

Indeed. Quite a clever tactic I guess. "May my armies be the rocks and the trees... and the birds in the sky" - Charlemagne (I think).

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Real warriors die standing

[@korstmahler]

F's in the chat for ya boy Sanguinius then.

[@qr5393]

R.I.P White Beard

[@moisesremusmajan6225]

@@korstmahler lol sanguinius die laying on the floor.

[@fleethood8926]

Rest in peace White Beard

[@friedlemons5201]

rip general Ou Ki

[@mehrishsaleem7884]

I want linfamy as my history teacher... he made anything interesting

[@Linfamy]

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[@cohandora]

So this is where Oda sensei get his references when Zoro's sword get stolen and he had to fight for it on the bridge.

[@afidawg6967]

I think even how Benkei died was his inspiration for Whitebeard👀

[@yuuji3795]

@@afidawg6967 fr

[@lilcornflake5147]

thats all i was thinking about

[@dindjarin2628]

I was about to comment this haha

[@mud43031]

And for ace to I think how he was inside his mums belly for so long

[@korstmahler]

Oda Nobunaga: " I AM THE SHOGUNATE!"

[@Ivnnih2774]

Akechi Mitsuhide: "Not yet"

[@Durahan82]

@@Ivnnih2774 Hideyoshi Toyomi : You rang ?

[@salamanderred8148]

@@Durahan82 Tokugawa: Wait for it... Wait for it...

[@kapitan19969838]

@@salamanderred8148 Takeda: CHAAAARGE!!!

[@massimoe.nicolin6067]

@@kapitan19969838 Uesugi: Wake the f*** up, Samurai. We got cities to burn.

[@myrojyn]

I mean, fending off 1k enemy’s is cool but I watch the ads so who’s really the better devoted follower.

[@Linfamy]

You are 🥺

[@CoolHistoryBros]

It Yoshitsune's time was an interesting one. At that time, they had not standardized the suicide ritual of seppukku and were still figuring the whole thing out. The worse part about researching seppukku was that they can't exchange notes when the ritual went extremely well.

[@simuelthomas3257]

Cool. Especially talking about Musashi. But there are some that deserve some credit. Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi, the famous one eyed samurai. Although, there were reports about him having both eyes, but he was still legit. Tomoe Gozen. The famed samurai woman who was putting in work during the Heian era during the Genpei War by being both a great archer, and swordsman. Yasuke. The black samurai who was a former slave that got off a Portuguese ship, and ended up serving under Oda Nobunaga as a samurai. And he became the first foreign person to become a samurai which will also happen to other foreigners after him. Finally, the one eyed dragon of Oshu, Date Masamune. He was as intelligent, as he was skilled, and aggressive. And he was even considered progressive for his time by being open to western knowledge, and technology in a similar way that Nobunaga did. Sorry for the long comment. Liked the video, and I would also like to check out the Shogunate channel, as well. It seems interesting to learn from.

[@lordzockt1853]

Yasuke got an Netflix animation if I remember it correctly!!

[@sohcratic]

@@lordzockt1853 yes but it was Garbage and had mechs and fairies and shit

[@lordzockt1853]

@@sohcratic jeah.....

[@towaenjoyerv2461]

i smell fate fan

[@michaelblower7363]

There is also William Adams also became a Samurai too in 1600. He was an English sailor from Kent, learned how to become a navigator, sailed with the Dutch to Japan and then he served Tokugawa Ieyasu till he died. The guy became part of his inner circle primarily because of his knowledge of astrology, shipbuilding, navigation and other maritime tid-bits. He was crucial to the new Shogun's navy. In fact the miniseries Shogun, starring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune, is based on this man.

[@Jameslawz]

You're missing the part where Musashi also stood with his back facing the sun so as to disguise the length of his blade whilst he raised it above his head. With all the sunlight bleeding, it was impossible to tell that he also had a Odachi so Sasaki thought it was a regular Katana.

[@Figgy5119]

Oh hey! Honda Tadakatsu!! He was the daimyo of where I live. We've got a big beautiful statue of him in the park! His kids were powerful warriors too, even his daughter. One of his sons went on to inherit Himeji castle.

