Musashi

Sword Saint Who is the sword saint? Some say Miyamoto Musashi is a sword saint. He was born around 1584 in the village of Miyamoto in the Mimisaka province. Many people know him only by the name of Musashi. His real name however is Shinmen Musashi no Kami Fujiwara no Genshin. He took the name of Miyamoto to honor the village of his birthplace. Musashi was a great warrior. No one could match him and no …

…thinking of how to position himself for the best fight. He put his back towards the sun and therefore blinded Kojiro. When Kojiro attacked Musashi counter-attacked and struck Kojiro and killed him. That was the last known duel that Musashi was to ever fight in. He finished his career with 60 known wins and no defeats. Miyamoto Musashi is a brave, intelligent, skillful, and creative artist and warrior. He is remembered today as kenshi “sword saint”.