宮本武蔵
Miyamoto Musashi
Reading: みやもと むさし
JapaneseGeneralKendo
Meaning
Japanese swordsman (c. 1584-1645), founder of the Niten Ichi-ryu two-sword school. He wrote The Book of Five Rings, a classic of martial strategy.
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