Miyamoto Musashi was not only a great swordsman. He wrote a book about skill, saying that one could apply this skill to anything, not only swordsmanship. He proved it by giving up the sword and becoming a fantastic painter in his old age…
1. Do not think dishonestly 2. The way is in training 3. Become aquainted with every art 4. Know the ways of all professions 5. Distinquish between gain and loss 6. Develop intuitive judgement 7. Percieve that which cannot be seen 8. Pay attention even to trifles 9. Do nothing that is of no use
Episode 80 of the Jocko Willink podcast was a little over 2 hours of discussing Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings" (followed by 20 minutes of Jocko discussing how to be a better man through his supplements, etc.). I found it very interesting.
I came to the comments to mention this specifically. I read it back when I trained in martial arts. I was a blue belt at the time and was able to implement some of Musashi's teachings before I had even finished the book, and kept doing so even up to 1st Dan. The book was so influential that I bought a copy (along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War) as a gift for one of my instructors who helped me train for black belt.
Musashi allegedly lost one single duel. He fought a master with the six foot staff (a foot of those days was 35cm, so a six foot staff back then was 210 cm, not the modern 183). He won. The master sought for a new weapon to try it again, and he found the not yet commonly known "kusari gama", a blade with a long chain. (Most often a sickle, but there were daggers with a chain as well.) This surprised Musashi and he lost the only time ever.
Most of the infantry think he’s a prat, ask them who they’d prefer to meet; Squadron Commander the Lord Flashheart or the man who cleans out the public toilets in Aberdeen and they’ll opt for Wee Jock Poo pong McPlop any day of the week.
Musashi's total battles fought, and won, was 60, allegedly. Consider losing meant death, and in such a way of a violent activity, making it to 60 wins is incredible.
Cesare Borgia who once locked thirty men in a room and killed them all with a sword should definitely make the list. Hans Talhoffer is another well known fight Master who wrote several manuscripts on many European fighting techniques including several types of sword fighting.
I'd like to give props to swords men of African descent, and especially a Black French man born in the Caribbean. [ Born to George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave, Saint Georges enrolled in a fencing school at 13, becoming one of the best fencers at 15 and the fastest at 17. According to the son of Saint Georges’ Master:] Should add he was a noted composer as well.
[ The art of fencing is believed to have originated from Spain. While the modern rules and mechanics of the game can be traced back to the 18th century, memoirs from Europe indicates that men of African descent engaged in the art as far back as the 1500s.] [These swordsmen were documented in a variety of books including the books by German fencing master, Hans Talhoffer.] This Hans Talhoffer mentioned in vid loved sparring with Africans or Afro- Germans??.., sorry I can't put the link to pics or text because UA-cam hates outside links.
Musashi didn't use a wooden sword against Kojiro. Kojiro fought with an abnormally long sword called a Nodachi (well that's what they believe it was anyway). As he could outreach Musashi he used a wooden oar from the boat he rowed over in and whittled it down a bit which gave him extra reach. And he killed him with that oar!!
that's so nice that he used only a wooden sword. but i'm assuming that meant he didn't kill with it, though i guess anyone could be killed with a stout stick. or if it led to someone's suicide from embarrassment then i guess no lives were really saved
Limited in the battlefield? Augustus legions disagree with that. But sure, it have always been more popular as an accessory you bring around that is also useful for self defense, spears are great in war but you don't want to lug one around when you walk around town. More like a fancy pistol for modern day officers then a rifle. That is also why swords often were decorated. Still, there have been many successful units using swords in history.
Actually it’s said sasaki died because he was not accustom to his surroundings and was blinded by a flash of light which was his downfall. Miyamoto was older and had greater experience with taking advantage of his environment. It’s all such a cute little story. Or stories given the variations lol.
Thanks Simon - a very entertaining and interesting video. But I would like to second the comment of PlanetDisco below. Surely Cyrano de Bergerac and Sir Richard Francis Burton deserve a mention in any list of great swordsmen ?
Simon; can you do a video on why things like a Jack-in-the-box or the money shot of a horror film still scare us, even when we know they're coming? It's always fascinated me, but I don't make amazing video after amazing video showing why things are, or were, anyway. Be well TT team 🤜
Fight or flight instinct. The same thing happens when firing a gun for most people, you know there is about to be a small explosion, but most people still flinch
Sorry, Simon, but I am all but incapable of growing facial hair. As Jenna Marbles once said: "I've waited my whole life to grow a beard, and now that I can, I can't"
It was actually the norm throughout most of history to live at home until you were married. Capitalism thrives off of making people move out young. And before you say anything, I moved out pretty young and bought my first house at 26. Millenials are lazy tho right??
