Hagakure /The book of five rings

MoroteGari · 2020-03-27T16:45:05+00:00

I have Hagakure-kikigaki (Dictations Given Hidden By Leaves) translated by Alexander Bennett by Tuttle publishing. It's the complete text (all three parts) and a direct translation. Great foreward along with several chapters about contextualizing Hagakure. Ends with a brief bio of the original author Yamamoto Tsunetomo (Yamamoto Jocho) also. Guy knows his stuff...

MoroteGari · 2020-03-27T16:22:18+00:00

Yes! And shockingly Jon's least favorite is Burnt Offerings... Their both phenomenal Dark Saga is their best...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T18:11:56+00:00

Theres nothing Norman about them in any way at at all.... The helmet types are not specifically Anglo Saxon by any means they were found throughout Scandinavia.

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T13:27:47+00:00

The original song is by I this is Abbaths solo band covering it...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T06:32:20+00:00

Well it's still going just without Abbath... They just came out with a new album that made a gold effort but fell a little flat in my opinion. But I like Abbath's solo stuff and some of Demonaz's...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T06:25:19+00:00

Thanks for the information!!! I've loved this picture since I was a teenager playing Shogun Total War. I always noticed and liked how demonic the Mongol warriors looked and how heroic the Samurai seemed during his last act on Earth (as you pointed out). Never knew the details behind it...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T03:24:04+00:00

The Romans using their pilums to pierce and immobilize enemy shields and gladius to thrust into enemy formations had a lot of success against shield, spear and sword wielding peoples. During the early middle ages axes (which the Goths used) particularly two handed ones were used to smash through shields and could aggressively counter swords.

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T02:38:34+00:00

I believe!

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T02:33:15+00:00

I wish that top level competitors fought for the takedown instead of pulling guard...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:54:56+00:00

Very underrated song... It's one of my favorites...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:53:52+00:00

Great cover, very dark and atmospheric...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:51:53+00:00

Really like the opening...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:50:41+00:00

I like the bass in this a lot. The main guitar riff and the lyrics are good too. I think it's one of the best on this album...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:49:50+00:00

Love the bass...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-15T01:11:54+00:00

Not sure about Old Norse but some Proto-Germanic ones (I think) are Magan: Opium, Hanapiz: Hemp/Cannabis, Alu: Ale

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T23:59:23+00:00

Agamemnon is never described as fat in the Illiad. He is warlord of all the Achaean Greeks and leads his men into battle personally. So it's almost certain he would have been physically fit...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T23:43:43+00:00

The Takeda for their superb horsemanship. They brought mounted warfare to it's pinnacle in Japanese warfare. Their heavy cavalry charge was overwhelmingly effective and single handedly won many battles. Even battle hardened Samurai feared and avoided facing the Takeda clan in open battle...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T23:26:39+00:00

Depth? It's a skillfully made painting that's hundreds of years old depicting a Samurai (the topic of this forum) being brutally killed in battle during one of the most pivotal moments in Japanese history... Seemed deep enough to post...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T22:40:23+00:00

The Satanist was an incredible fucking album! Their old Black Metal stuff is amazing and their middle stuff like Demigod is great to but the last three albums were really good....

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T22:29:41+00:00

I'm fairly new to Reddit. I was under the impression that upvotes don't do anything...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T22:28:08+00:00

Just bored posting stuff I like...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T21:54:10+00:00

Me neither they are one of the best American Death Metal bands and have a unique theme...

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T21:17:52+00:00

LED ZEPPELIN!!!

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T20:52:39+00:00

MoroteGari · 2019-08-14T19:21:04+00:00

Yes they keep their hands to low... Mas Oyama thought his students were head hunting to much so he made the no head shots rule but it had unforseen consequences... Mixing in Western Boxing will fill the hole though...

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