How Duel Wielding Was Invented

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[@MiniKatanaStore]

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[@jolbakdaryayi9992]

"have ever heard of sword Saint?" 'ishhin flash backs'

[@casualrat1807]

Could have won against me with a oar, that’s for sure

[@decursion]

He should isshins spear

[@zoom-zip3473]

*Blood boiling intensifies*

[@sekirohasu]

Just ready my nickname and imagine

[@gigachad4306]

YES, ISSHIN ASHINA, MY BELOVED

[@kanyeeast9028]

“Have you heard of the sword saint?” HOW MY BLOOD BOILS

[@isshintheglocksaint8809]

Hesitation is defeat

[@Robopup325]

He meets his doom to sekiro the umbrella saint

[@saumyatyagi6763]

FACE ME SEKIRO!!

[@LovelyDrone-ui1uw]

Wait who's the sword saint I just wanted to see sword fights

[@mystraven4647]

Important to note that for that duel he rocked up hours after the agreed time. With his wooden sword. To a fight to the death with one of the best swordsman at the time in Japan. Infuriating his opponent who had been waiting in the hot sun for this joker all day.

[@zyriantel9601]

Miyamoto: The biggest troll of feudal Japan

[@grilledleeks6514]

He showed up late on purpose so that the sun would be behind him and in his opponents eyes.

[@flamingphoenix1425]

@@grilledleeks6514 HE IS THE BOSS

[@cooliusmaximus5802]

He loves to mess with his enemies prior to the fight. If i remember correctly, for one fight, he arrived super early, and was hiding in the bushes, just to realize that he was about to get into a 1 v 3. HE AMBUSHED 3 ENEMIES.

[@jakedanuser9083]

Honestly, it's almost infuriating they didn't mention that in the video, because it's the entire point of the story. It does a much better job of explaining what was so amazing about Musashi.

[@2_-]

"have you ever heard of a sword saint?" "hesitant is defeat" Flashbacks

[@ABIGD0G]

*hesitation

[@Cadoe]

Hesitation

[@2_-]

I know guys it was auto correct :(

[@chief8559]

​@@2_-*hesitation

[@S_Haise]

One of the best, if not the best swordman of all time, writer of the five rings and protagonist of vagabond.

[@Born_Stellar]

and to think he didn't even know he as a character in an anime/manga!

[@4ndy286]

"Master of the Sharpened Oar, Hero of the Blinding Sun, and Progenitor of Being a Hack" -Sasaki Kojiro

[@TDLHatMan]

THANK YOU

[@minuano2ndtrueancestor865]

"Your techniques and skill are obvious" "Oh no..." "Miyamoto Musashi" "There is it again"

[@furakanoabira7111]

I was looking for this

[@batman5527]

😂

[@HistoryisBoss]

Oh you’re Sasaki Kojiro… Random female saber

[@itried9134]

Ah yes. Miyamoto "The progenitor of being a hack" Musashi

[@dynamicworlds1]

I was wondering if someone had made that reference yet.

[@bussing666]

oh youre Sasaki Kojiro

[@bitethedust3561]

Sauce of the meme?

[@dynamicworlds1]

@@bitethedust3561 Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Abridged by Project Mouthwash

[@KitKatNisa]

*Whisper* "You're Sasaki Kojiro..."

[@drunkmunki3196]

"Have you heard of the sword saint" "HESITATION MEANS DEATH!"

[@cashhegs1573]

Isshin is lit for an old man

[@alph8587]

"how dual wielding was invented" Dimachaerus Roman gladiators who fought dual wielding swords: 👁️👄👁️

[@alph8587]

@cryptonetik it was a joke because of how it was worded which makes it sound like how dual wielding in general was invented lmao

[@Yoda2422]

@cryptonetik gladiators didnt use knight swords either, more like the gladius.

[@fransthefox9682]

@cryptonetik Gladiators didn't use knight swords...

[@familyvalue5588]

@cryptonetik Gladiators are knights? Wrong Era, wrong caste. Are you okay?

[@kuprukuula]

Yeah misleading title if I ever saw one

[@RJMazz47]

He arrived 3 hours late, filthy and with the oar-made wooden sword to enrage Sasaki and his entourage. This worked and Musashi positioned himself with his back towards the sun to blind Sasaki and felt, when he killed his opponent, no glory, but instead that he burned a library with everything Sasaki had learned and loved, and retired because he wanted to never fight to the death again, and thus take another life.

[@kokukage]

*sekiro theme start playing*

[@cashhegs1573]

why do I hear boss music ? Face me, Sekiro !

