Re: Two weapons

• In hw-rules_at_y..., Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_c...> wrote:
  > > 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               Received on Fri 02 Mar 2001 - 13:03:01 EET