[@nikolaytekuchev136]

Yeah, Komatsuhime! (Born Inahime)

[@thedoruk6324]

Linfamy : *Its Samurai Time y'all!* Everyone: Now This is some real sh•t! 👌👌👌

[@ALEX-vs2qt]

inspired Hanayama kaoru's The Standing Man tattoo

[@amandathough5067]

Love both these channels! This video was a super fun watch. I'm excited to watch the other part on TheShogunate's channel! Thanks for all the hard work, you two!!

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@OfficialKatyMikayla]

“Kojiro was a big man and he had a big sword” 😂😂😂

[@MidoseitoAkage]

And get owned by Musashi boat oar. Edit : I respect Kojiro, he was a good rival for Musashi.

[@TaiyoTaiyoTaiyo]

No no no no no no no no stop

[@QueenBoadicea]

Clearly, size isn't everything. It's not the size of the prize, it's the motion of the shogun.

[@tokenstandpoint93]

OMG YOU'RE COLLABORATING WITH THE SHOGUNATE. THAT'S ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITE KZbin CHANNELS!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@dorthymcgrane1290]

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[@christophermoore5657]

@@dorthymcgrane1290 Agreed. Subscribed to both Linfamy and The Shogunate

[@sarahhenry5508]

I was hoping to hear about Musashi especially after reading the books by Eiji Yoshikawa(which you oughta read, Linfamy, it's a great series) and you did not disappoint :)

[@TheShogunate]

This was a great debate!!

[@heh2186]

YOOoOoO

[@billsummy2412]

O Man .... Yours is the BEST show on youtube , Swords , Epic Battles , AWESOME !

[@Linfamy]

:D

[@Jameslawz]

Kusunoki Masashige is said to be the true embodiment of Bushido. His loyalty and servitude to his Lord was unmatched and an inspiration for other Samurai.

[@イシガメ230]

I live in a town called Chihaya Akasaka Village, where Kusunoki Masanari once lived. I am very happy to see that Mr. Kusunoki is being introduced abroad.

[@Xtorin_Housecat_Ohern]

i've been to Gojo bridge! well... i've stood on the road bridge that replaced it and looked down and seen the remains of it's pilings in the water.

[@kendjdlegoroblox280]

i love japanese history and samurai daimyo and many more so i love watching your videos hope you up more history video like this.This is so good

[@mayalonde1138]

One Piece's Wano arc is chock full of Japanese myth references and I'm determined to go over your channel as much as I can take, I'm living. Just subscribed 😁 (was so surprised how Zoro vs Gyukimaru is almost 1:1 with the Benkei vs Yoshitsune story im stoked; though the bromance happened with somebody else)

[@Linfamy]

Welcome! First rule of this channel is you must sacrifice a pokemon.

[@mayalonde1138]

@@Linfamy not my Espurr! 😟

[@Linfamy]

@@mayalonde1138 didn't say it had to be *your* pokemon 😏

[@the_ibekway2280]

@@Linfamy team rocket moment 😏

[@bravomike4734]

Open up the land of Wano!

[@naturalcambion3747]

I love these channel crossovers!!!

[@Linfamy]

I love these comment crossovers!

[@baby_king9ine]

So much of one piece actually comes from Japanese lore. It makes the story seem so much deeper. Edit: I hadn’t realized someone already posted about one piece, but that just makes me happier, seeing that I’m not the only one :D

[@mmfreshmeat2860]

Especially the part with the 1000 sword guy on the bridge

[@blackknightjack3850]

@@mmfreshmeat2860 To me, I always associate that with Gilgamesh more than anyone.

[@mmfreshmeat2860]

@@blackknightjack3850 sure, but oda literally put a guy with 1000 swords on a bridge

[@theweditor3612]

ah yeah, early for linfamy, time to moisten my brain wrinkles with knowledge btw got my sekiro katana and bottomless box yesterday thanks @linfamy

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo! Destroy your enemies for me.

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

YES! The collab I've been waiting for! Also: now I need to find a movie or show about these heroic boyfriends.

[@WK_MERCURY]

Benkei sounds like that character from One Piece that keeps trying to stab Zoro in the back during the Wano arc.

[@loneber8773]

studying Japanese folklore and history while playing Nioh 1 and 2 gives me chills down the spine.. im a good way

[@Ashenl2d]

Lmao same, i've been really interested in yokai and japanese history ever since i started playing nioh 1 and 2

[@shellyjohnson8633]

I love both of yall!! I hope we can get more vidoes like this

[@Sosuke0727]

Benke also become a fisherman man after the 999 sword According to Okami

[@nathofmann8169]

"He looked down and started salivating, he saw the sword" Yeah, pretty sure he looked down and salivated because of it hmm

[@GiyuuTomioka1]

The first story of benkei standing even when he died gives me Manga flash backs of yoriichi dying standing up straight that even death couldn't bring him to his knees.

