The late boat arrival was real. Musashi intentionally arrived to the beach 3 hours late enraging the organizers of the duel, the shoguns who backed the encounter, and Kojiro himself. He also pushed Kojiro into making the first move which Musashi countered inmediately. The difference with the movie versions is that Musashi then broke Kojiro's left ribs and punctured his lung which ultimately led to his dead. He was not killed by a blow to the head like in the movie. After the duel, Musashi had an spiritual awakening and decided he wouldn't have more lethal duels anymore. Never lost any of the 60 duels he was involved in. Was an undefeated swordsman. He was also a Ronin and during his older years he penned a book, "The Five Rings", an account of swordmanship and fighting techniques. Remains to this day Japan's best ever sword fighter.
@@blank7536 He didn't died from a blow to the head like in the movie. Kojiro died because Musashi broke his ribs and in the process punctured his lung and ultimately died for that cause a few hours later. The late boat arrival was true, Musashi did it in purpose (arriving to the duel 3 hours later) to enrage Kojiro and get into his skin. In the movie Musashi did four strategic moves to gain the upper hand: 1) arrived later to the duel to stress Kojiro (which was true); 2) never abandoned the edge of the water to avoid presenting his back to Kojiro, the Shoguns, and the Spectators, also to cover his retreat back to the boat as he was in foreign territory; 3) used a heavy wooden stick instead of a sword to hit Kojiro without cutting him; and 4) used the late afternoon Sunset to blind Kojiro who couldn't see the final blow coming.
@@raptorsensei8893 Don't know why (?) Is something to do with the movie which is like a sequel of japanese movies. I haven't followed them. Don't know what was the plot there. But the decision to use a stick in his duel with Kojiro it has to do with a plot line in those movie sequels. In them, Musashi and Kojiro met for the first time coming down the temple's stairs and later ended up facing each other in three duels. The first two were a draw. Ended in stalemate. The third one portrayed the real (and only) duel the two historical figures had in real life. So, the use of the stick to kill Kojiro is something created by the movie producers, not something that really happened.
@Revan Drag That is literally how most sword duels ended everywhere in the world since the average reaction time for us is 0.25 seconds which the average sword swing is faster than. There are a lot of factors that come into play that decides who wins a sword fight such as your grip stance/ positioning, your speed relative to your sword’s balance and weight, psychological warfare, skill and technique, experience and high intuitive skills. Humans have limits and by studying possible outcomes we try to get an upper hand in these confrontations.
Here's a fun fact about Musashi after this duel. After Musashi caved Kojiro's skull in, Musashi basically had a "Why did I do that?" moment. He felt regret for taking such a great warrior away from this world, and ever since that day, Musashi never killed another opponent in a duel ever again.
I wish there were more stories of Musashi's battles after Kojiro's defeat. I finished reading Yoshikawa's novel and I loved the ending, but I wanted to know more about what Musashi did after.
@@wheresjsn Obviously, Musashi is a symbol of the stoic ronin, but you can only pretend to not be human for so long. Musashi isn't some monster who's purpose was to kill, he was just a man, and I think more people should realize that. Killing such a great warrior like Kojiro was the wakeup call he needed. After that, he gave mercy a shot, and he lived through every other battle with mercy in mind.
My favourite version that I saw in an NFT Japanese film season more than 40 years ago, in monochrome, a dishevelled Musashi just leaps ashore from the boat, runs up to Sasaki, whacks him on the head, turns around and gets right back into the boat and is rowed away. No chit-chat, no theatrics,
If I remember correctly, that's how the fight is said to have gone down. He was apparently already badly injured before the fight, so he couldn't afford to waste any time. He apparently got off the boat, beat Kojiro on the head, and immediately ran back to the boat and told the ferryman to kick that shit in reverse double time.
In the book it was set up so Musashi had the disadvantage on the beach, he had to position himself higher up, that is why the Kojiro covered his move, else lose that advantage. Musashi then moves to give himself the advantage of having the sun behind him, thus blinding Kojiro. Musashi then has to escape having killed Kojio since his supporters were planning to kill him no matter what. The book is a very good read, in fact I read it twice.
Musashi was a great swordsman and an even better troll. It’s actually amazing the amount of tricks he pulled in his 61 battles just to unnerve his opponents.
This was a classic duel and well-depicted. Musashi's opponent thought his newly developed "swallowtail" technique would defeat Musashi, but it didn't. It's said that Musashi wept a few tears on the trip back from the island.
not only musashi equally also had a lifetime of fighting experience, he used a lot of tricks to give him the edge in the fight. also he was taller than most japanese and a lot stronger - getting clubbed in the head by a hulk of a man isnt something that most people would be able to witstand anyways
Z-Byte the story has a manga based off it as well.. for the most part it is accurate.. I would highly recommend it as it is one of the greatest to have ever been written, the manga is named "Vagabond"
Musashi was like Bruce Lee or a mixed martial artist of his time, after the warring states period most swordsmanship schools sunk in stagnance with too much theory and style losing practicality and real martial substance although there were also great warriors like Kojiro and Baiken. With his unorthodox tactics and his direct no-nonsense fierce approach Musashi shocked everyone, beat all of his rivals and had a significant role in turning back Japanese swordsmanship to martial roots.
yegenek I think you got it backwards, it's Bruce Lee was similar to musashi. In fact, no one could compare to warriors in ancient times, and an exceptional one like musashi is beyond them all. Remember, MMA is a sport , a sport with rules. Musashi fought death matches back then , they were all killers back then. To be a samurai, they were prepared to kill and die. They were not sportsman, they were murderers who fought for honor. Money meant little to them, honor was the most sacred thing for them. If they have seen MMA today, they would call it a disgrace. A battlefield should be sacred that bridges life and death, to turn it into an entertainment and for profit is a disgrace to them. In a way, I do agree with them. If you train to be a martial artist, you must be prepared to kill , not compete, but to kill. To train in the martial way, you are walking the path of a murderer. But that does not mean you are destined to kill people. And that is why , you must choose to walk the path of the katsujinken (the life giving sword) or the path of the satsujinken(the death giving sword) Above them all, musashi rose above a samurai, he chose the path of katsujinken in his later years and became a sword saint.
