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Neko-Maya for this one !
My tribute to the shinsengumi - formerly known as the wolves of mibu - who served under and tributed their lifes to the shogun since 1863 until being split and thrown into turmoil when shogun and emperor fought against each other about the leadership of japan and then officially being shattered and murdered by gunfire in 1869 during war in Aizu against the emperor loyalists ..
I'm a big fan of japanese history in general but this group of samurai got it going for me.
Since I'm no friend of firearms either 'n practiced swordsmanship myself... not to mention that I just don't feel like I'd truely belong to this modern times 'n hardly find any meaning in nowadays life...
I wish I could have joined their forces in battle 'n fought for the Tokugawa shogunate alongsides them as one of the shinsengumi officers as presented in the pic..
Guess I would've been shot too but I would've died with honor 'n trying to protect 'n fight for what I would've believed in... nowadays all I can imagine is a pretty pointless death after a life full of merely existance ...
Neko-Maya for this one !My tribute to the shinsengumi - formerly known as the wolves of mibu - who served under and tributed their lifes to the shogun since 1863 until being split and thrown into turmoil when shogun and emperor fought against each other about the leadership of japan and then officially being shattered and murdered by gunfire in 1869 during war in Aizu against the emperor loyalists ..
I'm a big fan of japanese history in general but this group of samurai got it going for me.
Since I'm no friend of firearms either 'n practiced swordsmanship myself... not to mention that I just don't feel like I'd truely belong to this modern times 'n hardly find any meaning in nowadays life...
I wish I could have joined their forces in battle 'n fought for the Tokugawa shogunate alongsides them as one of the shinsengumi officers as presented in the pic..
Guess I would've been shot too but I would've died with honor 'n trying to protect 'n fight for what I would've believed in... nowadays all I can imagine is a pretty pointless death after a life full of merely existance ...
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That, "rather die in honor, than live in shame" mindset is pretty rare these days. almost thought it had died out already. Found out they were considered to be Ronin, but I guess around that time most samurai were. Must have been a very depressing time for those Samurai, who wanted to stay true to boshido. Did they use Niten-Ichi-Ryū Kenjutsu? Thinking about it, must have been pretty difficult to draw both, Katana and Wakizashi simultaneously, without cutting off your own arms xD But well, as a Samurai, you most likely had spent your whole life practicing Kenjutsu.
I am glad you wear your hair naturally flowing, and not in a chonmage. ;) only thing missing in this pic, are falling cherry tree leavs ^^
I am glad you wear your hair naturally flowing, and not in a chonmage. ;) only thing missing in this pic, are falling cherry tree leavs ^^
You obviously did read too much "young samurai" <.< ...
Actually most member of the shinsengumi just used the katana while all of them also trained the use of a staff/speer.
The leader of the 10th core, Sanosuke Harada was famouse for his speer fighting skills duh...
I'm not much of a dual blader myself but wearing both swords was a privileg these days btw 'n could come in handy once your katana got stuck in an enemy or you're in a draw-situation 'n can manage to spare a hand for the wakisashi ;o
As for the bushido - part... The shinsengumi did stick closely to the idea of bushido 'n followed some strict rules which also told them to while not following these rules usually resulted in Seppuku..
Actually most member of the shinsengumi just used the katana while all of them also trained the use of a staff/speer.
The leader of the 10th core, Sanosuke Harada was famouse for his speer fighting skills duh...
I'm not much of a dual blader myself but wearing both swords was a privileg these days btw 'n could come in handy once your katana got stuck in an enemy or you're in a draw-situation 'n can manage to spare a hand for the wakisashi ;o
As for the bushido - part... The shinsengumi did stick closely to the idea of bushido 'n followed some strict rules which also told them to while not following these rules usually resulted in Seppuku..
