User blog:Pygmy Hippo 2/Miyamoto Musashi vs. Fiore Dei Liberi

There's duelists like the Musketeers of the Guard who have won mamy fights and authors like Sun Tzu who basically is the meme of the wiki. However it's not uncommon for duelists to write books about how they managed to triumph over their opponents and their techniques. In certain cases, their arsenals may be extremely odd as well but these two are some of the best the East and the West have to offer.

Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings and the most famous Samurai warrior in Japan!

Fiore Dei Liberi, author of The Flower of Battle and Italian knight who trained many others!

Who is Deadliest?

Miyamoto Musashi
"Do nothing which is of no use."

Short Range:Katana and Wakizashi

Miyamoto is a master dual sword wielder with his primary sword being 29 inches and 2.13 pounds of tamagahane steel that can be used to quickly kill opponents. His secondary is 26 inches and 1 pound that can be thrown.

Mid Range:Bokken

Musashi's iconic wooden sword has the most variety of versions, ranging from 3 feet to 6 feet, dual-wielding, and being made from wooden oars, this blunt weapon can easily bash a foe's brains out.

Special Weapon:Jutte

Miyamoto used this police baton to capture enemy blades with the handle and has a hidden blade inside with a 1 foot length and only weighing 0.8 pounds.

Tactics:Psychological Warfare

Musashi was an expert at enraging his opponents by arriving to duels late, smiling at them, and even mooning them.

Fiore Dei Liberi
"Be audacious in the attack and let your soul not be old."

Short Range:Longsword and Rondel Dagger

Fiore carries two blades that he switches between with his primary sword being 47 inches and 2.4 pounds of European steel that can also be used as a blunt object. His secondary is 19 inches and weighs 0.9 pounds used as a utility tool.

Mid Range:Poleaxe

Liberi's iconic polearm has a couple dirty tricks added such as a lasso and poison along with being 4-6 feet long and an axe, spear, and spike head.

Special Weapon:Bastoncello

Fiore used this wooden stick as an improvised weapon to defend against knives and it is 1 foot long used by generals to show their authority.

Tactics:Unarmed Combat

Liberi could easily overpower his foes with just his considerable knowledge of wrestling and grappling techniques.

X-Factors
Armor:Miyamoto Musashi only wears a silk kimono while Fiore Dei Liberi wears a gambeson and chamois gloves which gives him at least some protection.

Training:Miyamoto Musashi was self-taught but still wrote The Book of Five Rings which is compared to the Art of War and managed to become the most famous duelist in Japan for his unconventional dual-wielding and psychological tactics. Fiore Dei Liberi was taught by several Italian and German duelists and The Flower of Battle focuses on countering the opponent's weapon with the same weapon or a different one, dismounting horsemen, and one-handed swordfighting.

Experience:Miyamoto Musashi won over 60 duels and fought in three battles and managed to survive despite being on the losing side of all of them. Fiore Dei Liberi only won five duels and only worked with artillery in a war.