I read Musashi's book, The Book Of Five Rings a few times. It is a strategy guide that is still required reading in some Japanese business circles. It contains some timeless wisdom and can be read as a road map to nearly any skill.
i am a tennis player but ive learned that through all things that have withstood the test of time there is critical information to be learned. could you be slightly more specific as to what exactly musashi outlines that is "universal" if that makes sense. thank you
@@kingkudzu352 Sure. Makes perfect sense. When Musashi writes about strategy and about his 2 sword Way, one can substitute their own discipline for those and the concepts are, to borrow your phrase, universal. Musashi writes, several times and in a variety of ways, "You must research this." Or, "You must study this idea thoroughly." He repeats the theme over and over that practice and dedicated focus on training is key. Deep understanding, not just motion is key. Knowing the "why" if things as much as the "how" of them. Obviously Musashi was much cleverer and poetic than I am but that is how I meant the original post. I have a practical example. A friend of mine is a superb deck hockey player. He is not particularly large or fast. He is not super fit. He is not overly athletic. But he is a superior player because he has a superior grasp of the game. He has an intuition for how the game could unfold from any given point, knows the different variables and prepares for the most likely and he is right way more than he is wrong. So he is usually in the right position to stop the opponent or to score, himself. He has done his research well.
@@InformationIsTheEdge wow that is exactly what i was asking for, thank you. im trying to bridge the gaps between the things i excel at most to simplify things
Mastery of distance and timing. Cutting the headband is supposed to have happened simultaneous to Mushashi crushing Kojiros head with the slightly longer oar. That's a strategist right there. I really liked this rendition though
In a book i read, musashi deliberately came in later than the promised time to give psychological pressure on kojiro. Musashi brought a longer stick then kojiro's katana (kojiro's famous with long katana n consider as one of the best samurai). Then after the 1st blow where kojiro fell down he swing his katana at musashi leg but musashi jumped off n gave the finishing blow to kojiro. At this time it is said that musashi already became a ronin. He had a draw duel against a ninja using a chain kind of weapon once.
I love that book and I remember that whole scene exactly. He carves his Bokken out of one of the boat oars while another man rows him to the island. He decided that the wooden sword would be lighter than his usual Katana and that would give him the edge over Kojiro. A fun fact is that he is reported to have never used a steel sword again because the wooden Bokken worked well enough and gave him the edge because of increased agility. The book is called Musashi if anyone reading cares to check it out, I couldn't recommend it more highly
for those interested there's also the loosely adapted manga series Vagabond, and a few books written by the historical figures themselves such as the Book of Five Rings by Musashi, The Unfettered Mind Takuan, and The Life Giving Sword Yagyu Munenori .
When I was in high school living in Tokyo in the early 70's, I was wandering around the area where I lived and I happened by a kendo class. It was in the evening and in a enclosed yard area that had a wooden fence. I couldn't see everything clearly but what I could see was most fascinating. Imagine a battle of samurai going on in a Japanese samurai movie but seeing it the flesh. That was my impression.
This weapon he made with wood was a "Kanabo". A pretty terrible weapon, at the time, usually for infantry soldiers. A trained soldier didn't needed to jump meters to use it. It was also named "the armor's destroyer".
"Bokken" would be more accurate for the weapon Musashi is using here. "Kanabo" and "Tetsubo" were the spiked clubs that was believed to be used by Oni (Demons) because of their huge size.
This whole series seems to have been made by someone who heard about the story at childhood and then recreated it from that. I hope a series that is faithful to the source materials - or at least the fundamentals of the sword-arts - is made one day.
Accurate, but correct me if I’m wrong, in Musashi’s book he stated the first blow didn’t kill Kojiro, and that Kojiro tried to strike one more time from a prone position and was blocked/dodged and then again fatally struck by Musashi.
Not quite. the Samurais and Ronins of the early Edo periods are veterans of countless battles, and just like modern veterans, many of them had developed psychological issues during their long military careers such as addictions to the rush of mortal combat. In addition, these people, even though were officially revered as accomplished warriors, were otherwise feared and shunned in real life like Witchers from Witcher series by normal people including the peace time employed samurais who never fought in Sengoku Jidai. Specifically, people of Edo period disapproved the perceived anti-social behaviors such as their reckless dueling and general bloodthirstiness of the wartime veterans. On the top of that, the advent of matchlocks and cannons favors mass deployed mildly trained conscripts with spears, pikes, guns, and cannons (Ashigaru) over highly trained elite soldiers (Samurais). As the pike-shot warfare rapidly phasing out the usefulness of close quarter fighting with highly trained elite soldiers as a valid battlefield strategy, the employability of traditional samurais suffered a serious collapse which led to the phenomenon of poor unemployed samurais becoming Outlaws (Ronins) roaming the lands of Japan as bunch of homeless part time mercenaries and bandits causing a lot of social instability. Indeed, the usefulness of sword fighting at this time was mostly centered around duels and small scale personal combats such as street fighting, body-guarding, and Wild West style Lawmen vs Outlaws. As the number of talented martial artists start to die off due to the passage of time, the living members of this shunned and dwindling community start to develop platonic life long partnerships with each other. They still engage in duels with each other for joy and fun, but the death of a dueling companion can cause extreme sorrow and a sense of abandonment to the victor. In this specific scenario, Musashi and Kojiro admire each other's martial skills and derive extreme pleasure in fighting each other. Remember Kojiro said in the video that "he will never again use the sword that ended Musashi." Musashi was extremely sad and indeed felt guilt of killing Kojiro in the duel. Specifically, at this point of time, Musashi's martial prowess has surpassed most of the known warriors of his time and Kojiro was one of the few who can still give him a challenge and make him feel the the rush of combat. Add on top that Musashi and Kojiro had one of those soldierly platonic relationship going on, the death of Kojiro was a devastating emotional moment for Musashi because he just killed his best friend who is probably irreplaceable.