[@grantmathieson650]

Yes, more sweet knowledge.

[@Gh0StF1sHy]

Cool to see how this story is paralelled in Nioh 2; and that they kept it relatively close to the real thing.

[@alana.dyer.author]

Shogunate: *starts talking* Me: When the fuq did an english dub anime start playing?

[@TheShogunate]

;)

[@alana.dyer.author]

@@TheShogunate seriousely go into voice acting for anime. I had to do a double take

[@OneWingedAngelsBand]

We need more of this series! 👍

[@gioosmena6248]

You got a subscriber!

[@ElhPudding]

Wait, Benkei and Yoshistune meet in a bridge!? Okami (The game) is very spot on in those tiny details too XD

[@Linfamy]

Okami sounds fun =)

[@ElhPudding]

Yup! Is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@saiyajedi]

3:30 To this day, the term for being stranded somewhere and unable to proceed is _tachi-ōjō_ (立ち往生), a reference to Benkei’s “standing death”.

[@anonymph4570]

Damn the sass of Linfamy in this vid ! good showdown:D

[@alastor8091]

The first one was the best. Truly heroic.

[@Brandon-bo2wl]

Thanks again for a kick-ass video Lindaddy !!! Out camping in BC ND woke up to this beauty :)!!!!

[@Linfamy]

Oh nice! Have fun with the camping :D

[@stevenchoza6391]

Dammit, I was hoping to see the legend of Yoshitsune’s survival...

[@solartiger346]

Awesome job you two

[@Linfamy]

Thank you

[@solartiger346]

@@Linfamy you're welcome

[@lorddemonoss3945]

😯4:10 Honda Tadakatsu! I heard about him last year! I thought he was just a story until it was confirmed to me that He was the real Deal! Plus wielding a masamune!

[@foxomation710]

Love your vids

[@Linfamy]

Love your comments

[@Ivnnih2774]

two of my favorite channel that cover history of japan collaborating??!!! what is this? Christmas ?

[@JoeSteel1]

very well done, historical video just subbed 👏

[@1hiddenearth]

BroBenkei - "Yo, check this, I got 999 katanas but Yoshitsune's sword ain't one."

[@jacksclub5394]

A great duel of storys, very original and good content. Not bad fella's

[@Lucious410]

Cool. So got my sword yesterday with the bottomless box. Thanks linfamy. It was awesome.

[@Linfamy]

Woohoo! Hope you like it

[@lgf2443]

This was so cool!!!

[@AyubuKK]

“HONDA tadakatsu”? No wonder he left all of his fights without a scratch.

[@Linfamy]

I dunno, aren't Hondas the most stolen car? 😂

[@AyubuKK]

@@Linfamy Exactly. Because of how durable they are.

[@Linfamy]

@@AyubuKK ah I see 🤔

[@AyubuKK]

@@Linfamy 👍

[@laughtercatz]

My favourite joke so far X )

[@NARUTODSSG]

I watched this video twice From your channel to shognate's channel from his channel to yours and *cough cough * end up in the loop of lust for more videos

[@Linfamy]

It's an infinite loop 😱

[@NARUTODSSG]

Yes

[@reishiki]

Ah, Tadakatsu "Hondam" Honda. (I just really like that Sengoku Basara series just chose to depicted this unbeatable warrior as a frikkin' Gundam. )

[@KhaoticL0ki]

XD I saw the statue of Lord Honda and went "HONDA TADAKATSU!"

