Hagakure: The Book That Will Make You A Warrior

Living and dieing with bravery, and honor is the basis for Hagakure, a series secret texts written by an 18th century samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
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Hagakure: Yamamoto Tsunetomo translated by William Scott Wilson

[@TheShogunate]

Great video! The Hagakure is one of the most interesting pieces of samurai literature we have today.

[@bushidoblues9302]

Thank you! It was an awesome read.

[@saiyang9088]

yea but the dude never saw combat, so his tactics or strategy is not valid. however his philosophy and life lesson is a good read though.

[@kinghirasawa10]

Whenever I need answers in life, I open to a random page and read a passage. Everytime I get the answer I'm looking for.

[@norseca542]

you're a fan of susumu hirasawa? niwashi king is such a good song

[@kinghirasawa10]

@@norseca542 big fan of Hirasawa. Yes it's such a powerful triumphant song.

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

Haha. It's heartwarming to read that I'm not the only one. ''It is said that Master Yagyu once remarked: I do not know the way to defeat others, but the way to defeat myself.'' Much like, ''When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself.'' You can spend a lifetime reading Hagakure and it will always be there to help and advise you. Best of luck!

[@Ayra_Is_Cool_lol]

Yamamoto was indeed /ourguy/

[@cloudattack3279]

I am reading this at the moment. It is taking a long time as I take notes and reflect quite a bit. The warrior philosophy in it is amazing. Every 30 seconds I read I get caught in another timeless method of benevolent manhood, be it if the nation is at war or in peace. Just amazing literature.

[@bushidoblues9302]

The Hagakure is fine work, my favorite of all the samurai texts that I've read. Encompasses so many life lessons that can still be useful today.

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

I do the same thing. Twenty years later and I'm still taking notes. ''Throughout your life advance daily, becoming more skillful than yesterday, more skillful than today. This is never-ending.'' So many principles in this book you can choose to live by as it were. And only recently, after making KZbin clips about it, did I feel like parts of it really became my own. Best of luck to you! Truly.

[@philmunda6822]

The key to action is the decision from feeling not emotion. This book describes a real man. There are a few of us that remain. Many points are directly from stoicism.

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

Indeed. It seems Wisdom is universal. And you will often find similarities between Marcus Aurelius and Seneca with Tsunetomo. Keep reading!

[@DSVN23]

Agreed.

[@AwakenZen]

It's all the same

[@thetruth4654]

I have started to train Muay Thai, and while i feel like i am starting to become more physically masculine, my mindset has not become like an independent warrior in all aspects of my life, so i am now looking more into philosophy related to warfare and martial arts

[@Biggelz06]

This video was really good, and the sepuku part really made me laugh because in the anime "Gintama" they will ask you to do sepuku almost everytime they failed at doing something

[@gigachadprime4995]

Just found my old copy I bought when I was in college. Had a large impact on me. Thanks for putting this video together.

[@DevildocRue]

Don't seek attention or likes. Drop your social media. Stay on your path even when everyone is around, you know no one. No one knows you. Free yourself from all emotions as they are only temporary. Only death is eternal. For it is the way of a modern day samurai. - OG Chronicles

[@vishmonster]

It's a good idea to keep some rouge in your sleeve.

[@lspeak]

Powdered rouge to be exact ⚔️

[@Thizlamic]

I met Jason Scott Lee the day I bout this book in downtown LA at Kinokuniya about 20 years ago....time friggin FLIES.

[@ZenNinja81]

Recently got the complete version with better translation. Amazing book

[@Muhluri]

7:20 I loled when I heard that. It would be relevant today 😂

[@LOGICZOMBIE]

Thank you for your contribution.

[@katakauchi]

The book Hagakure was not even read by any Samurai that’s a myth . It was written in the 18th century by a grouchy pissed off clerk . After he was retired from his clan he dictated the text to a young monk . The text was lost until the mid Meiji era when it was found in a library in a monastery and serialized in a newspaper . It soon became a propaganda tool to inspire Japanese troops in the Asian expansion. Similar thing with Bushido . The Soul Of Japan was written by a Japanese ex Pat in the US in 1900 .

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

Hagakure (1659-1719) - Alexander Bennett (2nd Hagakure book) clearly explains the time Tsunetomo lived in, and who he was. He wasn't grouchy or pissed off. Far from it. He saw warrior customs deteriorating and the mentality of men weaken. Much like we do. The Philosophy shared in this book is ageless and it's wisdom, universal. ''The general run of people settle for their own opinions and thus never excel. (..) We learn about the sayings and deeds of the men of old in order to entrust ourselves to their wisdom and prevent selfishness. When we throw off our own bias, follow the sayings of the ancients, and confer with other people, matters should go well and without mishap.''