I feel this misses his strategy. He unbalanced his opponent emotionally, attacked with a weapon and method that was unfamiliar, and closed distance quickly with a weapon of greater range…. Everyone seems calm, focused and in control.
Musashi's height is 185+ cm. The average height of a Japanese of that time is less than 160 cm :) What kind of fencing can we talk about if Musashi has a hand, plus a sword a foot, at least, longer than most sword masters :)
@@ZodieRoadie Since Vagabond is the Best Samurai Manga of all time. I really want Takehiko Inoue continue and finished Vagabond. Just give us few chapters. We know that Musashi vs Kojiro will gonna clash. But i think it will not gonna continue. Since the last update of Vagabond was since 2015. Same as Real. But Inoue continue Real on 2019. And Vagabond won't. But still hope that Inoue finished these two manga's. If he won't then Slam Dunk is his only one completed manga. If you like Samurai manga's. There are so many Masterpiece Samurai manga's like Lone Wolf and Cub, Blade of the Immortal, Shigurui, Ruruoni Kenshin.
This is a very good portrayal of this famous duel. I still prefer the 1950s version with Mifune - but that's probably because I'm an old fart. I had a projection Home Theater set up, I would bring them in and show them the full Samurai trilogy ending with this scene. It always knocked them out. It's very powerful in context.
My understanding of the incident is Musashi killed Kojiro by crushing his chest with the ore and not crushing his head. It was an earlier dual where Musashi fractured his opponents skull with a wooden sword. In both duals he played mind games to throw his opponents emotions off balance
I’ve just finished reading “Musashi” by Eiji Yoshikawa. Kojirō got off lightly with such an honourable death, given the shit talking he did about Mushashi.
If you asking why musashi run. Musashi have behavior to position him self in front sun light and use... So his opponent vision got blinded by sun light when facing musashi... 3:10
Only one thing was not true about this was that Kojiro was struck twice. First is the one depicted here and the second one was because he retaliated on the floor and Musashi finished him off then.
Da Sword Of Gork thats not proven, it was one of the version of the story but then again looking at it logically you wouldnt have the strength or at least your brain must have some trauma from the impact of the boken dont cha think? I'd say this is more accurate depiction of it
When was this show done? I'm figuring 80s or very early 90s. The actor shown here in 0:18 I recognize from the NHK taiga drama Nobunaga: King of Zipangu. He played the role of Hayashi Michikatsu there (loved that show BTW).
What's all the running up and down and leaping about in aid of? Best version I ever saw, at a Japanese film season at the NFT in the 70's, I seem to recall that Musashi jumped out the boat, ran up and hit him with the oar, turned round and got back on the boat. Just like that... no theatrics.
I remember seeing the series (I think it was around 27 hour long episodes) on Japanese TV some time back. It was an excellent series with excellent actors.
I've yet to see this duel represented on film that captured the details or drama of the book. And they never show Kojiro executing the Swallow Tail cut as described in the novel, or by the statues of him.
Learning about Samurai I've been reading many ppl saying that Musashi had no honor by how he won this duel. I would be glad if any could explain me why it was a dishonarable victory. Ty for the video.
And they decided to kill each other to prove who was better? I think they could have done that without killing, gone off and had a glass of plum wine together. Love that plum wine.
Everything looks so artificial. The moment he jumped I thought he's going to fly away as in Red Bull ads. Also jumping and making a powerful swing from behind your back is an invitation to being hit with no possibility of parry, dodge or step away.
The scene described by Yoshikawa is a little longer. There were two other fight parts that were not in here. I still believe that Musashi decided to not use the real sword because he wanted to believe that both of them could still be alive after this, and not waste their lives vainly.
Mitchell Underwood in regards to whether there were witnesses to the duel, it’s said that Musashi left on the boat immediately after killing Kojiro to escape his enraged followers
O came here because Uchimura from Ucchan Nacchan are act at j-dorama Bus Stop as a bus driver named Musashi and his competitor for winning Naoko Iijima's love are the owner of the company where Uchimura's work named Koijiro 😂
No Japanese person calls the NHK taiga drama a 'miniseries'. Technically, you are right, as miniseries means 'limited number of episodes', but as a trained scientist, I don't know of a series with an infinite number of episodes.
Lo hizo enojar llegando muy tarde al duelo haciendolo encolerizar, lo hizo correr y agitarse, alterando su respiracion y ritmo cardiaco, por ende su concentracion, lo ataco con un arma mas larga que una katana y de fuerte impacto, si fue como en el video con el sol detras, todo esto fue tremendamente tactico.
Musashi intentionally arrived late is part of his plan, to make Kojiro tired waiting for him and wait for the sun shine brighter. Musashi intentionally run so he can put himself backlight in the eyes of Kojiro. His bokken is longer and lighter than average katana so he can move faster and longer reach than kojiro, he is not using katana because he want to mock Kojiro. Musashi intentionally jump so Kojiro eyes blinded by the sun, he is not jump to the front, he is jump in place, his bokken is longer. He win because his experience in real battle is more than Kojiro. Yes, he is win using trick. but, trick and plan is part of battle no matter where you are. He is a genius.
No lo quiso matar Kojiro a Musashi pues solo le corto el paleacate, si lo hubiera querido matar le da un espadazo a la primera, pero Musashi le dio el marrazo sin piedad y sin remordimiento a Kojiro.- Kojiro no lo mato a Musashi , por que por honor solo mata quien lleva la Katana con respeto a la tradicion Samuray.
I've never seen either show, so thank you for posting these videos. I do have a question. NHK did two separate shows, one on Kojiro and one on Musashi, and then had the Kojiro actor come back to reprise the role? If so that's cool
Musashi was a McGregor type. He combined exceptional skill in battle with a superstar's ego and the ability to troll his opponents to the point of emotional response in combat. He wasn't a flashy gangster with a crew and expensive items, he had more of a Diogenes-meets-Fedor vibe.
