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The famous duel between the sword master Miyamoto Musashi (left) and Sasaki Kojiro (Ganryu) at Ganryu-jima island. Yoshifusa Utagawa, 1843. The purpose of today’s training is to defeat yesterday’s understanding.…
The swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, armed with two wooden swords, sparring with the old master Tsukahara Bokuden, who defends himself using two wooden pot-lids” by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1845-46 Cropped. There…
Portrait of Miyamoto Musashi. Circa before 1645 (Edo Period). Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art. Recently there have been people getting on in the world as strategists, but they are usually…
The famous duel between the sword master Miyamoto Musashi (left) and Sasaki Kojiro (Ganryu) at Ganryu-jima island. Yoshifusa Utagawa, 1843. It is said the warrior’s is the twofold Way of…
Statue by Cao Chong-en of Bruce Lee on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Photo by Johnson Lau / CC BY-SA 2.5. Defeat is a state of mind; No…
16th century painting showing samurai raiding the house of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The Samurai, Japan’s warrior class, were not only renowned for their martial prowess but also for their deep…
“Le Penseur” (1904) in the Musée Rodin in Paris. Photo by CrisNYCa / CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped. During the classical period of Ancient Greece (5th to 4th century BC), the…
Guests from Overseas (1901) by Nicholas Roerich, depicting a Varangian raid. The Drengr Code was a set of principles that guided the behavior of Viking warriors. It emphasized bravery, loyalty,…
The Real War Is Not Out There by Donavon L Riley When the battle tightens its grip and the weight feels like it’s crushing your very bones, that’s when you…
The Mad Dance We’ve Known So Long by Donavon L Riley Men murder each other for crumpled bits of paper, scraps of currency that we’ve convinced ourselves hold the key…