Just a quibble: Tomoe is pronounced, more or less, TO-MO-WAY (no stressed syllable.) richard -- “There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.” - Eugene O'Neill, A Moon for the Misbegotten
He refuses to say Ieyasu correctly..that's a capital i not a low case L....no one uses lower case letters for the begining of someone's name, it's a proper noun...ee ay asu....ieyasu...eye...dude
Miyamoto Musashi was not only a great swordsman. He wrote a book about skill, saying that one could apply this skill to anything, not only swordsmanship. He proved it by giving up the sword and becoming a fantastic painter in his old age…
The Book of Five Rings is excellent.
1. Do not think dishonestly
2. The way is in training
3. Become aquainted with every art
4. Know the ways of all professions
5. Distinquish between gain and loss
6. Develop intuitive judgement
7. Percieve that which cannot be seen
8. Pay attention even to trifles
9. Do nothing that is of no use
Episode 80 of the Jocko Willink podcast was a little over 2 hours of discussing Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings" (followed by 20 minutes of Jocko discussing how to be a better man through his supplements, etc.). I found it very interesting.
Yes, he was a philosopher.
The 21 Lessons are the best .
I came to the comments to mention this specifically. I read it back when I trained in martial arts. I was a blue belt at the time and was able to implement some of Musashi's teachings before I had even finished the book, and kept doing so even up to 1st Dan.
The book was so influential that I bought a copy (along with Sun Tzu's The Art of War) as a gift for one of my instructors who helped me train for black belt.
The use of Oda Nobunaga's portrait for Ito Ittosai amused me more than it should have.
"Ran away from home at the age of 23" sounds funny to me
I know right. Isn't that just called moving out? Or "flying the nest".
If youre a millennial or younger thats the equivalent of being an orphan.
Gen x: youre doing ok
Boomers: what the hell are parents?
Because nobody likes you when you're 23
As my 19 year old step daughter says: who has guardianship of me then 🤦🏼♀️
@@christopherrhodes3228 they'll never learn, that was about the time she walked away from me...
" we just did the opposite of what I don't like" business model perfection
Mad Jack Churchill is one of the greatest swordsmen on principle simply for how much of a meme he was.
Suggestion: The top ten gunfighters of the Old West.🤠
Say when?-Doc Holiday
Musashi allegedly lost one single duel. He fought a master with the six foot staff (a foot of those days was 35cm, so a six foot staff back then was 210 cm, not the modern 183). He won.
The master sought for a new weapon to try it again, and he found the not yet commonly known "kusari gama", a blade with a long chain. (Most often a sickle, but there were daggers with a chain as well.)
This surprised Musashi and he lost the only time ever.
How could this list not include the greatest British swordsman ever, Lord "Flash" Flashheart?
Captain Darling? Funny name for a guy isn’t it? Last person I called darling was pregnant 20 seconds later!
Most of the infantry think he’s a prat, ask them who they’d prefer to meet; Squadron Commander the Lord Flashheart or the man who cleans out the public toilets in Aberdeen and they’ll opt for Wee Jock Poo pong McPlop any day of the week.
@@CAP198462 😂
Bob
Flash by name...Flash by nature...Wooof
Running away from home at the age of 23 is called Moving out.
Inego mantyoa didn't make the list? Inconceivable..
Ahh, yes, the nerds all dragging out their favourite fictional characters! Sorry, but you aren't being either funny or profound.
@@owenshebbeare2999 My ten to one ratio proves you wrong. People get the joke and the sarcasm..
Long time fan of Musashi's tales.
Musashi's total battles fought, and won, was 60, allegedly. Consider losing meant death, and in such a way of a violent activity, making it to 60 wins is incredible.
Started watching this thinking "I wonder if there will be any Scottish guys on this list" seconds later "Number ten, Donald McBane" 😆
Cesare Borgia who once locked thirty men in a room and killed them all with a sword should definitely make the list.
Hans Talhoffer is another well known fight Master who wrote several manuscripts on many European fighting techniques including several types of sword fighting.
Talhoffer would have been a scary person to fight in combat
Now we need the greatest archers/marksmen to round this list out. There are A LOT of them. 👌
🔥🔥🔥Miyamoto Musashi🔥🔥🔥
Number ONE 👍
The greatest troll of that whole century
Obi-wan Kenobi was the greatest swordsman.
Nope Yoda was better
@@soullessevangelist3652 I came here to say that
Ahh, the obligatory Star Wars geeks!
Obi-wan is fake mon...😆😆😆
Not science fiction. Fantasy.
I'd like to give props to swords men of African descent, and especially a Black French man born in the Caribbean.