"The leader of the 10th core, Sanosuke Harada was famouse for his speer fighting skills duh..."
reminds me of the great duelling scene between the nameless and もっと空 (Weiter Himmel, wide heavens? wide sky? I dunno xD ) in "Hero". (I know, Hero takes place in china, not japan )
Well actualy my knowledge was fed by sheer curiosity so far and is far from being complete. I heard about "Young Samurai" for the first time, to be honest. Can you recommend any good sources for more information about samurai, ronin, boshido and the shinsengumi? (no, this is not lazyness, I just want to keep up the good old fashioned trade of sharing knowledge, like we did before the internet was born and everyone could lookup google and wikipedia...)
I wonder how such a Sepukku ritual was like. When you look up old paintings, it shows rather large places with alotta people involved, even heavily guarded. In movies you mostly see those poor bastards simply stab themselves, often alone. Not much of a ritual. Guess it depended on your social rank.
reminds me of the great duelling scene between the nameless and もっと空 (Weiter Himmel, wide heavens? wide sky? I dunno xD ) in "Hero". (I know, Hero takes place in china, not japan )
Well actualy my knowledge was fed by sheer curiosity so far and is far from being complete. I heard about "Young Samurai" for the first time, to be honest. Can you recommend any good sources for more information about samurai, ronin, boshido and the shinsengumi? (no, this is not lazyness, I just want to keep up the good old fashioned trade of sharing knowledge, like we did before the internet was born and everyone could lookup google and wikipedia...)
I wonder how such a Sepukku ritual was like. When you look up old paintings, it shows rather large places with alotta people involved, even heavily guarded. In movies you mostly see those poor bastards simply stab themselves, often alone. Not much of a ritual. Guess it depended on your social rank.
The japanese made a series from the story of the shinsengumi - it's poorly translated but if you know what's going on that shouldn't be much of a problem - if you prefer a little fantasy content, there's also a anime about the shinsengumi.
Seppuku was a warriors way to leave life with honor after failing his duty or acting against bushido.
By his suizide he shows great honor and his mistakes are forgiven. Therefore, not everyone was even allowed to fulfill the ritual seppuku.
'n this is how it worked -> The samurai was dressed in a very luxorious white kimono, symbolizing honor and cleanlyness of fault and mind. He then has to bow and remove the heavy jacket from his shoulders before opening the actual kimono and revealing his torso.
The already prepared tanto was sharpened and is now displayed before him, usually wrapped in a white cloth.
The slice has to be performed diagonally and must cut through the stomach 'n upwards from there.
Usually ritual seppuku isn't performed alone - there's a bystander who is responsible for cutting the samurai's head after he cut his stomach in order to shorten the struggle and allow the samurai die fast.
The body is taken away while the head is carefully washed clean 'n that's about it ;o
Seppuku was a warriors way to leave life with honor after failing his duty or acting against bushido.
By his suizide he shows great honor and his mistakes are forgiven. Therefore, not everyone was even allowed to fulfill the ritual seppuku.
'n this is how it worked -> The samurai was dressed in a very luxorious white kimono, symbolizing honor and cleanlyness of fault and mind. He then has to bow and remove the heavy jacket from his shoulders before opening the actual kimono and revealing his torso.
The already prepared tanto was sharpened and is now displayed before him, usually wrapped in a white cloth.
The slice has to be performed diagonally and must cut through the stomach 'n upwards from there.
Usually ritual seppuku isn't performed alone - there's a bystander who is responsible for cutting the samurai's head after he cut his stomach in order to shorten the struggle and allow the samurai die fast.
The body is taken away while the head is carefully washed clean 'n that's about it ;o
First I thought it sounded quite gruesome, considering how painfull it is to die by internal wounds, especialy around the digestive tract. (there are many acids inside your body that will easily destroy most organs if they spill out of where they're supposed to be) But having his head cut off shortly after, is quite humane, I guess. An honorable death was highly glorified during that time. Not like today, when honor means nothing. I'm not saying that we should completly adept the behaviour of that era, but maby some old values are worth to adhere to.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Hyosube-sama.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Hyosube-sama.
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