Re: Two weapons

From: epweissengruber_at_...
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 21:02:49 -0000

> > Miyamoto Musashi, of course, argues elegantly for the two-sword
style.
>
> IIRC most of his fights were one-on-one duels, though he also won
against mobs of lesser opponents. Did he ever fight on a battlefield?

As a teenager he fought at the battle of Sekigaraha (spelling?), and acquitted himself well

> From what I've heard the usual samurai weapon in an action of any
size was a musket.

Not in Musashi's time -- battles were still swirling chaotic affairs of one-on-one fights