Warrior Poet Profiles: Samurai Miyamoto Musashi

Warrior Poet Society Podcast

Warrior Poet Profiles - Samurai Miyamoto Musashi with tactics and firearms instructor John Lovell Miyamoto musashi was a masterless samurai (Ronin) who lived in Japan in the 1600s. He is considered one of the greatest swordsmen of all time and perfected the 2 swords fighting style. Musashi is also known for his great tactical knowledge in combat and authored ‘The 5 Rings [Spheres]’, ‘The 35 Articles’, and ‘The Path Walked Alone’. All of these references were used as well as the commentary by David Groff. I was interested in covering a Samurai (though Musashi would have used the term ‘Bushi’ and not Samurai) because I had never studied these historical warriors in-depth before and thought they may serve as good examples of Warrior Poets. Unless of course, watching 'The Last Samurai' with Tom Cruise, counts as in-depth study (joking). Though I was impressed with Musashi as a fighter, I came to the opinion he is not of the ‘Warrior Poet’ ideal, whereas other samurai such as Honda Tadakatsu (a contemporary of Musashi), may hold the ideal readily enough. Regardless, much can be appreciated about Musashi’s contribution to the world of fighting and should be considered a good resource in any protector’s library whether they be police, military, contractors, or responsible armed citizens. SUBSCRIBE & SHARE this channel: http://YouTube.com/c/johnlovell275 Follow Instructor John Lovell on INSTAGRAM- http://Instagram.com/warriorpoetsociety Follow Instructor John Lovell on FACEBOOK - http://Facebook.com/warriorpoetsociety Follow Instructor John Lovell on TWITTER - http://Twitter.com/johnlovell275 Train with John Lovell at Telluric Group by signing up for one of his pistol, rifle, night vision, low-light, room clearing, or other courses here: http://telluricgroup.com