А как называется этот художественный фильм, год выпуска, страна наверное Япония. Актер с палкой мне кажется очень похож на молодого Джеки Чана. Хотелось бы получить ответ на свой отзыв. Заранее благодарен!
The late boat arrival was real. Musashi intentionally arrived to the beach 3 hours late enraging the organizers of the duel, the shoguns who backed the encounter, and Kojiro himself. He also pushed Kojiro into making the first move which Musashi countered inmediately. The difference with the movie versions is that Musashi then broke Kojiro's left ribs and punctured his lung which ultimately led to his dead. He was not killed by a blow to the head like in the movie. After the duel, Musashi had an spiritual awakening and decided he wouldn't have more lethal duels anymore. Never lost any of the 60 duels he was involved in. Was an undefeated swordsman. He was also a Ronin and during his older years he penned a book, "The Five Rings", an account of swordmanship and fighting techniques. Remains to this day Japan's best ever sword fighter.
Bruh kyojiro died that unceremoniously? Thought he was a legendary swordsman lol
@@blank7536 He didn't died from a blow to the head like in the movie. Kojiro died because Musashi broke his ribs and in the process punctured his lung and ultimately died for that cause a few hours later. The late boat arrival was true, Musashi did it in purpose (arriving to the duel 3 hours later) to enrage Kojiro and get into his skin.
In the movie Musashi did four strategic moves to gain the upper hand: 1) arrived later to the duel to stress Kojiro (which was true); 2) never abandoned the edge of the water to avoid presenting his back to Kojiro, the Shoguns, and the Spectators, also to cover his retreat back to the boat as he was in foreign territory; 3) used a heavy wooden stick instead of a sword to hit Kojiro without cutting him; and 4) used the late afternoon Sunset to blind Kojiro who couldn't see the final blow coming.
More legend than truth. The book of 5 rings is ripe with absurdity and contradiction. The history and the book are ok if taken with honesty in mind.
@@pixsilvb9638 why he didn't want to cut him ?
@@raptorsensei8893 Don't know why (?) Is something to do with the movie which is like a sequel of japanese movies. I haven't followed them. Don't know what was the plot there. But the decision to use a stick in his duel with Kojiro it has to do with a plot line in those movie sequels. In them, Musashi and Kojiro met for the first time coming down the temple's stairs and later ended up facing each other in three duels. The first two were a draw. Ended in stalemate. The third one portrayed the real (and only) duel the two historical figures had in real life. So, the use of the stick to kill Kojiro is something created by the movie producers, not something that really happened.
The most legendary samurai duel in history: 90% staring, 5% talking, 5% the actual fighting.
10% of running for nothing
🤣🤣🤣
U forgot the 20% sprint!
@Revan Drag That is literally how most sword duels ended everywhere in the world since the average reaction time for us is 0.25 seconds which the average sword swing is faster than. There are a lot of factors that come into play that decides who wins a sword fight such as your grip stance/ positioning, your speed relative to your sword’s balance and weight, psychological warfare, skill and technique, experience and high intuitive skills. Humans have limits and by studying possible outcomes we try to get an upper hand in these confrontations.
The real samurai duel not more then a minute, few second after they drawn the katana, one of them will die ....
Here's a fun fact about Musashi after this duel.
After Musashi caved Kojiro's skull in, Musashi basically had a "Why did I do that?" moment. He felt regret for taking such a great warrior away from this world, and ever since that day, Musashi never killed another opponent in a duel ever again.
thanks
Musashi had a post nut clarity
I wish there were more stories of Musashi's battles after Kojiro's defeat. I finished reading Yoshikawa's novel and I loved the ending, but I wanted to know more about what Musashi did after.
@@wheresjsn
Obviously, Musashi is a symbol of the stoic ronin, but you can only pretend to not be human for so long. Musashi isn't some monster who's purpose was to kill, he was just a man, and I think more people should realize that.
Killing such a great warrior like Kojiro was the wakeup call he needed. After that, he gave mercy a shot, and he lived through every other battle with mercy in mind.
My favourite version that I saw in an NFT Japanese film season more than 40 years ago, in monochrome, a dishevelled Musashi just leaps ashore from the boat, runs up to Sasaki, whacks him on the head, turns around and gets right back into the boat and is rowed away.
No chit-chat, no theatrics,
Rod Parsons if I remember right it was just as you said according to the 5 rings book.
What I read in "Musashi" depicts the running scene along the water line. Minus the theatrics I guess.
If I remember correctly, that's how the fight is said to have gone down. He was apparently already badly injured before the fight, so he couldn't afford to waste any time. He apparently got off the boat, beat Kojiro on the head, and immediately ran back to the boat and told the ferryman to kick that shit in reverse double time.
he was in a hurry back then
I want to see that
Wouldn't it be funny if at the start of the fight one of them didn't run and the other guy just runs down the beach alone like an idiot...
Keith Ang - or ... as musashi ran to his right ... the other guy sprinted to his left ... ba ha ha ha
In the book it was set up so Musashi had the disadvantage on the beach, he had to position himself higher up, that is why the Kojiro covered his move, else lose that advantage. Musashi then moves to give himself the advantage of having the sun behind him, thus blinding Kojiro. Musashi then has to escape having killed Kojio since his supporters were planning to kill him no matter what. The book is a very good read, in fact I read it twice.
Keith Ang, I like how your imagination works. Lol
The running down the beach is a simple ploy to flank the opponent.
And one of them begin to drowning, scream for help. Can't swim :D
Musashi was a great swordsman and an even better troll. It’s actually amazing the amount of tricks he pulled in his 61 battles just to unnerve his opponents.
This was a classic duel and well-depicted. Musashi's opponent thought his newly developed "swallowtail" technique would defeat Musashi, but it didn't. It's said that Musashi wept a few tears on the trip back from the island.
Thing is he prob didn't even get to use said technique
@@charless3108 Good point. Though it may have been used when Musashi's head band was cut off. Thank you for your comment.
