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Re: The last Samurai

Postby Dajenarit on Thu May 17, 2018 4:26 pm

Why do yall assume he was a good swordsman?
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Re: The last Samurai

Postby Steve James on Thu May 17, 2018 7:13 pm

Well, he may have actually had to fight for his life at some point. So, at least we know that he survived even if he was a poor swordsman.
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Re: The last Samurai

Postby wiesiek on Fri May 18, 2018 12:04 am

..."With the camera technology of the time i highly doubt that he was in any motion. I would wager it is just a stylised stance for the camera and nothing more..."

if you look on his katana tip - is "blur" - I mean, visibly wider than close to the tsuba,
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his katana is definitely in the motion
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Re: The last Samurai

Postby Trick on Fri May 18, 2018 2:39 am

Dajenarit wrote:Why do yall assume he was a good swordsman?

I think we just assume he was a swordsman/samurai
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Re: The last Samurai

Postby Bao on Fri May 18, 2018 2:52 am

Trick wrote:
Dajenarit wrote:Why do yall assume he was a good swordsman?

I think we just assume he was a swordsman/samurai


If he was born in a Samurai family, he went through rigorous training and practiced with sharp weapons from small age. If he was too stupid for that practice, he would either be dead already or put to do other things than humiliate the clan by not knowing how to hold a sword properly. So we can assume that he should at least have what it takes to become a Samurai.
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Re: The last Samurai

Postby Ian C. Kuzushi on Fri May 18, 2018 11:09 am

IINM, Kubata was a commander, not just any samurai. Furthermore, things were quite "spicy" not too long before this picture was taken. The Bakumatsu period saw a lot of fighting and violence. I have seen different dates attributed to these photos, but it's certainly late Bakumastsu or just across the Meiji divide.
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