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historicalfightingguide:bl4ck-g0ld:saito-91:itsmisspickle:alphafurry66:bellaxiao:“Yasuke was a samurai of black African origin who served under the Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga in 1581 and 1582. The name “Yasuke” was granted to him by Nobunaga, although why and when is unclear. His original name is unknown - or, at least, there’s no record of it (none that’s been found at this time); so it is unclear if Yasuke is a Japanese rendering of his previous name, or a wholly new name granted by his lord.”Source (x)This is LIT!I got to see itI wanna see how the casting goes before I get excited^Rightnot only was he the first black samurai, he was the first non Asian samurai.From his wikipedia page:“Yasuke (variously rendered as 弥助 or 弥介, 彌助 or 彌介 in different sources.[1]) was a retainer of African origin who served under the Sengoku Period Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga.[2][3] Yasuke arrived to Japan in 1579 in the service of Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano, Visitor of Missions in the Indies, in India. Yasuke was present during the Honnō-ji Incident, the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the hands of his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide on 21 June 1582.[4] Yasuke is thought by some to have been the first African that Nobunaga had ever seen, but he was one of the many Africans to have come with the Portuguese to Japan during the Nanban trade.[5][6]““He was perhaps the only non-Japanese retainer that Nobunaga had in his service, which could explain Nobunaga’s interest in him.[24] Yasuke was mentioned in the prototype of Shinchō kōki owned by Sonkeikaku Bunko (尊経閣文庫), the archives of the Maeda clan. According to this, the black man named Yasuke (弥助) was given his own residence and a short, ceremonial katana by Nobunaga. Nobunaga also assigned him the duty of weapon bearer.[25]After the Battle of Tenmokuzan, Nobunaga led his force, including Yasuke, and inspected the former territory of the Takeda clan. On his way back, he met Tokugawa Ieyasu. Matsudaira Ietada, the retainer of Ieyasu described Yasuke as “6 shaku 2 sun (6 ft. 2 in., or 188 cm.). He was black, and his skin was like charcoal.” Matsudaira stated that he was named Yasuke (弥介).[26]In June 1582, Nobunaga was attacked and forced to commit seppuku in Honnō-ji in Kyoto by the army of Akechi Mitsuhide. Yasuke was there at the time and helped fight the Akechi forces. Immediately after Nobunaga’s death, Yasuke went to join Nobunaga’s heir Oda Nobutada who was trying to rally the Oda forces at Nijō Castle. Yasuke fought alongside the Nobutada forces but was eventually captured. “A few more news stories on Yasuke here, here and here.And here’s a book written about him.For those that would want to learn more about the styles of fighting that Yasuke was likely to have trained in:Koryū Bujutsu 古流武術  For civilized discussion of any and all matters regarding classical Japanese martial artsGekiken: Japanese Historical Kendo Fencing For those interested in Japanese historical fencingA few websites useful to those interested in japanese swordsmanship.And another great martial arts blog on the topic.Remember to check out  A Guide to Starting a Liberation Martial Arts Gym as it may help with some of these issues.Fear is the Mind Killer: How to Build a Training Culture that Fosters Strength and Resilience by Kaja Sadowski may be relevant as well.Worth checking out are this blogs tags on pedagogy and teaching for other related useful posts.Consider getting some patches of this sort or these cool rashguards to show support for good causes or a t-shirt like to send a good message while at training.And stay safe -- source link

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