Kojiro's regret in his dying moments was that he did not get to fight against Musashi a little longer.Īfter his death, Kojiro trained constantly by simulating every single movement and technique of the swordsmen and animals that he saw when he was alive. Both men felt immense respect and kinship towards each other during the fight. During the duel, Kojiro considered surrendering before the fight turns into a deathmatch, but decided that if he were to do so, he would regret it for the rest of his life. Kojiro and Musashi clash for the last time.Īt the age of 26, Kojiro was defeated and even killed in a duel by Musashi Miyamoto. ![]() ![]() But through those defeats, Kojiro Sasaki studied their movements and found ways to counter them while improving his own swordsmanship by incorporating their moves into his own style. Kojiro later travelled across Japan encountering various sword masters and martial artists and losing to all of them. Years later, Seigen visited Kojiro and, upon entering his former student's house, visualized powerful figures of every person that Kojiro has surpassed through arduous training, Seigen included. The old swordsman defeated Kojiro, and that was the last time he would return to his dojo. Seigen approaches the scene and Kojiro explains that he came to challenge the master of kodachi himself. The man kneels and admits defeat, which confuses Kojiro. When Kagekatsu charges at him, Kojiro effortlessly demonstrates that he could kill his challenger with one attack. Kagekatsu offered Kojiro to spar with him, but the young swordsman rejected the offer, saying he has already surpassed his instructor. Six months later, he returned to the dojo, having appeared much more stronger than prior. No longer interested in training at the dojo, Kojiro decided to train in the wild, learning from the animals and nature. The fencing instructors mocked Kojiro, saying that he does not want to damage his prospects as a budding merchant. Seigen Toda, the master of the dojo, asked Kojiro why he surrendered, and he explained that, even if he had fought against Kagekatsu 100 times, the results would remain consistent, giving up in order to avoid receiving an injury. This angered Kagekatsu and he scolded Kojiro, telling him he should continue fighting even with his teeth had he loses his sword and his arms. Although he didn't really take his training at the dojo seriously and sometimes showed up late, he was a talented swordsman who could block some attacks from the instructor of the Toda dojo, Kagekatsu Toda, but surrendered as soon as he started losing.
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