Comments on: “Do nothing which is of no use” – this week’s scholar and/or rogue: Miyamoto Musashi http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/05/14/do-nothing-which-is-of-no-use-this-weeks-scholar-andor-rogue-miyamoto-musashi/ Think - it ain't illegal yet... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/05/14/do-nothing-which-is-of-no-use-this-weeks-scholar-andor-rogue-miyamoto-musashi/comment-page-1/#comment-51954 Bob Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:39:50 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=22#comment-51954 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Trilogy There are 3 Japanese movies that tell the story of Musashi Miyamoto. Toshiro Mifune plays the famous samurai. The three films are: * Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) * Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955) * Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) I saw all three at one sitting once (in an old theater in Berkeley) - after 6 or 7 hours of hearing Japanese and seeing the subtitles, it felt like I spoke Japanese... Musashi invented a two-sword style that was at odds with the classical swordsmen (he was largely self taught) - but winning 60 duels (to the death) shows how effective his style was (plus, he was strong as hell and fast as lightning). Every sport, every era, has a 'greatest', and Musashi was his era's greatest swordsman. Plus he wrote books :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Trilogy

There are 3 Japanese movies that tell the story of Musashi Miyamoto. Toshiro Mifune plays the famous samurai.

The three films are:

* Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
* Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
* Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

I saw all three at one sitting once (in an old theater in Berkeley) – after 6 or 7 hours of hearing Japanese and seeing the subtitles, it felt like I spoke Japanese…

Musashi invented a two-sword style that was at odds with the classical swordsmen (he was largely self taught) – but winning 60 duels (to the death) shows how effective his style was (plus, he was strong as hell and fast as lightning). Every sport, every era, has a ‘greatest’, and Musashi was his era’s greatest swordsman.

Plus he wrote books :-)

]]> By: i-one http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/05/14/do-nothing-which-is-of-no-use-this-weeks-scholar-andor-rogue-miyamoto-musashi/comment-page-1/#comment-76 i-one Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:46:24 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/?p=22#comment-76 i have been read musashi story. it's so inspiring, tell abuot how's someone transforming from wildman to wiseman with his philosophy "the sword ways is a way of life". i have been read musashi story. it’s so inspiring, tell abuot how’s someone transforming from wildman to wiseman with his philosophy “the sword ways is a way of life”.

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