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10 GREATEST SWORDSMEN IN HISTORY

by Will | History

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A swordsman is someone practices martial art, or any from of combat involving a
sword. Samurai, fencers, and knights are all types of swordsman. The greatest
swordsmen are the ones who are so skilled that their names are known even today,
by people interested in swordsmanship, but also in movies, and tv shows. Some of
the greatest swordsmen had hundreds of students, and never lost a duel, even
against multiple people, or when using a wooden sword against a real one.

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune



Minamoto was a general of the Minamoto clan. A clan from the early Kamakura
period in Japan. He was a Genius military general, and an expert swordsman. He
famously defeated the legendary warrior monk known as Benkei in a duel. Benkei
was a 6 foot, 7 inch monk said to have the attributes of a demon, and supposedly
defeated 200 people in every battle he fought. After Minamoto defeated Benkei,
he took him on as his right hand man. Minamoto won countless battles for his
clan, and even toppled the the Ise-Heishi. Even though he accomplised so much
for his clan he was eventually betrayed by his brother, but managed to fake his
death and escape. What happened after this is widely debated some theories claim
he went to live with his lover who was a mysterious non-Japanese women, and a
discredited theory claims he went on to become Genghis Khan. One story claims
that he committed seppuku while Benkei guarded him. Benkei stood on a bridge
blocking the way to him and supposedly defeated 300 enemies, before dying
because of an arrow wound. The giant man had died in a standing position, which
is known as the “Standing Death of Benkei”.

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Jack Churchill



Jack Churchill fought throughout the entire second world war with nothing but a
Scottish broadsword, a longbow, and bagpipes. He didn’t use a gun but managed to
stand up to people who did, he was the only person during the war to do this,
and probably the only one who could. He must have been an exceptional swordsman
to be able to fight like that. He was known as Mad Jack, because of his motto,
“Any officer who goes into action without his sword is improperly dressed.” He
also has the last recorded longbow, and arrow killing during in action when he
shot an enemy German in a French village in 1940.

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Sasaki Kojiro



Sasaki Kojiro is a famous Japanese swordsman and considered one of the greatest
swordsmen of all time. One time he even defeated three opponents at the same
time, using nothing but a steel fan. After this victory he was honoured as the
chief weapons master of the Hosokawa fief north of Kyushu. Kojiro defeated
countless opponents, and his techniques became famous all throughout Japan. His
favourite technique was the swallow cut, which was feared by even the greatest
swordsmen at the time. Althoufh he was such a skilled swordsman, he is most
famous for his duel against legendary swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi which he lost.

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Johannes Liechtenauer



Johannes Liechtenauer was a German fencing master. Liechtenauer travelled to
many different lands and learnt from many different people. This way he learnt
the art in a way that was thorough and rightful. Liechtenauer was a true master
of the art and had a big influence on the German fencing tradition. He tought
his students orally and didn’t write down his lessons, but his students took it
upon themselves to write down his lesson. They did so however in a coded way to
make sure that the “uninitiated” would not be able to understand his teachings.

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Fiore dei Liberi



Fiore dei Liberi was knight, diplomat and master swordsman from the 1300’s. Out
of all of histories greatest swordsmen, very few leave any written instructions
on swordplay, that have lasted until now. Liberi is unique in this respect as he
left an entire martial arts manual which still survives today, called Flower of
Battle. Flower of battle is one of the oldest fencing manuals in existence.
Liberi started training from a young age, and learnt the art from some of the
greatest swordsmen in the Holy Roman Empire. He felt that many of the masters he
met weren’t really masters as they claimed and said they didn’t even have the
skill of a good student. He would end up duelling these fakes as a matter of
honour, and always won without injury. Some of his best students went on to
become famous mercenary leaders, and master swordsmen themselves.

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William Marshall

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William Marshall was the first Earl of Pembroke and known to be one of the
greatest knights of all time. Before Marshall was knighted in 1166 he was a
successful tournament fighter, and knight errant. Marshall’s life is well
documented because soon after his death his son, commissioned a record of his
life to be made.

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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges



Georges was a master fencer from the 1700’s. He was born in 1745, his father was
a wealthy painter and his mother, was his father’s slave. Georges eventually
became colonel of the first all black regiment in Europe during the French
revolution, fighting on the side of the rebellion. Georges began to learn
fencing at 13, and he improved so quickly that he was beating the best students
at 15 and he developed the greatest speed imaginable. He hadn’t even graduated
when he defeated one of the greatest swordsmen around, who had been mocking him
publicly. After Georges graduated he became an officer of the Kings bodyguard.

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Sigmund Ringeck



Sigmund Ringeck is a 14 to 15 century fencing master shrouded in mystery. He was
included in a memorial to deceased masters of the Society of Liechtenauer. The
fact that Ringeck was includedd in the memorial means he was among the greatest
swordsmen of his time. It’s possible he was even a student of the Grandmaster
Liechtenauer himself.

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Kamiizumi Nobutsuna

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Kamiizumi Nobutsuna was a famous samurai from the Japan’s Sengoku period, and
created the well known Shinkage-Ryu school of combat. Nobutsuna learnt three
different schools of combat, before adapting them to make Shinkage-Ryu.
Nobutsuna was also a general for much of his life, and served under multiple
lords, he became known as one of the “Sixteen Spears of Nagano House”, and
eventually became known as the strongest spearsmen of Kozuke. Nobutsuna taught
Shinkage-Ryu to many people and eventually had hundreds of students. He
demonstrated his art to the Shogun (military dictator), and the Shogun announced
his school of combat to be unparalleled. Some of Nobutsuna’s students went on to
become famous samurai, who spread shinkage-ryu and some started their own
schools.

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Miyamoto Musashi



Miyamoto musasji is one of the greatest swordsmen of all time, and widely
considered to be the greatest, and without an equal. Musashi fought 60 duels and
never lost a single one, even taking on legendary swordsmen like, Sasaki Kojiro.
Musashi was impressive not only for his skill with the blade, but also for
fighting with strategy and intellect, and fighting in a way that nobody had
fought like before. He learnt swordplay from his father, from a young age and
fought his first duel at the age of 13. He fought more and more duels throughout
his life, and never lost a single one. Musashi defeated many masters and was
granted the title “Unrivalled Under Heaven”. Musashi fought his last duel
against Sasaki Kojiro, who was known as “The Demon of the Western Provinces”.
The duel was arranged to be on an island. Musashi arrived late, and only fought
with a wooden sword he had carved out of an oar on the boat he used to get
there. He killed Kojiro with the wooden sword and then quickly fled from his
vengeful allies.

 

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