Miyamoto Musashi...
The Greatest Sword Fighter To Ever Live.
Miyamoto Musashi's life deserves to be a movie... a shiny new one.
Hollywood will white-wash it into disappointment with Matt Damon or some other squishy caucasian, but at least the story will be told.
Musashi was Ronin. He was a traveling warrior, a philosopher, and the greatest duelist to ever live.
He fought in 66 duels...
He put his life at great risk each time, often against the greatest sword fighters alive...
And he never lost.
He's quoted as saying, "Generally speaking, the Way of the Warrior is resolute acceptance of death."
Beyond accepting a loss, this guy accepted death.
Perhaps we can all learn something from this... next time we have butterflies in our stomachs, in a stare-down with some douche.
Instead of worrying about a broken nose, or being embarrassed in front of a lady-friend, ACCEPT these outcomes... and then knock someone into the dirt.
The Way of the Warrior.
I BEG OF YOU... please click this link and read about this man's life.
He fought his first duel at the age of 13, beating his disrespectful opponent to death with his bare hands.
He traveled to face the greatest sword masters alive, often leaving them irreparably injured, and then defeating their students moments la... as they tried to avenge their masters.
(Perhaps he was a bit of a dick.)
At the age of 30 he fought a duel with Sasaki Kojirō, "The Demon of the Western Provinces", famous for wielding a Japanese great sword. Their dual was scheduled on the Island of Fujanima, so Musashi rowed a boat to the island by himself, and beat the man to death with a wooden practice sword... that he carved from one of his oars.
This dude invented giving zero f***s.
So, as we work to develop a greater level of skill and unwavering confidence, let us study the mindsets and methods of the warriors who have come before us.
Accept the worst...
Fight for the best.
Have a great weekend.