[@shikochan1171]

The story about Kusunoki Masashige actually contains a true legend itself. Masashige daughter in law was Iga No tsubone. As you said, Masashige suggested to Go-daigo to retreat but the emperor decided to fight and follow the plan of a man called Fujiwara no Kyokata. then Minatogawa battle happened, everyone did seppuku and it was the end as you said, Kyokata too was forced to commit seppuku because he got the blame for the faliure When the imperial court went to Yoshino to escape everyone, the young daughter Iga no Tsubone started seeing a ghost. this ghost was Kyokata who felt a huge anger towards the imperial court. Iga no tsubone already proved her great strenght by using a tree to help the empress bypass a river to Yoshino, and now she stared directly at the ghost and shouted to him TO GO AWAY and the ghost did so. this story has a very cool series of Ukiyo-e prints, featuring in 100 aspects of the moon by Yoshitoshi pic: media.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection_images/2/258.2012.15%23%23S.jpg

[@nekokoishi]

I like how the first time I heard about Yoshitsune and Benkei is from a Legend Rare unit on Battle Cats named "Ushiwakamaru" and "Colossal Benkei". They pretty much turned Benkei into a giant mecha XD

[@rikishikato5001]

What I knew about Musashi and Kojiro's duel was that Musashi overslept, forgot his sword, and just took whatever he had nearby. Kojiro was furious, yes, so he went full bananas and attacked Musashi. He missed his attack because Musashi panicked a bit and Musashi's wooden oar hit Kojiro's head. It was a duel ended in a single strike because Musashi panicked and happen to swing his oar to the right direction. But I doubt that was the case. I'm sure Musashi just want to make Kojiro pissed so that he'd be easily defeated.

[@lopezeuryalvarez2264]

Konnichiwa limfamy san I love your video

[@Linfamy]

Thank you =)

[@strawberry-blues2924]

Before I clicked on this video I knew yoshitsune and benkei so I'm glad you could teach me more

[@exostudios8563]

However, Musashi was also known to be different type of a samurai, called a Ronin. A Ronin is a samurai with no lord to serve under.

[@Abhishek-nn7xn]

When the notification pop I really hope musashi would be in this list and he made it btw thank you linfamy for letting all of us know about the history of Japan. I am from India though when I watch your first vedio around 8 months before, m pretty much sue it was a yokai one nd after watching that I fell in love with your channel dude I love you ❤️ (no homo)

[@Linfamy]

Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@MrKIMBO345]

Great video about Samurai 👍

[@conradojavier7547]

Please turn Benkei into a Recurring Character who just Stole your Sword.

[@Linfamy]

XD

[@conradojavier7547]

@@Linfamy Also Some Fujiwaka dude wants you to Marry his Sister.

[@Mx_Mc]

Me early:gotta type something quirky so I can be noticed and popular

[@Linfamy]

Good luck :P

[@Mx_Mc]

Linfamy thanks

[@イシガメ230]

I live in a town called Chihaya Akasaka Village, where Kusunoki Masanari once lived. I am very happy to see that Mr. Kusunoki is being introduced abroad.

[@ucbrightnoa]

Honda Tadakatsu died by his own hand. After a little over 100 battles, he never got a scratch, never bled. No one made him bleed. Heihachiro (his courtesy name) actually lived to retire and see old age. IIRC, when he was 60-70, he was chopping wood or doing some kind of woodwork and scratches himself. So the first time he sees his own blood shed, he sees it as time to die and offs himself.

[@squirrlygrrlg]

thank you!

[@hannahft9138]

Omg a video on my birthday from my fave yt channel? 🥺💗

[@Linfamy]

Happy birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 If you want a bday gift (sticker, charm), send me email at linfamy1 @ gmail.com ;)

[@hannahft9138]

@@Linfamy Yay Thanks!!!🥺❤️❤️❤️😭

[@TangyTomato]

Aahh yes samurais I love this :) make more content like this :)

[@dezopenguin9649]

And now so many elements of the _Nioh 2_ DLC "The Tengu's Disciple" make so much more sense, right down to why Yoshitsune hops around on the rails of a bridge during his fight.

[@Linfamy]

Yeah, he supposedly used tengu magic while fighting.

[@korstmahler]

So Benkei is why there's the trope of the challenging/thieving giant who operates at night. Figures. Originality isn't dead but it plays possum amazingly well.

[@sunnybotumanchi]

Is it just me or Benkei's weapon and died standing up reminds of someone - Whitebeard Edward Newgate

[@lucidlightning4148]

Yesssssssss

[@foxy2pointo]

Didn’t mention a lot about musashi especially because he had the nickname the one man invincible under the sun unrivaled under heaven and was known for dirty tactics and his many duels taking out a clan etc

[@cesarcollier3052]

Omg I need more about this

[@midoriiin2329]

Yoshitsune aint taking no shit-sune

[@nitev4407]

Finally your take on the story of Yoshitsune and Benkei...