[@garranto]

S-...Sword Saint...? *PTSD flashbacks begin*

[@eren7625]

“Hesitation is defeat”

[@natnial1]

Mayoeba yabureru, sou itta de arou

[@NoobCaptain478]

Can you make tashigis sword from one piece ▬▬ι═══════ﺤ

[@robertoromero5574]

Bro how were you able to make that

[@Vibrant__Soull]

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[@Aki-47.]

@@Vibrant__Soull how do you do that

[@owenbraintlytaniel8792]

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[@TriggerzConnors]

( + [ ] :: )

[@no.notfromRDR]

I think few people knows that miyamoto musashi rarely fought fair. It goes to making the enemy lose focus to just jumping out of a bush and killing his opponent.

[@TheFeen74]

I love how he says this dude fought 60 death duels and then feels the need to point out the he won all of them.

[@NoTemple_]

I was told this story as a child lol. He's was literally my hero, now I use his sword style.

[@Crystal_Moon248]

So this man basically created dual wielding swords. He was amazing.

[@dylanirvine4453]

Fun fact: Musashi had help developing his nito style from Yagyu Munenori and his sons. Shinkage and Yagyu Shinkage-ryu had scrolls on two sword technique and with Munenori's guidance he perfected them and then established his own school once Munenori gave him a scroll of mastery. So in many ways Ni ten ichi-ryu is an offshoot of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu.

[@amihere383]

That’s when he realized he was the main character. his arc was finished, time to pass the torch

[@MoJa_DaGoat]

bro got in heaven just to see his rival retire 💀

[@SuperExplosivegames]

*bonks opponent on head* "Aight we're gonna call it there" "Yeah that was embarrassing, let's just call it"

[@lordofmelons362]

You know what Only day of asking for Sasaki Kojirou’s nodachi from Fate/Stay Night

[@klocegdog1023]

you mean sasaki kojiro from vagabond

[@necromice_cream]

hey I was about to say that

[@KikolitsGaming]

​@@klocegdog1023 nah Its from Fate stay night

[@prehistoriccreator9600]

Specifically that insanely long one from the original Deen anime.

[@lookuhscreatesart]

For any interested in random history knowledge. The opponent, Sasaki Kojiro, was a renowned shogun feared and respected by all who knew him. He was also known to have a size-able ego. Musashi used this knowledge to his advantage, turning his opponent’s hubris against him. He arrived two hours late to their scheduled duel, and on top of that brought a bokken whittled from an oar as his only weapon. This infuriated Kojiro to the point of blind rage in which he was felled with relative ease by Musashi. Musashi had read his opponent well and using what he knew to his advantage, overcame a battle that should’ve been hard fought with little to no effort. A true master. I love this story so much 🤩

[@isshintheglocksaint8809]

Day 63 of asking for you to make the Chikage and rakuyo from bloodborne

[@pocchitaa]

1. Master using two swords 2. Beat your rival with a wooden oar 3. Leave

[@motivation4u197]

Also the word “Kensei” means Sword-saint as well ✨

[@Wolfs0n]

Dunno about "The Sword Saint". Musashi was given the title of "Kensei" which the literal meaning is Sword Saint but he wasn't the only one. What was surprising is Musashi was also a military man and Kensei hadn't been given to anyone in the military before. It was a title for those who dedicated themselves completely to the study and meditation of swordplay, like monks and priests. Hence the term "Sword SAINT". Also might wanna double check that bit about the ore, cuz Sasaki was cut down by Musashi. Their dual lasted hours until the sun rose.

[@konoveldorada5990]

*And then he saw his Rival defeat Poseidon.*

[@tcl_doctordull7028]

His rivals name sounds so similar to Sasuke, and the statues look like the final valley Statue of hashirama and Madara 💀

[@zarks-heroes]

Probably the Naruto makers were interested of that

[@lop1652]

If I recall correctly, it comes from Sarutobi Sasuke, who also exists in the Naruto, as a father of the 3rd Hokage, I think.

[@derdox6720]

damn these samurai out here stealing our manga

[@tcl_doctordull7028]

@@derdox6720 💀💀 damn past people stealing the future ideas

[@GenericSideCharacter]

The sword saint was known by many names; "Master of the Sharpened Oar, Hero of the Blinding Sun, Progenitor of Being a Hack"

[@lop1652]

Still salty about that Kojiro?

[@silversword404]

Fun fact. There is a character in an unlocalized old game called Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade. His name was Karel, and he is referred to as the sword saint

[@quonyawilliams1021]

Me wondering how no one recognized him from the Baki Hanma franchise

[@Anoninonymous]

Then he became an artist

[@ProximoK]

In the book of five rings Musashi said that everyone used to fight with two swords. The style of sword fighting popular in the late 17th century he said was akin to “praying” or something like that.

