Beneath the kimono, the warrior wore a loincloth. The samurai's swords were normally thrust through an "obi," a belt wrapped around the waist, and were always worn on the left side. When indoors, the samurai would remove his long sword, but he was always armed with some form of weaponry. Outside the home, the samurai wore a two-piece costume called a "kamishimo" over the kimono.
The upper piece was a sleeveless jacket with exaggerated shoulders. On the lower part of their body, samurai wore wide flowing trousers called "hakama. A samurai going to town for pleasure would often hide his face with a hat often one shaped like a basket to avoid being recognized just in case he was disobeying any rules. The shoguns and daimyo lords were members of the shimin caste.
It might be writing, playing an instrument, building Lego or gaming. The Samurai placed a high regard for education. Instead, keep searching, keep growing. At the same time, appreciate what you already have achieved. Whatever the Samurai practiced, they did so to their utmost ability. Whether it was martial arts, calligraphy, the tea ceremony, or meditation; they strived to be experts. Click here to leave a comment below!
Reblogged this on Circle of the Dolphins. Your list are simple and everyone should be able to do. The list can mean-8 ways how to become the best person we aspire to be. Of course the next step is action which will take commitment and faithfulness. Loved all the information on the Samauri. I had no idea the training was so intensive and broad ranging along with all the spiritual practices. Thanks for following my blog and lovely to discover yours.
Nice post! I like how meditation is described as time to get centered for the day. I often stretch and warm up in the mornings before my day starts.
I never thought of it as a form of meditation. Thanks for the insight! I think I must be a Samurai. Most of the steps you list are things I try to do on a regular basis. However, I think I am too old to go into battle. Nice post. Thanks for following my blog. I have always been into warriors in Japanese culture. I actually wrote about ninjas on my own blog and am planning to write about samurai as well at some point. Great post! I think that in modern culture we tend to get confused about what being a warrior was really about or at least, what it can be about — not violence and bloodshed for its own purpose, but a path of integrity, honor, dedication, and service.
Thank you! Luke, this is a wonderful post! Luckily, we can strive for both. There are a lot of healthy food options that are available to us today which were not available to Samurai warriors.
You can create your own healthy tasty diet according to your personal preferences using natural and organic food. You are what you eat.
You will feel the difference soon enough. The road to Samurai starts as early as childhood and continued until the end of life. Samurai could not afford to get fumbled or tired in the battleground despite the fact that they had to wear heavy armors and weapons for days.
Practicality was valued in training. They spent hours and hours to practice sword strokes and sparring in order to develop strengths and stamina at the same time. Instead of spending the whole day or week just to do the training, we should take more efficient scientific approach to shorten the time.
High-Intensity Interval Training routines, with a little bit of Samurai spirit in mind, will transform your body in a way you probably never imagined. Because warriors always went about armed, this was rarely practiced with the expectation of realistically using it to fight.
Instead, samurai studied unarmed fighting to condition themselves physically and to better understand armed combat. They also used the kata, formal practice exercises, as a meditative practice. Traditionally, samurai trained with the sword, bow and a spear-like weapon called a naginata. During the peak of the feudal period, famed instructors in these arts opened schools under the protection of a single lord, who would encourage his samurai to train there.
While training, samurai would use wooden weapons for practice against each other, then sharp swords against dummies made of wood or straw.
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