[@Linfamy]

Just a short take. There's a lot more obviously =)

[@SenzuBeaner]

benkei reminds me of a one piece character in the wano arc where he collects weapons for an upcoming war, he is also a monk named onimaru.

[@kimjiro4591]

Not one soul: Benkei: I am the bone of my swords

[@saitouyuuji2290]

Unlimited katana works.

[@Domqquq]

1:13 rich chad: well i have 1000 wifes edit: 3:35 What's impressive is not him fighting hundreds of enemies but died with honor respect and glory and standing up.

[@mentalferret2028]

Love the vid

[@PixelPusher208]

It's been a while I have not watched you for a long while, I'm going to catch up on the videos I missed.

[@ravelnavarro9625]

3:45 *BENKEI'S. FACE.*

[@lucasm9172]

any answer as to why Japanese swordplay favored slashes? Was that due to some puncture resistance on the part of the available armor materials of the time? would be fascinated to know.

[@changowowowoezzy9617]

When you say "hey guys" I felt like you where speaking to me personally

[@Linfamy]

And now... I am speaking to you. Or at least writing XD

[@changowowowoezzy9617]

@@Linfamy omk. o my kami!

[@azipoor3468]

This video is epic

[@Linfamy]

You are epic.

[@edi9892]

A relative of mine also came from every battlefield without a scratch and I managed to get cut by a Katana in Europe... Sigh. This relative of mine worked in Bosnia, Egypt, Syria and probably every sh!thole of Africa and Latin America. Another relative of mine was hit by a bomb in WWII and continued fighting despite multiple shrapnel wounds and as it later turned out, one piece stuck in his brain! Several pieces were inoperable and thus he kept them until he died in his 90s. Some people survive the impossible, others just get injured by the impossible... Fun fact: I do know a guy injured by a spear and another by a Sabre and that in this timeline without asking for it... The prior was an attack from behind by a British hooligan. The latter was about a girl and someone forced him to duel with real sabres...

[@Linfamy]

Why did they both have sabres available to fight with? O.o

[@edi9892]

@@Linfamy one brought them and told him to pick one up, or he'll cut him down. It was essentially attempted murder with extra steps. There was a considerable disparity in fencing skill. If he'd just come with one blade and killed him, he'd be arrested for murder, but if both duel and one dies, it's at best manslaughter...

[@Linfamy]

@@edi9892 that is a crazy story 😮😮😮

[@missphantomhive2796]

Came to catch up on some Samurai history after Ikemen Sengoku!🤓

[@ARIES5342]

Yep, Kojiro should have said "no sword play after lunch". We duel tomorrow, before lunch. Adam

[@angelinaandersonbaires7702]

Wish they could just go on and on. Storytellings finest !! #linfamy #linfamie 👹❤❤❤❤❤

[@Linfamy]

Thank you!

[@Chloegohhhhhh]

YES NEW VIDEO

[@hahamadeyouread214]

it would be awesome if my history teacher wants to go off topic and showed this

[@whitebeard5521]

Legends are only words

[@KuroNoTenno]

"Let us look at Honda Tadakatsu" I hear boss music.

[@robertogura9890]

Mushashi is far more of a figure than you give him credit for. In example... every single train station in japan is named after geographical fratures, whether its a mountain, town, or a forest. No emperor, shogun, or samurai have the honor of having a train station named after them... tho trains are the lifeblood of japan. Except... Miyomoto Mushashi... the Mushashi train station in Miyomoto... epic honor. He defeated kojiro, the demon swordsman of the west, with the oar. According the the Mushashi Museum, Kojiro was not able to guage the length of the oar, and thus, received a blow that defeated him immedietly when attempting to strike. Also remember that Mushasi commented to Kojiro that Kojiro had already lost the fight, upon seeing Kojiro unsheath his katana and throughing the scabbard in the ocean... pointing out Kojiro the winner of a duel would never throw his scabbard away, for he would need it after he won the fight to re-sheath the sword. I figure this was just an insult of the time, but it set off Kojiro. There is a statue at the duel site now commemorating this final duel of Mushashi's.

[@alessandropizzocaro7506]

Great video, the other one as well. I'm just slightly disappointed about the Musashi part, which I think deserves to be a bit longer. There is so much to say about this man, recognised as the most famous samurai in Japanese popular tradition. Well done anyway