[@Irishman702]

Day 73 of asking for a Sharpened Kanao Tsuyuri’s nichirin

[@Yankessfanatic]

Ong

[@kanaotsuyuri8257]

Ayeeee another me?

[@MorallyDubiousFrog]

Musashi didn’t retire after the duel with Kojiro. He went on to serve as a retainer of the Hosokawa and had several more duels.

[@burakkukun]

He is so good yet turned into a girl in fate grand order

[@MisterImpolite]

Almost all of the male heroes got gender swapped in fate lol

[@Born_Stellar]

@@MisterImpolite thankfully not Astolfo.

[@iedneved1176]

He didn't *invent* 2 sword style. He founded the Niten Ichi Ryuha but other people definitely dual wielded before he was even born.

[@coachboomer473]

day one of asking for storm of clan sakai from ghost of tsushima

[@wowb1965]

May your request benefit all things

[@fransthefox9682]

Musashi wasn't sure if he could win the duel against Kojiro, who used an unusually long sword (possibly a Nodachi) with surprising speed. So he carved and used an oar to close the gap in reach difference. He arrived to the duel late on purpose, so that the sun would be in his desired position. He turned his back to the sun, so that the light shined into Kojiro's eyes, disturbing him long enough for Musashi to bonk him.

[@vascocampos3959]

Wasnt the blow to the ribs and not the head?

[@fransthefox9682]

@@vascocampos3959 Some sources say it was to the head.

[@chibifoxgamer7003]

Let me add one more title to Miyamoto’s name: “Pioneer of the ‘No Horny!’ Technique.”

[@synergy8879]

“have you heard of the sword saint?” *ptsd flashbacks*

[@xasey7538]

Day 14 of asking for murasama from mgr:r

[@勇太竹内-l5h]

same

[@ttchme9816]

Myth : He invented the dual sword techniques but those were only used for fight multiple opponents. In reality musashi frequented a normal two handed single sword more because that's just the most effective fighting style for a katan

[@alonsorabanes3707]

-becomes skilled in sword fighting -makes own swordsmanship -duels his enemy -makes a sword from a wooden oar -bonks him on the head -retires -REFUSES TO ELABORATE What an absolute chad

[@joellachmann1529]

Best version of Musashi can be found in the Baki manga. No doubt. Man is a menace

[@speks36]

Musashi sounds like quite the brave fencer.

[@remmy100]

Was more of a strategist than a swordsman. He absolutely planned that fight lol

[@tengu190]

TSKSR had dual wielding well before. Musashi was the first to have a dedicated system.

[@Raymndd]

AY WHAT DO YOU KNOW FIRST! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS☺️🗿

[@Maximizing]

Who else is a Fate fan that got this in their recommended lol

[@JorjIto12872]

>Beat 60 different guys >Blow the head of némesis >Refuse to elaborate >Retire

[@KazudaSato]

Video "Sasuki" Me ears "SASUKEEEEEEE!!!!"

[@calvin3379]

NGL, I think dual wielding was invented when Grugg the caveman found out that two stick was gooder than one stick

[@SofritoSam]

Kojiro was actually a fictional character. This fight never happened.

[@doodoobrown7551]

Missed key part of the story is that he fashioned the sword to be considerably longer than a standard katana. Giving him the reach advantage

[@robert-qj9yh]

then oda invented the three sword style, but what's more badass is me inventing the 4 sword style

[@derdox6720]

oda already invented the 6 sword style and whoever the dude is that wrote naruto invented the 8 sword style. i respect you for filling out the gap those guys left

[@GamersHaven]

You left out the best part, he purposely arrived late to make his rival angry. He crafted the boken out of the oar he used to row there. When his rival went to strike him in anger, Mushashi struck the fatal blow.

[@chigers8851]

And he was an inspiration for the way kyoraku shunsui is as he is

[@bradjones7491]

dual wielding has been used since the invention of the dagger, that's kinda the whole point of the dagger in the first place.

[@10Diyes]

Every-time I hear the name Musashi it always sends me back to my childhood playing the game Brave fencer Musashi…good times, good times..:)

[@MaxPower-ke5rq]

Good game! And if you know anything about Musashi it has a lot of his lore tweeked but still recognizable

[@vascocampos3959]

I believe the blow wasnt to the head but the left ribs, where musashi blow's broke them and punctured the lung

[@tiexiaowang7939]

Duel wielding was actually originally invented when a stick waving caveman recalled that he had two hands ;)

[@KappaKiller108]

Musashi was definitely real, but his duels ate mythical. Among "the 60" are samurai who lived 200 years apart from each other. Also an interesting note, it's widely accepted by historians that Sasaki didn't exist. Similarly his "story" would require him to have been alive for 300 years, while constantly seeking out and fighting famous people who weren't actually famous when he met them

[@rednova117]

Bro took the stop when you're ahead to heart

[@josuecenturiondomaniczky9297]

Thanks to record of ragnarok we all know that saski kojiro is the best swordsman of all time

[@Velocity_889]

Dude that’s my history fair project

[@SeraSer4phic]

Musashi made Kojiro wait for a long time and appeared on their duel site hours (?) after the agreed time. While making Kojiro wait, Musashi was making his oar sword. Kojiro was tilted and all the waiting was part of Musashi's tricks to have advantage over Kojiro (so it was low key cheating). It's not even confirmed if Kojiro was real.