[ Born to George Bologne de Saint-Georges, a wealthy planter, and Nanon, his African slave, Saint Georges enrolled in a fencing school at 13, becoming one of the best fencers at 15 and the fastest at 17. According to the son of Saint Georges’ Master:]
Should add he was a noted composer as well.
[ The art of fencing is believed to have originated from Spain. While the modern rules and mechanics of the game can be traced back to the 18th century, memoirs from Europe indicates that men of African descent engaged in the art as far back as the 1500s.]
[These swordsmen were documented in a variety of books including the books by German fencing master, Hans Talhoffer.]
This Hans Talhoffer mentioned in vid loved sparring with Africans or Afro- Germans??.., sorry I can't put the link to pics or text because UA-cam hates outside links.
Simon, I challenge you to a fencing duel, if I win you have to shave your beard 🤣, if you win, you get to start a new channel
Simon you post so much I love it keep it up. An entertained vet.
Musashi didn't use a wooden sword against Kojiro. Kojiro fought with an abnormally long sword called a Nodachi (well that's what they believe it was anyway). As he could outreach Musashi he used a wooden oar from the boat he rowed over in and whittled it down a bit which gave him extra reach. And he killed him with that oar!!
KOJIRO SASAKI!
With The pole drawer! I still see him splendidly dressed in silk.
Pole dryer. Japanese dried clothes on a long bamboo pole. Kojiro's sword was longer than usual, so got the nickname.
One of the greatest stories. And I watch every time a new video of him comes out.
Thanks for the new video Simon!
"Tis but a scratch"
Sir Christopher Lee 😎
Your beard has reached epic proportions!
It's rare to see a beard that can rival the Wyoming crowd °~.☆.~°
What about Cyrano de Bergerac!? The French Musashi! Apparently the British explorer Richard Burton was also an amazing swordsman…
McBane would be a great biographic 💡
Obviously Wesley and Inigo Montoya are the greatest. Who needs facts when fantasy is superiour.
Oh!... as you wish 😂
Throwing Errol Flynn and you have the Three Musketeers
My favourite ever quote is from mad Jack Churchill. "If it wasn't for those damn yanks,we could have kept the war going for another ten years".
You insulted my honor... I demand satisfaction!!
Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.
Great swordsmanship to beard transition!
Miyamoto got his opponents mad then took advantage of it lol. Truly a smart and amazing swordsman
can you do a biographics of miamoto and just go down the list of how badass this man was??
He already has
Most underrated comedians of all time
Let's grab a time machine and get all these swordsmen together to see who is the most skilled...
"...it's more suited for one on one duels than coordinated unit-based combat."
***the Roman Legions have entered the chat***
I thought America’s Jonah Falcon was the world’s greatest swordsman.
Never thought I d be interested in this......welllll this was amazing
did he say he ran away from home at the age of 23? bwahahahahahahahaahha
that's so nice that he used only a wooden sword. but i'm assuming that meant he didn't kill with it, though i guess anyone could be killed with a stout stick. or if it led to someone's suicide from embarrassment then i guess no lives were really saved
There's no honor in an easy victory.
It is deadly. Musashi killed Kojiro with the boken he carved from an oar. Head strike.
Watching this with Beardblaze in my hair and rotting turtle on my pulse points… in my sheath boxers and my “Am I Right Peter!” Shirt lol
English archers trained weekly from the age of seven to be able to shoot war bow weights of up to 140#. Archery training for war was not easy.
Tomo.e
I will endeavor to never say anything about a pronunciation again, but I must say it is properly...
Tomo.e
Do a Biographic on Hanzo!
'Tokugawa Leyasu'? The 'I' in Ieyasu is an upper case i, not a lower case 'L'
Congrats with the beard product wish u all the best with ur venture
And now I want to go play ghost of Tushima again.
Top ten Simon Whistler channels please thanks
No Talhoffer? :(
This is my Favorite channel super interesting and well delivered A++
Ban Guns they say...yes...bring back the age of swords
Wait, Musashi was not a female two-wielding swordmaster obsessed with eating Udon that travels through worlds?! My whole life was a lie...
3:30 Top Ten of generals who never lost a battle?
That musashi name worked out better for the swordsman than the battleship
I've been watching record of ragnarok and this video helped me a lot 😂
Limited in the battlefield? Augustus legions disagree with that.
But sure, it have always been more popular as an accessory you bring around that is also useful for self defense, spears are great in war but you don't want to lug one around when you walk around town. More like a fancy pistol for modern day officers then a rifle. That is also why swords often were decorated. Still, there have been many successful units using swords in history.
Nobody told to that Churchill not to bring a knife to a gunfight? 😆
Awesome… Just Awesome.