@@robertschlesinger1342 aye. Just thought it was a bit anticlimactic when I read that he was defeated after missing 1 strike
@@charless3108 it's how actual duels work, without armor you're dine after one sword blow or gunshot.
Tsubame Gaeshi missed, 3rd skill must be on cd.
Lmao
Nope, musashi activate his 3rd skill just in time lol
Imagine training all your life to become a samurai trained with the best of the best just to get beat up by a guy wielding a stick
Imagined that guy who u said got beaten by a stick beat Poseidon
not only musashi equally also had a lifetime of fighting experience, he used a lot of tricks to give him the edge in the fight.
also he was taller than most japanese and a lot stronger - getting clubbed in the head by a hulk of a man isnt something that most people would be able to witstand anyways
@@aakashwaiba6968 I didn’t understand your comment until I saw the anime haha
@@TheSuperhuman622 lol
Just to get beaten by the best, what is higher than this?
Sasaki got bonked. Should've came back when he became a 5 star limited event servant.
But he's the Savior of France
And also the same guy who ultimately killed Poseidon.
>"Sure Hit" and "Evade" skills vs "Invul" and "Pierce Invul" skills???!!!
No wonder Kojiro lost. DW literally rigged the fight.
Wtf
@@NTRMAN-bh2bd FGO speak, you'll get used to it
Imagine giving money to gacha
@@Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller imagine have no life
@@NTRMAN-bh2bd imagine spending real life money for the chance to get PNGs of anime girls when you can get that for free on the internet
Remember when kojiro was a loser? Well he managed to kill the god Poseidon
He continued to fight Musashi even after his death
i knew i would find this comment here 😂
Sasaki was like:
Damn ocean if it weren't for you he wouldn't have been late
Divine sashimi was served that day
This is real life anime
Z-Byte the story has a manga based off it as well.. for the most part it is accurate.. I would highly recommend it as it is one of the greatest to have ever been written, the manga is named "Vagabond"
Because Mushashi is a real life anime character
@@jeremydaly8293 kojiro lost, even though he was an exceptional swordsman, why does japan still like him though?
@@Abdirahman_Mohamed Because he's a good swordsman
Khanh Nguyen fair enough
Musashi was like Bruce Lee or a mixed martial artist of his time, after the warring states period most swordsmanship schools sunk in stagnance with too much theory and style losing practicality and real martial substance although there were also great warriors like Kojiro and Baiken. With his unorthodox tactics and his direct no-nonsense fierce approach Musashi shocked everyone, beat all of his rivals and had a significant role in turning back Japanese swordsmanship to martial roots.
musashi was a girl with a dual sword...
+Xhun Zei Who beat the shit out of people with wooden swords and fought 60 duels undefeated. Your an ant compared to him.
Carl John musashi is a grirl
The Warring States Period is in Chinese history. Musashi was Japanese, although he did, indeed, live well after the Warring States Period in China.
yegenek I think you got it backwards, it's Bruce Lee was similar to musashi.
In fact, no one could compare to warriors in ancient times, and an exceptional one like musashi is beyond them all.
Remember, MMA is a sport , a sport with rules.
Musashi fought death matches back then , they were all killers back then. To be a samurai, they were prepared to kill and die. They were not sportsman, they were murderers who fought for honor. Money meant little to them, honor was the most sacred thing for them.
If they have seen MMA today, they would call it a disgrace. A battlefield should be sacred that bridges life and death, to turn it into an entertainment and for profit is a disgrace to them.
In a way, I do agree with them. If you train to be a martial artist, you must be prepared to kill , not compete, but to kill. To train in the martial way, you are walking the path of a murderer. But that does not mean you are destined to kill people. And that is why , you must choose to walk the path of the katsujinken (the life giving sword) or the path of the satsujinken(the death giving sword)
Above them all, musashi rose above a samurai, he chose the path of katsujinken in his later years and became a sword saint.
I read Musashi's book, The Book Of Five Rings a few times. It is a strategy guide that is still required reading in some Japanese business circles. It contains some timeless wisdom and can be read as a road map to nearly any skill.
i am a tennis player but ive learned that through all things that have withstood the test of time there is critical information to be learned. could you be slightly more specific as to what exactly musashi outlines that is "universal" if that makes sense. thank you
@@kingkudzu352 Sure. Makes perfect sense. When Musashi writes about strategy and about his 2 sword Way, one can substitute their own discipline for those and the concepts are, to borrow your phrase, universal. Musashi writes, several times and in a variety of ways, "You must research this." Or, "You must study this idea thoroughly." He repeats the theme over and over that practice and dedicated focus on training is key. Deep understanding, not just motion is key. Knowing the "why" if things as much as the "how" of them. Obviously Musashi was much cleverer and poetic than I am but that is how I meant the original post.
I have a practical example. A friend of mine is a superb deck hockey player. He is not particularly large or fast. He is not super fit. He is not overly athletic. But he is a superior player because he has a superior grasp of the game. He has an intuition for how the game could unfold from any given point, knows the different variables and prepares for the most likely and he is right way more than he is wrong. So he is usually in the right position to stop the opponent or to score, himself. He has done his research well.
@@InformationIsTheEdge wow that is exactly what i was asking for, thank you. im trying to bridge the gaps between the things i excel at most to simplify things
@@kingkudzu352 Much success to you in your efforts! Study diligently!
Mastery of distance and timing. Cutting the headband is supposed to have happened simultaneous to Mushashi crushing Kojiros head with the slightly longer oar. That's a strategist right there. I really liked this rendition though
Epic of Remnant looking good.
In a book i read, musashi deliberately came in later than the promised time to give psychological pressure on kojiro. Musashi brought a longer stick then kojiro's katana (kojiro's famous with long katana n consider as one of the best samurai). Then after the 1st blow where kojiro fell down he swing his katana at musashi leg but musashi jumped off n gave the finishing blow to kojiro. At this time it is said that musashi already became a ronin. He had a draw duel against a ninja using a chain kind of weapon once.