[@SirKanti1]

Di Grafsi and Marozzo were duel welding way before Musashi

[@TokyoDriftin4U]

I remember reading the vagabond series about Musashi and Kojiro it was sick, I really recommend this book!

[@konnarbockelman847]

fun fact, he arrived late in the day to the duel and arrived from the west, and it's thought that Kojiro couldnt see because the sun was in his eyes

[@renaissance4784]

Did you know that Gonnosuke is only swordsman that defeated miyamoto once

[@animeBHARATIYA]

Hesitation is defeat

[@rayquazaex0]

be the best swordsman prank your nemesis retire truly a chad

[@_Blank___Space_]

The only bummer is that the fight between Musashi and Kojirou wasn't adapted in Vagabond.

[@raytheperson]

Im 1000% sure no one in history ever looked like a japanese painting

[@Dovahkiin049]

He also blinded him with the sun, if I remember correctly😅

[@weebslayer3411]

Man is literally the definition of "suffering from success"

[@johnsievila9680]

He was also a master tactician as in his most famous duel not only did he use a boat oar but he also showed up very late to the scheduled duel. His opponent was a high ranking official in Japan and prided himself on “honor” and hated M because he felt he acted without honor. So when M showed up late and with a boat oar he was enraged and immediately attacked him. m knew this would happen and was prepared for it. He won the battle ever before a sword was swung.

[@mortarion635]

Ahh so this is what the young samurai series is based off

[@fakeomen4172]

have you heard of the man that finally defeated a god in the third round of the Ragnarok tournament

[@super_slav_6183]

Exept u forgot to mention the most important part - two sword style is using one long and one short sword

[@pumpkingamebox]

2 swords are obviously better than one. Like without question or debate. But duel welding was so rare in Japan. It’s weird that we don’t hear about more often. Mushashi said it himself, if you’re ever in a situation where having one sword is more advantageous than two, just throw one on the ground, and bam.

[@falk.r.h8963]

There is a school of fighting with two swords called niten Ichi Ryu Wich is based on the technique of Musashi. It is said that Musashi once was challenged to a duell but when he arrived he was cornered by 30 men. In order to come out victorious he had to draw is second sword to give him an advantage. This is how fighting with both sword was invented

[@derdox6720]

its not how it was invented and as far as i have heard that school of fighting was based on something he learned before. also gladiators over a thousand years before already did that.

[@falk.r.h8963]

@@derdox6720 it's not about fighting with two swords in general. It's about fighting with your katana and wakizashi. Gladiators didn't do that

[@dancho0012]

My dad told me a story about this very swordsman. In this final duel he used a wooden sword because he needed as much speed as possible to win. One hit to the head and it was over

[@cephalonbob15]

Also kojiro may have been an entirely fictional character as he is mentioned literally nowhere else other than the next describing his duel with musashi

[@hewkiiCZ]

Sword saint? HOW MY BLOOD BOILS!

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

When you hear Sasaki Kojiro and immediately think of Fate Stay Night...

[@cookieninja6699]

the two sword styles is like zoro using enma and tushita

[@phobic8106]

"invincible under the sun"

[@ashfox7498]

"GG no re" - Miyamoto Musashi

[@biggestchunges]

He was so good he was put in war of Ragnarok

[@HeavenlyDemon7]

The way you said his name made my b*lls hurt

[@josephducote5544]

that hack showed up late to the duel and then bludgeoned him to death with an oar. some "sword" saint

[@adityakonduru]

Young Samurai!!!

[@brennanhasan6098]

Only real ones remember his encounter with Abel the SCP

[@kenmaru777]

Remember when in kungfu movies masters catch a fly with food sticks? This was him who did it 1st

[@jamfilledjars]

Surpisingly, I _did_ know this. Found it while trying to find famous Japanese swordsmen and swordswomen to base a few characters off of.

[@kazukiyomeyer2227]

It ain't "Nitou Ichiryu" which means "Two swords, one style" but "Niten Ichiryu", which means "Two Heavens, one style".