Actually it’s said sasaki died because he was not accustom to his surroundings and was blinded by a flash of light which was his downfall. Miyamoto was older and had greater experience with taking advantage of his environment. It’s all such a cute little story. Or stories given the variations lol.
I'm best sword fighter in Night City.
Only Cyberpunk fans will get that one.
Simon believes that you too can have an epic beard.
didnt he do this one a few years back?
Number 10 is an ancestor of mine I think, family is from Inverness anyway and there were a myriad of spellings ha
Hey ,Simon from V sauce here
Thanks Simon - a very entertaining and interesting video. But I would like to second the comment of PlanetDisco below. Surely Cyrano de Bergerac and Sir Richard Francis Burton deserve a mention in any list of great swordsmen ?
How about Joseph Bologne, Le Chevalier de St. Georges? A black swordsman who was also a violinist!
Greatest swordsman's favorite weapon; stick.
That you carve yourself from an oar....
@@sleepy314 I was referring to the bokken, but an oar is basically a stick too.
Half the list are Samurai🤣🤣🤣...I just won myself a free lunch!!!
The Japanese recorded the names of their best swordsmen
anyone watch record of ragnorok? where they try to say Sasaki Kojiro was actually the greatest swordsman? yeah it pissed me off to no end too.
Simon; can you do a video on why things like a Jack-in-the-box or the money shot of a horror film still scare us, even when we know they're coming?
It's always fascinated me, but I don't make amazing video after amazing video showing why things are, or were, anyway. Be well TT team 🤜
Fight or flight instinct. The same thing happens when firing a gun for most people, you know there is about to be a small explosion, but most people still flinch
22JUL2021 - Connor MacLeod, there can be only one. Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.
Also, an excellent swordsman, William Marshall of the era of King John
For an in depth discussion of Miyamoto Musashi and his "The Book of Five Rings", check out Jocko Podcast 80.
Hawkeye Mihawk is offended
"Beardblaze"
Compleatly reasonable.
Sorry, Simon, but I am all but incapable of growing facial hair. As Jenna Marbles once said: "I've waited my whole life to grow a beard, and now that I can, I can't"
No-one runs away from home at 23 unless you’re the mummy’s boy of all mummy’s- boys
Remember this channel's staff are all Millenials, and leaving home at 23 is seen as incredibly young!
It was actually the norm throughout most of history to live at home until you were married. Capitalism thrives off of making people move out young. And before you say anything, I moved out pretty young and bought my first house at 26. Millenials are lazy tho right??
@@owenshebbeare2999 I get you, thanks
@@RestlessFisherman I dunno. Perhaps I’m too old now
Just a quibble: Tomoe is pronounced, more or less, TO-MO-WAY (no stressed syllable.)
richard
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“There is no present or future, only the past, happening over and over again, now.”
- Eugene O'Neill, A Moon for the Misbegotten
Khalid ibn Waleed was the greatest swordsmann of all time, never lost a battle.
he is definitely in the top 3
It's easy to be unbeaten if you rarely battle.
@@sandybarnes887 he literally won over 50. Im no fan of Islam but smart people give credit where credit is due
@@helgaformo2054 it was a joke
@@sandybarnes887 lol
Is the GZA on this list? Cause...
Yo , Samurai Showdown- Mr. Hanzo, all day son!~
I wonder how modern swordsman would stack up.
How dare you, Madmartigan is the greatest swordsman to have ever lived 😂
Is that another fanboy crush? Honestly, so many geeks here proposing various fictional characters, all thinking you are funny or profound.
Can you make a top 10 of your channels?😂
A Book of 5 Rings.
After mastering the two sword technique, the next step is mastery of a mere stick, or any other object.
The Book of Five Rings is still one of my favorite reads. I'm so glad I found it on sale years ago.
Simon: "...Tokugawa LE-YAY-asu..."
Us: How many times must we beat you over the head!? There is no "L"! That is an "I"! Pronounced "E-A-ya-su"!
Umm, hattori hanzō used a spear, not a sword
SWORDS. nuff sed. my boi miyamoto got number one.
My name is Inigo Montoya
where's your vincero?
He refuses to say Ieyasu correctly..that's a capital i not a low case L....no one uses lower case letters for the begining of someone's name, it's a proper noun...ee ay asu....ieyasu...eye...dude
Biased. Where's Roronoa Zoro?
Beards are so 2015…
Errol flyn
Why isn’t British Master Swordsman Matt Easton on this list?
Because hes a brit
How do you run away from home at 23?
I think it was a badly worded statement, he likely fled his hometown, rather than "left home" in the manner that millenials understand.
Sword Avengers
Anyone who read vagabond? Lol that’s why I know miyamoto musashi