Just telling you the chain kind of weapon is called kusarigama
I love that book and I remember that whole scene exactly. He carves his Bokken out of one of the boat oars while another man rows him to the island. He decided that the wooden sword would be lighter than his usual Katana and that would give him the edge over Kojiro. A fun fact is that he is reported to have never used a steel sword again because the wooden Bokken worked well enough and gave him the edge because of increased agility. The book is called Musashi if anyone reading cares to check it out, I couldn't recommend it more highly
for those interested there's also the loosely adapted manga series Vagabond, and a few books written by the historical figures themselves such as the Book of Five Rings by Musashi, The Unfettered Mind Takuan, and The Life Giving Sword Yagyu Munenori .
are you referring to Shishido Baiken?
I understood he was late so that the Sun would be directly overhead and not behind Kojiro.
When I was in high school living in Tokyo in the early 70's, I was wandering around the area where I lived and I happened by a kendo class. It was in the evening and in a enclosed yard area that had a wooden fence. I couldn't see everything clearly but what I could see was most fascinating. Imagine a battle of samurai going on in a Japanese samurai movie but seeing it the flesh. That was my impression.
This weapon he made with wood was a "Kanabo". A pretty terrible weapon, at the time, usually for infantry soldiers. A trained soldier didn't needed to jump meters to use it. It was also named "the armor's destroyer".
I call bull
Pretty sure that's a Bokuto...
Standard blunt weapons' characteristic
"Bokken" would be more accurate for the weapon Musashi is using here. "Kanabo" and "Tetsubo" were the spiked clubs that was believed to be used by Oni (Demons) because of their huge size.
He carved an oar to be just slightly longer than his opponents sword. A kanabo is usually a metal or studded octagonal mace like weapon.
it would be fun if all the audience also start running along with them
This whole series seems to have been made by someone who heard about the story at childhood and then recreated it from that. I hope a series that is faithful to the source materials - or at least the fundamentals of the sword-arts - is made one day.
Can you tell me the series name?
I don't know about that it's not too bad.
It's not always easy getting good martial artists that can also act.
But that’s how it went down
You can say that about any historical based series.
Ok Inoue, i dont need Vagabond anymore.
Vagabond is beautiful and much more différent than this ^^
@@debutant1277 jokes, ever heard of them?
@Bobby Hill the drawing of the manga elevates the story
@Bobby Hill it doesnt correlate directly but the visual just makes me enjoy the story more
@Bobby Hill are you slow ?
Accurate, but correct me if I’m wrong, in Musashi’s book he stated the first blow didn’t kill Kojiro, and that Kojiro tried to strike one more time from a prone position and was blocked/dodged and then again fatally struck by Musashi.
Your correct
That look tells you the guilt of killing. Similar to soldiers killing the enemy in the battlefield.
Not quite. the Samurais and Ronins of the early Edo periods are veterans of countless battles, and just like modern veterans, many of them had developed psychological issues during their long military careers such as addictions to the rush of mortal combat. In addition, these people, even though were officially revered as accomplished warriors, were otherwise feared and shunned in real life like Witchers from Witcher series by normal people including the peace time employed samurais who never fought in Sengoku Jidai. Specifically, people of Edo period disapproved the perceived anti-social behaviors such as their reckless dueling and general bloodthirstiness of the wartime veterans. On the top of that, the advent of matchlocks and cannons favors mass deployed mildly trained conscripts with spears, pikes, guns, and cannons (Ashigaru) over highly trained elite soldiers (Samurais). As the pike-shot warfare rapidly phasing out the usefulness of close quarter fighting with highly trained elite soldiers as a valid battlefield strategy, the employability of traditional samurais suffered a serious collapse which led to the phenomenon of poor unemployed samurais becoming Outlaws (Ronins) roaming the lands of Japan as bunch of homeless part time mercenaries and bandits causing a lot of social instability. Indeed, the usefulness of sword fighting at this time was mostly centered around duels and small scale personal combats such as street fighting, body-guarding, and Wild West style Lawmen vs Outlaws. As the number of talented martial artists start to die off due to the passage of time, the living members of this shunned and dwindling community start to develop platonic life long partnerships with each other. They still engage in duels with each other for joy and fun, but the death of a dueling companion can cause extreme sorrow and a sense of abandonment to the victor.
In this specific scenario, Musashi and Kojiro admire each other's martial skills and derive extreme pleasure in fighting each other. Remember Kojiro said in the video that "he will never again use the sword that ended Musashi." Musashi was extremely sad and indeed felt guilt of killing Kojiro in the duel. Specifically, at this point of time, Musashi's martial prowess has surpassed most of the known warriors of his time and Kojiro was one of the few who can still give him a challenge and make him feel the the rush of combat. Add on top that Musashi and Kojiro had one of those soldierly platonic relationship going on, the death of Kojiro was a devastating emotional moment for Musashi because he just killed his best friend who is probably irreplaceable.
I feel this misses his strategy. He unbalanced his opponent emotionally, attacked with a weapon and method that was unfamiliar, and closed distance quickly with a weapon of greater range…. Everyone seems calm, focused and in control.
Yes
Musashi's height is 185+ cm. The average height of a Japanese of that time is less than 160 cm :) What kind of fencing can we talk about if Musashi has a hand, plus a sword a foot, at least, longer than most sword masters :)
RIP REGEND!!
FGO meme
Here after reading recored of rangarock
Same here lol
Here after reading Vagabond not Record of Ragnarok.
@@lovepoem7753 vagabond chapt for this duel hasnt came yet but im quite hyped up for that too
@@ZodieRoadie Since Vagabond is the Best Samurai Manga of all time. I really want Takehiko Inoue continue and finished Vagabond. Just give us few chapters. We know that Musashi vs Kojiro will gonna clash. But i think it will not gonna continue. Since the last update of Vagabond was since 2015. Same as Real. But Inoue continue Real on 2019. And Vagabond won't. But still hope that Inoue finished these two manga's. If he won't then Slam Dunk is his only one completed manga. If you like Samurai manga's. There are so many Masterpiece Samurai manga's like Lone Wolf and Cub, Blade of the Immortal, Shigurui, Ruruoni Kenshin.
