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Miyamoto Musashi The UNDEFEATED "Sword Saint" He fought more than 60 life or death duels and reportedly never lost a single one. He was not a general who commanded thousands, but a ronin who revolutionized the art of individual combat. This is the true story of Miyamoto Musashi, the man who famously defeated a master swordsman with a wooden weapon carved from a boat oar. The Baptism of Fire: The Battle of Sekigahara (1600) At the age of roughly 16 or 17, Musashi participated in the decisive conf