Third day of trauncy this week, heh.
Feeling a little sentimental right now, for reasons i shall not go into.
It's my cousin's birthday today and I'm having PIZZAS from Sakae Sushi for dinner right now.
Yes, Sakae offers pizzas now.
They aren't that bad, you know.
Well i thought a few of my fellow friends would be interested, so here's a little
background information of where the name Masamune derived from.
History of the Masamune
Right. So basically, there's this guy called Goro Nyudo Masamune (Priest Goro Masamune), and he makes swords and stuff.
He's a legendary swordsmith who makes katanas and tanto's in the Soshu tradition.
Don't ask me, i'm clueless as to what the hell that is.
The swords of Masamune have a reputation for it's superior beauty and quality, remarkable in a period where the steel necessary for swords was often impure.
Masamune has a disciple called Murasama. ( Now doesn't that name ring a bell? rofl )
In legend and fantasy, Muramasa's blades are described as bloodthirsty or evil while Masamune's are considered the mark of an internally peaceful and calm warrior.
So here's one of the fables between two of them.
Legends of Masamune and Muramasa *( Extracted from Wikipedia )
A legend tells of a test where Muramasa challenged his master, Masamune, to see who could make a finer sword.
They both worked tirelessly and eventually, when both swords were finished, they decided to test the results.
The contest was for each to suspend the blades in a small creek with the cutting edge facing the current.
Muramasa's sword, the Juuchi Fuyu (10,000 Winters) cut everything that passed its way; fish, leaves floating down the river, the very air which blew on it.
Highly impressed with his pupil's work, Masamune lowered his sword the Yawaraka-Te (Tender Hands) into the current and waited patiently. Not a leaf was cut, the fish swam right up to it, and the air hissed as it gently blew by the blade.
( Tender Hands and 10,000 Winters? What'd you think this is ? Bleach? )
After a while, Muramasa began to scoff at his master for his apparent lack of skill in his making of his sword.
Smiling to himself, Masamune pulled up his sword, dried it, and sheathed it.
All the while, Muramasa was heckling him for his sword's inability to cut anything.
A monk, who had been watching the whole ordeal, walked over and bowed low to the two sword masters.
He then began to explain what he had seen.
"The first of the swords was by all accounts a fine sword, however it is a blood thirsty, evil blade as it doesn't discriminate as to who or what it will cut. It may just as well be cutting down butterflies as severing heads.
The second was by far the finer of the two, as it doesn't needlessly cut that which is innocent and undeserving."
END.
If you are interested to find out more on the history of Masamune, check out Wiki at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masamune
:D
Masamune > Murasama FTW