@@lovepoem7753 yeah he is on haitus for now but you are right vagabond is the work he should prioritize on finishing first
Who would win?
Nodachi
Or
One paddle boi?
EDIT: Sorry for my mistake.
Obviously paddle boy
Sasaki use nodachi fyi
that's not a paddle, that's a Bokken, basically a wooden sword used for training purposes
That's not a katana it's a nodachi
So,did you guys get the joke?
This is a very good portrayal of this famous duel. I still prefer the 1950s version with Mifune - but that's probably because I'm an old fart.
I had a projection Home Theater set up, I would bring them in and show them the full Samurai trilogy ending with this scene. It always knocked them out. It's very powerful in context.
The samurai trilogy was excellent. My favorite was the duel at ichijoji temple
Yes I've seen it but I didn't recognize Mifune. I have to check it out.
Well, the island looks nothing like Ganryu.
@@silvazoldyck366 yeah if the whole scene was inaccurate then why bother having the island correct.
Samurai: I've been waiting for you *tosses sheath like a freaking amazon box*
Musashi: Bro are you f*cking dumb?!
I love this. Two great swordsmen
My understanding of the incident is Musashi killed Kojiro by crushing his chest with the ore and not crushing his head. It was an earlier dual where Musashi fractured his opponents skull with a wooden sword. In both duals he played mind games to throw his opponents emotions off balance
This is the best video i have ever seen. Pure cinema.
Wtgdf, this is the raddest thing I've seen in years. Where am I.
try . on new search
From the looks of Musashi it looks like he is holding back tears
I’ve just finished reading “Musashi” by Eiji Yoshikawa. Kojirō got off lightly with such an honourable death, given the shit talking he did about Mushashi.
Kojiro didn't die. in the novel it's related that ppl who resented Musashi mocked him for not even delivering the coup de grace, among other things.
@@LuckySOB100 'Cause he didn't need to. Let them live with their shame.
And his top forelock was supposed to be shaved
that swallow cut/reverse swallow that kojiro does is gold
Tsubame Gaeshi
All this happen near the sea so did Poseidon watch them
If you asking why musashi run.
Musashi have behavior to position him self in front sun light and use...
So his opponent vision got blinded by sun light when facing musashi...
3:10
Only one thing was not true about this was that Kojiro was struck twice. First is the one depicted here and the second one was because he retaliated on the floor and Musashi finished him off then.
Da Sword Of Gork thats not proven, it was one of the version of the story but then again looking at it logically you wouldnt have the strength or at least your brain must have some trauma from the impact of the boken dont cha think? I'd say this is more accurate depiction of it
Da Sword Of Gork yeah i read bout it where kojiro swing his sword at musashi leg where he jumped off n finished kojiro with final blow.
When was this show done? I'm figuring 80s or very early 90s. The actor shown here in 0:18 I recognize from the NHK taiga drama Nobunaga: King of Zipangu. He played the role of Hayashi Michikatsu there (loved that show BTW).
What's all the running up and down and leaping about in aid of? Best version I ever saw, at a Japanese film season at the NFT in the 70's, I seem to recall that Musashi jumped out the boat, ran up and hit him with the oar, turned round and got back on the boat. Just like that... no theatrics.
He has to position him self in front of the sun to blind Kojiro 🤦🏻♂️
I remember seeing the series (I think it was around 27 hour long episodes) on Japanese TV some time back. It was an excellent series with excellent actors.
Final Battle in Shimosa
(Colorized)
I've yet to see this duel represented on film that captured the details or drama of the book. And they never show Kojiro executing the Swallow Tail cut as described in the novel, or by the statues of him.
They show it
But most people dont know how this skill looked like because this skill die with him
Learning about Samurai I've been reading many ppl saying that Musashi had no honor by how he won this duel. I would be glad if any could explain me why it was a dishonarable victory. Ty for the video.
He didn't deliver a coup de grace and just ran away basically after he killed kojiro...
They were both considered big stature, Musashi 5'11 and Kojiro 5'10 while average Japanese men heights back then were anywhere between 5'4 and 5'5,
pretty much most of the human were short like that not just Japanese, people don’t get to eat a lot back to the day.
A little known fact: this incident was the beginning of the Japanese domination in little league baseball.
MLB has a SAMURAI!! Throws rt, swings left, and is a true WARRIOR!! S O Angel!!
Fun fact musashi didn't believe in showers. He was known to have a stench you could smell 100 meters away
Why did Musashi use a wooden sword? Because before he fought Kajiro, Musashi had already been his opponent (Nobita Kun). Heheheh
Thank you brat, for diffirent video about Musasi!,🙏
the scene they running together in the beach reminds me of Rocky and Apollo beach sprint scene in Rocky 3
"You're late!" "Nice hair." Followed by a long stroll down along the beach.
2:29, look at that impressive gigantic 8 inch wave crashing, lmao
JUST CLAASIC scene in Japan's historical dramas history
Musashi probably calculated the reach of Kojiro's sword but it still hit his headwraps.
本物の巌流島は、確か下関と門司の間にある小さな島ですよね。
観光地になってるし舗装されてたり、対岸にはビルやら建物があるし
映り込むと世界観が表現できないからロケ地にできなかったんでしょうね😅
このドラマの舞台になったのは熊本県天草にある茂串海水浴場
自然のままのビーチで海の透明度もバツグンに綺麗すぎてうっとりします。
ここの砂浜までたどり着くのに磯みたいな岩場を歩くので秘境みたいなビーチですが行く価値ありますよ〜
And they decided to kill each other to prove who was better? I think they could have done that without killing, gone off and had a glass of plum wine together. Love that plum wine.
Thanks for post this video.God bless you and all family,all dreams realize.
Everything looks so artificial. The moment he jumped I thought he's going to fly away as in Red Bull ads. Also jumping and making a powerful swing from behind your back is an invitation to being hit with no possibility of parry, dodge or step away.
