Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

These include outlaws, ashigaru soldiers, ronin, samurai, samurai daisho, and guardians. Outlaws and ashigaru soldiers are the meekest among them, the former being regular bandits roaming Japan ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...