Storyline In 1868‚ after the end of the Bakumatsu war‚ the former assassin Kenshin Himura promises to defend those who need without killing and wanders through Japan with a sword with inverted blade during the transition of the samurai age to the New Age. When Kenshin helps the idealistic Kaoru Kamiya from the gangsters of the powerful opium drug lord Kanryuu Takeda that wants her school for his production of opium‚ Kaoru invites Kenshin to stay in the school. But the drug chemist Megumi Takani
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with castles being built with a stone base rather than wood‚ the introduction of muskets through trade with the Europeans‚ siege work and new tactics involving many squadrons of well-organized warriors rather than the honorable 1 on 1 fights between samurai on the battlefield. When looking into the Sengoku period there are two processes which should be looked into the first being fission and the second being fusion. Fission is what occurred at the time of the collapse of the shogun which gave daimyo
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The Modern and Contemporary‚ Samurai‚ and Religion and Ritual have the largest individual sections. Sections 1-5 showcase the traditions and rituals that are meaningful and prominent in Japan. Sections 6 and 7 show the traditional dress the Japanese would wear and the accessories that went along with the dress. Sections 9-12 show the different arts and crafts/design the Japanese created. Section 13 and 8 have their own area/corner of the room. Section 13 is the Samurai/War area and Section 8 displays
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Introduction An important key event for the Dutch East Indies during this time‚ were the spice Islands/trade. Merchants from the Middle East and China had decided to come to the Dutch East Indies‚ trading many items such as silk‚ perfume‚ opium and incense. Spices were extremely valuable during that time‚ like gold is today; spices were as precious as that. But not all was good‚ in 1580 the trade was interrupted due to the Spanish closing the port of Lisbon to the Dutch-making it impossible for
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disarm with slap -off or follow-up using their stick to strike the arm Do #2 basic disarm Do basic #3 disarm using the circle and pass to strike their arm‚ then to the head Do fast #4 disarm to bait with check hand‚ then either thrust head or samurai takedown Do basic with a strike to LI10 then GB20 Do basic (the way I do it) use the strike with their stick‚ then to an arm bar Do basic with stick scissors move (with advanced grip to locking takedown) Use palis-palis to a stick snake disarm
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He uses this to bring up a special species of crab; the Heike‚ that are said to be the ghostly remnants of the aforementioned drowned samurai. The crabs have "curious markings on their backs‚ and patterns and indentations that disturbingly resemble the face of a samurai. (Sagan 21)". This crab species is the perfect example of natural/artificial selection‚ Carl Sagan’s next
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Vitor Salles Professor Vazquez ENC 1102 31 July‚ 2014 Loyalty Obssesion The obsession of Yukio Mishima about the Japanese tradition is undeniable. In “Patriotism”‚ and throughout his life‚ the author criticized the loss of the Japanese identity and Americanization and Westernization of Japan‚ he also condemns the progress away from the roots and traditional values; to Mishima‚ the culture and tradition and its millennial deeper meaning faded away when replaced by Western ideals. This short story
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pointed out‚ the story of Yojimbo is so simple it ’s a wonder nobody thought of it before. A quick summary of “Yojimbo”‚ The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Kuwabatake Sanjuro (30-something year-old Mulberry Field). Sanjuro‚ a wandering ronin (masterless samurai)‚ strolls into what seems to be a deserted town. Sanjuro‚ seeking to both rid the town of the gangs and earn a profit at the same time‚ offers up his services as a yojimbo (bodyguard). Moreover‚ Kurosawa had successfully turned what seems like an
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death poem‚ a poem that any person on their deathbed was encouraged to write. While if you were a samurai‚ according to the bushido code of honor‚ if you wanted to die with honor and not at the hands of your enemy‚ if you had dishonored yourself or fellow samurai‚ or if your master had died you would commit the ritual of seppuku. Seppuku is a ceremony (if not committed on the battle field) in which a samurai is bathed‚ dressed in a white robe‚ and fed his favorite meal followed by being placed in a small
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In 1614 the persecution of Christians in Japan began. Yamaga (1622-1885)‚ a man with vast intellect and a believer of independence of thought‚ initiated the bushido (the way of the warrior) creed. Yamaga was worried about the immobilization of the Samurai under the peaceful rule of Tokugawa. The bushido creed derives from the ethics of Confucianism and the Japanese feudal tradition. During the Tokugawa rule Christianity was proscribed‚ Japan had no contact with the outside world‚ and a centralized
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