So was it a thing to walk around Japan and start fights with other cunts in dojos, kill a few and then just walk away?

So was it a thing to walk around Japan and start fights with other cunts in dojos, kill a few and then just walk away?
Musashi apparently did and no fucks were given

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It was not considered murder?

I think it was the bushido code or something
Fights to the death were common
Musashi killed is first opponent at 13 after writing him a mad bantz letter to challenge and it was seen as a good thing

I believe carrying a sword meant you were fair game desu

It was also badass to carry swords

combine that with honour and you basically can't back down whenever someone calls you a cunt and is wearing a sword

So like the Wild West with swords instead of pistols?

Yes, but less homosexual.

More

>Two guys touching sword
>less homosexual

>Less

Musashi was kind of a cunt.

He made a sword out of an oar while cruising over to 1v1 some cunt

That's awesome

>What is Ukiyo-e paintings of gay porn and the tolerance of romantic relationships between soldiers

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musha_shugyō

Musha shugyō (武者修行) is a samurai warrior's quest or pilgrimage. The concept is similar to the Chinese Youxia, or Knight Errantry in feudal Europe. A warrior, called a shugyōsha, would wander the land practicing and honing his skills without the protection of his family or school. Possible activities include training with other schools, dueling, performing bodyguard or mercenary work, and searching for a daimyō to serve.


A few misconceptions. Most of Musashi's fights were not to the death. They would have been conducted with wooden weapons and gone until incapacitation or forfeit.

And you couldn't just kill anyone with a sword. There were rules, both social and legal to challenging someone to a fight.

>There were rules, both social and legal to challenging someone to a fight.

Which Musashi sometimes broke, like the time he arranged a duel time and then turned up several hours late to piss off and unsettle his opponent. As planned, Musashi easily won.

I was a duel,so yeah, fight to the death was allowed but I'm not sure if it was common. Didn't they fight with blunted swords a lot too? Or even wooden ones?

>Samurai
>Less homosexual

Actually Samurai on Samurai violence was highly prohibited in the Tokugawa period.

But Samurai on Peasantnigger was ok. They even have a word for it: Kirisute Gomen = "the right to cut (a person of inferior social standing)"

That was considered socially ugly yes, but in terms of duels foul play was not necessarily punished.

It was not uncommon for followers of either participant to killed their master's enemy, either before or afterwards. More social capital could be lost by losing than by breaking the rules.

The rules governing kirisute gomen were actually pretty strict, especially as time went on. It was bad for the social order if people were regularly dying over minor insults.

Samurai on samurai violence wasn't outlawed either, just heavily restricted to make it virtually so.

both of these reforms were implemented over time.

>Didn't they fight with blunted swords a lot too? Or even wooden ones?

Yes, not all duels were to the death, though they were usually at least to incapacitation or surrender.

no he wasnt. He used a "wooden sword" as stated above. and in his most famous duel, he scheduled the fight against a particularly petulant and dishonorable opponent on a beach. Knowing the character of this person, Musashi sat idle in his boat for hours, watching.. waiting. After much delay, he rowed ashore, and met his annoyed and vexed opponent for the duel. THe clash was breif, and Musashi struck the man down with a single blow to the neck/shoulder area. Immediately, as the other mans seconds made to kill him, he bolted for the boat and as precisely planned, was whisked away by the tide, never to be caught.

Flawless victory

Where are you guys getting all this information btw?
It's not from Vagabond is it? Serious question because if not, do you mind sharing?

I dont know about the rest of them but I have a degree in history and have read a lot of books and articles on Japanese history.

I find discussing Musashi frustrating as there is so much fiction about him the lines get blurred. Even when it comes to his famous duel with Kojiro there are so many versions of it people cant even agree on which one of them was older. There are also arguments over exactly how he lost.

>The duel was short. Musashi killed his opponent with a bokken that legend says he had carved from an oar used on the boat that carried him to the island.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi


Granted it's a legend and on Wikipedia, but I like to believe

...

Actually all kinds of saucy gay shit happened between samurai and their young boy apprentices. In fact, history is filled to the brim with top tier faggotry!

>Knight Errantry in feudal Europe.

>In medieval Europe, knight-errantry existed only in literature
Holy shit, Wikipedia says there weren't any knights-errant. I never thought there were as many as in fiction, but I figured there had to be some small few.
Tell me they were real, Veeky Forums. Tell me Wikipedia's not reliable.

Look up hedge knight