[@verwwe6293]

@Michael Reid. are you a marxist? you sound like a marxist.

[@dustinclark3390]

I read it several times and passed it on

[@sfkingalpha]

What an interesting book.. It'll definitely help people who are in indecision about a lot of stuff... you only have 7 breaths after all. Now I'm listening to the book of 5 rings.. which sounds like a manual more than anything.

[@HiddenbyLeaves]

I really like Musashi's Principles of Strategy. 1. Do not think dishonestly 2. The way is in the training 3. Become acquainted with every art. 4. Know the ways of all professions. 5. Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. 6. Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. 7. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. 8. Pay attention even to trifles. 9. Do nothing which is of no use. Take care!

[@Brianfilms]

I love this channel

[@bushidoblues9302]

Aww thank you!

[@diederikvongeldern2846]

Great video, thank you

[@bushidoblues9302]

You're welcome!

[@jobgomez3684]

This is so BADASS thank you for wthis 🤜🤛

[@DrGooseDuckman]

This is great

[@Ash-so2sr]

Can't believe you haven't reviewed Jim Jarmusch's "ghost dog" it stands as one of the top samurai films that doe snot take place in ancient Japan which is an amazing concept, a proper samurai film without ancient Japan setting or Japanese actors. Amazing

[@bushidoblues9302]

Unfortunately I can't find a place to get a decent copy. It sounds awesome

[@Ash-so2sr]

@@bushidoblues9302 just find a stream dude it's for sure on the internet that's how we broke guys get to even watch samurai films when we're lucky. I'm looking for Satan's sword online (for free) but I can't find it, and no unfortunately buying it in USA then import it to my country is out of my budget. Are Amazon versions not good enough quality ? I see they sell many dvs and blue rays if you actually want t buy it.

[@bushidoblues9302]

@Ash Amazon is fine but it's just usually really expensive, or you can't find it. I use ebay alot, but I like to own it physical mainly so that I can edit it for a video.

[@Ash-so2sr]

@@bushidoblues9302 I saw some copies around 30$ or below but I don't know if that is acceptable to your budet but anyway, to me as a film buff owning DVD is not that important, if I only watch things I could own I couldn't watch any films honestly. Have you watched hirokazu Kore-eda movie "shoplifters"? it has zero to do with gangnsters but to me is a masterpiece of cinema and he is the most amazing modern Japanese film maker. Highly recommend the experience, it does what te movie "parasite" intended to do but in a more elegant nuanced way.

[@bushidoblues9302]

@Ash I just added it to my list. Sounds like something I'd like Parasite was good but I felt it was missing something and the way the story played out was odd.

[@mudpawsvoom6132]

I have this book I started reading it when I was 15yrs old and still to this day I still read it, in a game I play called Warframe I am a warlord and have a clan in this game all those under me I told them about this book and told them it will help them in this game and now some of them are now warlords with there own big clans , and they all thank me for telling them about this book.

[@bushidoblues9302]

It really can change your life.

[@mudpawsvoom6132]

@@bushidoblues9302 trust me I know , a lot of it sticks with you every day , I even think of it times I practice my swordsman ship .

[@bushidoblues9302]

@@mudpawsvoom6132 I loved it and will have to keep rereading it. Know of any similar books?

[@mudpawsvoom6132]

@@bushidoblues9302 + The Book of Five Rings: + Musashi's Dokkodo The Dokkōdō (獨行道) "The Way of Walking Alone" I read these as well , the book of five rings is on Amazon in audio form to witch is very nice.

[@Victorgreat4]

what the fuck did i just read

[@bruvablake1056]

Yamamoto and Musashi are those guys 🔥

[@zohawn4398]

Some have had peace; remember we just ended a 20-year war

[@bushidoblues9302]

In a disastrous way.

[@benquinneyiii7941]

That’s a problem I’d like to have

[@myname-mz3lo]

"our generation is at times of peace" bro america has been at war non stop since its creation ...

[@bushidoblues9302]

Haha pretty much. Which makes this book even more relevant.

[@DSVN23]

Great video. Very relevant to todays views on masculinity when compared with recent generations. We are indeed becoming more soft due to peacefull times. Maybe it’s an endless cycle. Hard times create strong men men.