That part where they're locked in a battle of wills with the waves crashing, is just like the book. The Soul of the Deep
Reminds me on Furi with the fight with "The Edge"
That's done on purpose.
武蔵も小次郎もふたりとも立派だなあ。世界にこんな剣士がいるだろうか。
نعم يوجد، الإمام علي عليه السلام العربي إبن عم النبي محمد أقوى من أي ساموراي ياباني
@@HasassinGamerwe are not talking about religion here
@@martimsousa2601 do you think it's just a religion😂? Dumbass😂😂😂
How badass can you be? Beating one of the best swordsman at the time with a Bokken.
it wasnt even a bokken.... it was a boat oar lol
The scene described by Yoshikawa is a little longer. There were two other fight parts that were not in here. I still believe that Musashi decided to not use the real sword because he wanted to believe that both of them could still be alive after this, and not waste their lives vainly.
During the duel, were there really onlookers?
pheeph yeah they gathered to witness what everyone knew would be a duel between the greatest samurai of their time
How come there isnt other accounts??? The only one i know of is in musashis book go rin no sho
Mitchell Underwood There is in "Musashi" by a Japanese author, forgot the name, it was some kind of a biography.
Kecap Manis What was stated in that?
Mitchell Underwood in regards to whether there were witnesses to the duel, it’s said that Musashi left on the boat immediately after killing Kojiro to escape his enraged followers
Nice. Also it is based on the true event. Musashi didn’t intend to kill the guy but he died the night of not immediately from the strike
Is it me or that Kojiro guy is good looking?
he is handsome ))
The actual kojiro was said to be handsome
He was described as la ladykiller of sort.
Which makes more contrast with Musashi, with is often portrayed as a vagrant.
Legend say he cut kojiro throat with that bokken made from a boat row
Don't worry he payback Musashi that arrived by boat from the sea by killing the god of the sea.
I wonder how many versions of this have been filmed.
Tsubame Gaeshi!
O came here because Uchimura from Ucchan Nacchan are act at j-dorama Bus Stop as a bus driver named Musashi and his competitor for winning Naoko Iijima's love are the owner of the company where Uchimura's work named Koijiro 😂
What movie is it? Thank you.
No, this is NHK taiga drama.
A miniseries isn't 53 episodes. The actual Musashi miniseries is two eipsodes, from 2014.
No Japanese person calls the NHK taiga drama a 'miniseries'.
Technically, you are right, as miniseries means 'limited number of
episodes', but as a trained scientist, I don't know of a series with an
infinite number of episodes.
AZUMI movies
the simpsons :/
How on earth they shaved it clean
Lo hizo enojar llegando muy tarde al duelo haciendolo encolerizar, lo hizo correr y agitarse, alterando su respiracion y ritmo cardiaco, por ende su concentracion, lo ataco con un arma mas larga que una katana y de fuerte impacto, si fue como en el video con el sol detras, todo esto fue tremendamente tactico.
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Timing on Kojiro was the fatal flaw. If he waited a milisecond longer, the cut would be successful. Also he could've parry the jump bash of Musashi.
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Thank u يالغامدي 🙂
what was the reason Musashi used wooden sword to fight?
Kojiro was using a long sword named "odachi", so musashi crafted even a longer sword while in the boat
Samanosuke Akechi vs Jubei Yagyu, it actually happened xD
Brandeau GSD LOL jubei wins, onimusha life
Musachi was a legend
Give me the version with Toshiro Mifune any ole day of the week and twice on Sundays.
武蔵も小次郎も貫禄がなくまるで学芸会のようなもの
Kojiro just stood there in awe? a free hit for Musashi
it' looks like Musashi has lost fight when Sajiro has cut off Musashi's headband. But Musashi has kept going fight and killed Sajiro, imho
It's Sasaki Kojiro.
Being late and irritating your opponent is a very effective strategy.
Record of ragnarok
What is the movie's name?
Cloud vs sephiroth
Musashi intentionally arrived late is part of his plan, to make Kojiro tired waiting for him and wait for the sun shine brighter. Musashi intentionally run so he can put himself backlight in the eyes of Kojiro. His bokken is longer and lighter than average katana so he can move faster and longer reach than kojiro, he is not using katana because he want to mock Kojiro. Musashi intentionally jump so Kojiro eyes blinded by the sun, he is not jump to the front, he is jump in place, his bokken is longer. He win because his experience in real battle is more than Kojiro. Yes, he is win using trick. but, trick and plan is part of battle no matter where you are. He is a genius.
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What incredible choreography. This fight must have taken months to film.
Actual footage (you can tell it's authentic because of the aerial jumps and the almost lip synced sub titles). A very rare historical artifact 😉
No lo quiso matar Kojiro a Musashi pues solo le corto el paleacate, si lo hubiera querido matar le da un espadazo a la primera, pero Musashi le dio el marrazo sin piedad y sin remordimiento a Kojiro.-
Kojiro no lo mato a Musashi , por que por honor solo mata quien lleva la Katana con respeto a la tradicion Samuray.
I've never seen either show, so thank you for posting these videos. I do have a question. NHK did two separate shows, one on Kojiro and one on Musashi, and then had the Kojiro actor come back to reprise the role? If so that's cool
Musashi was a McGregor type. He combined exceptional skill in battle with a superstar's ego and the ability to troll his opponents to the point of emotional response in combat. He wasn't a flashy gangster with a crew and expensive items, he had more of a Diogenes-meets-Fedor vibe.
Mcgregor go 60 -0 with dueling to the death ?? Nah
А как называется этот художественный фильм, год выпуска, страна наверное Япония. Актер с палкой мне кажется очень похож на молодого Джеки Чана. Хотелось бы получить ответ на свой отзыв. Заранее благодарен!
WAIT ISN’T KOJIRO MUTE !!!!!!?
No he's not
He was just thrown away as a kid
Seven Duels of Swordmasters
Final Duel
Miyamoto Musashi
Vs
Nameless Saber, Sasaki Kojiro, the Self-taught
Prepare yourselves!
Fight!