Bushido

[Kumdo-Star]

Who here follows the way of Bushido i try but sometimes i stray

[Jacynth]

I started my spirtual path after reading Samurai Zen by scott shaw. Really good information on realisim about Bushido

[Wes Nazo]

[QUOTE=Kumdo-Star]Who here follows the way of Bushido i try but sometimes i stray[/QUOTE]

Are you serious or are you some fanboy who wants to pretend to be a samurai?

From wikipedia: "Bushido expanded and formalized the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honor to the death."

You don't seem to follow any of the seven virtues either.

Stop pretending to be something you're not. I doubt you're willing to die for honor.

[Kumdo-Star]

[QUOTE=Kumdo-Star]Who here follows the way of Bushido i try but sometimes i stray

Are you serious or are you some fanboy who wants to pretend to be a samurai?

From wikipedia: "Bushido expanded and formalized the earlier code of the samurai, and stressed frugality, loyalty, mastery of martial arts, and honor to the death."

You don't seem to follow any of the seven virtues either.

Stop pretending to be something you're not. I doubt you're willing to die for honor.[/QUOTE] I would give my life for honor and for the people

[Neil Gendzwill]

See here for an informative article about bushido.

[Wes Nazo]

See here for an informative article about bushido.

Good article, but I don't think Kumdo-star cares about the truth, judging by his lack of maturity and behavior on these boards. I put him in the same catagory as those kids who are "self-taught" ninjas.

[pgsmith]

I would give my life for honor and for the people

An honorable man is always truthful. Based upon your prior conduct on this board, I would have to say that you are clueless about honor. I believe that some serious research and strengthening of your will is in order.

Just my opinion though.

[Paikea]

I would give my life for honor and for the people

Hahaha...I love it when a 15 year old pathological liar brags about things like this.

Tell us all, what do you know about death, really? Have you ever watched someone die up-close and personal? What noble-sounding fanboy (love that word, PG) crap you spout.

[Lloromannic]

Hahaha...I love it when a 15 year old pathological liar brags about things like this.

Tell us all, what do you know about death, really? Have you ever watched someone die up-close and personal? What noble-sounding fanboy (love that word, PG) crap you spout.

Not a fanboy. A poseur.

[Fonsz]

Who here follows the way of Bushido i try but sometimes i stray

Furthermore, the abstract, transcendent loyalty to the emperor and the kokutai demanded of Japanese subjects by modern bushido was a far cry from the particularized, feudal loyalty valued by Tsunetomo and his contemporaries. The former was intangible, institutional, and more akin to nineteenth century German patriotism than to the lord/vassal bond of premodern Japan. The latter was direct and personal: for Tsunetomo the relationship between a samurai and his lord was grounded in a kind of platonic homosexual love; for Yuzan, it derived from an extension of filial piety. In short, twentieth century and early modern commentators on bushido may have been using many of the same words, but they were NOT speaking the same language.

I like to stray from those rules if you don't mind after reading the
"The Historical Foundations of Bushido"

By Karl Friday graciously provided by Neill. Above mentioned quote says it all.

[Paikea]

Not a fanboy. A poseur.

Ah, but poseur implies something more than just mindless trendyism. To be a poseur one must have at least enough subject knowledge to (initially at least) pass as genuine or warrant further examination (like 2SwordStyle or to a lesser degree, Karathos). Mindless trendies (or, fanboys) need only regurgitate what they see on television or in a comic book. The trendies get bored quickly and fade away, the poseurs usually stick around longer, and have to be run off.

[Hisham]

The trendies get bored quickly and fade away.

This one seems to be an exeption and might need to be treated as a poseur.

[Lloromannic]

Ah, but poseur implies something more than just mindless trendyism. To be a poseur one must have at least enough subject knowledge to (initially at least) pass as genuine or warrant further examination (like 2SwordStyle or to a lesser degree, Karathos). Mindless trendies (or, fanboys) need only regurgitate what they see on television or in a comic book. The trendies get bored quickly and fade away, the poseurs usually stick around longer, and have to be run off.

A trendie maybe, Not a fanboy, fanboys are loyal to the point of scariness.

Besides, he has been kicked out so many times and keeps coming back, not fickle at all.

[R A Sosnowski]

I started my spirtual path after reading Samurai Zen by scott shaw. Really good information on realisim about Bushido

I am glad you were inspired; unfortunately, the content of SZ is badly flawed. See

• “Book Review: Samurai Zen by Scott Shaw,” Journal of Japanese Sword Arts #107, 12(3-4), pp. 23 - 25, Mar/Apr 2000.
• "Re: samurai zen" in Japanese Sword Art Mailing List <IAIDO-L@LISTSERV.UOGUELPH.CA> (Thu, 9 Nov 2000).

[pgsmith]

Thanks Ray!

Nice write-up there.