[@goddard976]

Great video

[@benquinneyiii7941]

The dog ate it

[@vincentolivieri4468]

Yes we are priveliged in a lot of things mr tsunetomo but we cannot buy a house tho😂

[@bushidoblues9302]

Lol sadly true.

[@-oanMinhNhat]

Hagakure makes you a hard work guy until dead (karoshii). 😂

[@plantanaruarj]

Viva Hagakure, ótima literatura.

[@jamessettle3259]

What is the game (or other source) you used for a lot of the visuals for this video?

[@bushidoblues9302]

Ghost of tsushima

[@johnstonpierre-antoine9251]

Ghost dog🤝🏿

[@bushidoblues9302]

Great film!

[@StopFear]

Ironic that the video alternates footage from the Ghost of Tsushima video game. I am pretty sure any samurai like that Yamamoto guy would view video games as absolute waste of time, which video games are even without anyone having to tell it.

[@kinghirasawa10]

Great for you Mr fun. I'm pretty sure if ghost of tsushima was around when Tsunetomo was alive he'd be a big fan of it because it's a good as game.

[@wayfaringstranger8430]

I feel the same way, but to each his own. Videogames are for children but they do increase attention span, so they're a double-edged sword. Playing Skyrim all day obviously is bad practice, but thirty minutes of a strategy game can be beneficial.

[@michaelcsat]

Amazing how this nosedived into hating women. Imagine a world

[@myname-mz3lo]

it is from hundreds of years ago writen by warrior riddled with ptsd raised by other wariors ridden with ptsd ... europe was having witch hunts at that time . are you gonna cancel history genius?

[@axs-xq7cq]

Hagakure talked about Samurai getting gay with boys and shit too, maybe like the Greeks, lol..

[@bushidoblues9302]

Lmao!

[@StopFear]

It is not a good idea for any modern person to take anything from this book as life advice. Just because the author was a badass samurai is not an indication that what he wrote is worth of imitation. Samurai in Japan (and outside of Japan) were not good people. The ideals which some of them put on paper are idealized bushido fantasy. In reality the people who claimed to have followed this code were much less honorable, and much less consistent in their behavior. Very frequently they are documented for extremely immoral behavior and greed for money. It is very similar to the European stereotype of the so called “Knights errant”. That is basically a similar concept which imposed a sort of code on land owners who were supposed to obey the king and go to wars as officers. Many of them were unemployed so they sought out “adventure” in reality, they just looked for ways to make profit. Cervantes series of Don Quixote books (now usually comes as one book) in which this concept of chivalry is made fun of as outdated and absurd. Don Quixote is delusional old knight who sees enemies everywhere and does stupid things while the world and society move on.

[@myname-mz3lo]

noone said they wanted to live like this . people just want to know what samurai were really like . only a young teen would think this is anything close to good advice

[@verwwe6293]

You're a marxist seething at warrior values because it promotes strength instead of weakness unlike you.

[@urban_phantom7750]

You have failed to recognize virtue that exists in the context of the constraints in which we take lessons and apply them. We apply such knowledge in context, which means acting with discretion, as well as not allowing ourselves to be lambasted by others like yourself for having acquired such knowledge in the first place

[@StopFear]

@@myname-mz3lo I really hope that anyone beyond the age of a young teen would try to in any way draw inspiration for behavior from the samurai histories. From what I see in the western culture in which I live there are plenty people who have a view of the samurai from movies and cartoons which glamorize and romanticize them.

[@StopFear]

@@urban_phantom7750 Not sure why your sentences sound strange, but ok. I think I understand what you wrote. I don't mean to criticize your language for the sake of criticizing. Of course we can get virtues from anything. Technically that applies to any and all information in general, and specifically from the text which claim to contain virtuous values as is the case in the book in the video. I am referring to the cultural trend which romanticizes the samurai as people who were somehow inherently noble and virtuous. This is the case if you consider how they are portrayed in film, in books, and more recently in history in video games. I am glad that there is at least some media that does discuss how these samurai were really the social elites in Japan who often abused anyone whom they perceived to be below them in social status. I think that when the Japanese monarchy decided to create a regular army and to dismiss the samurai as a special class in the 19th century it was done for very good reasons. At least from what I read before, the regular lay people supported this because it was very similar to how in European countries they gradually got rid of the institution known as indentured servitude. It was very similar to a caste system and peasants were treated no better than slaves, depending on the demands that the feudal land owners put on them.