The Samurai Creed Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:19 pm
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I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.
I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.
I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.
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Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:37 pm
Joined: Jun 11, 2010 Posts: 151 Location: Texas
chaoscombat
Nice...who is the author and where did you find this. I have a couple of friends/mentors that are true students of Bugei, and one is actually recognized as Samurai in Japan. I have never seen this. If they havent Id love to shoot them a copy with your permission. Look up James Williams and Don Angier on youtube. These guys live Bushido. Thanks for the insight.
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Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:06 am
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Oldgoat
Damn I'd wondered what happened to my x-wife.
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Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:05 am
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ksleo
Japanese culture is truly interesting. Went to the Dallas museum to see the samurai exhibit. Awesome.
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Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:33 pm
Joined: Jun 11, 2010 Posts: 151 Location: Texas
chaoscombat
ksleo wrote:
Japanese culture is truly interesting. Went to the Dallas museum to see the samurai exhibit. Awesome.
I missed it. I was pissed. Hope we can discuss the topic further. Bushido really does have a lot more merrit in modern warfare than what it gets credit for.
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Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:58 pm
Joined: Sep 09, 2005 Posts: 968 Location: Somewhere north of Mexico
Oldgoat
Congressman to BP Exec: In Samurai Days, You’d Kill Yourself
"Come and take them" The expression of defiance reportedly by King Leonidas in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae
Re: The Samurai Creed Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:15 am
Joined: May 29, 2010 Posts: 306 Location: OCONUS
ksleo
chaoscombat wrote:
ksleo wrote:
Japanese culture is truly interesting. Went to the Dallas museum to see the samurai exhibit. Awesome.
I missed it. I was pissed. Hope we can discuss the topic further. Bushido really does have a lot more merrit in modern warfare than what it gets credit for.
Man there was so much detail in making the armor, not a single frey of fabric. I'm not too savvy but the "helmet" was straight awesome!
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