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Kensei (honorary Title)
is a Japanese honorary title given to a warrior of legendary skill in swordsmanship. The literal translation of ''kensei'' is "sword saint".Miyamoto Musashi, trans. Stephen F. Kaufman (1994), ''Book Of Five Rings'', Tuttle Publishing. This suggests a higher degree of perfection (possibly also encompassing a moral dimension) than the more commonly used or "sword master". This is not to be confused with the word , meaning ''swordsman''. Famous kensei * Tsukahara Bokuden (1489 – 6 March 1571), sword instructor of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshiteru. * Kamiizumi Nobutsuna, Kamiizumi Isenokami Nobutsuna (c.1508 – 1572/1577), central figure in the development of kenjutsu and founder of the Shinkage-ryu school of combat. * Miyamoto Musashi ( – 13 June 1645), one of the most famous swordmasters to have received the title. * Shūsaku Narimasa Chiba (1792 – 17 January 1855), one of the last masters who was called a kensei. Other historical kensei are often the founders of Kenju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyamoto Musashi Self-Portrait
is a Japanese video game designer, video game producer, producer and Creative director#Video games, game director at Nintendo, where he has served as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential designers in video games, he is the creator of some of the List of video games considered the best, most acclaimed and List of best-selling video game franchises, best-selling game franchises of all time, including ''Mario (franchise), Mario,'' ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Donkey Kong'', ''Star Fox'' and ''Pikmin''. More than 1 billion copies of games featuring franchises created by Miyamoto have been sold. Born in Sonobe, Kyoto, Miyamoto graduated from Kanazawa College of Art, Kanazawa Municipal College of Industrial Arts. He originally sought a career as a manga artist, until developing an interest in video games. With the help of his father, he joined Nintendo in 1977 after impressing the presi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero - Starting Life In Another World
0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. Adding (or subtracting) 0 to any number leaves that number unchanged; in mathematical terminology, 0 is the additive identity of the integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers, as well as other algebraic structures. Multiplying any number by 0 results in 0, and consequently division by zero has no meaning in arithmetic. As a numerical digit, 0 plays a crucial role in decimal notation: it indicates that the power of ten corresponding to the place containing a 0 does not contribute to the total. For example, "205" in decimal means two hundreds, no tens, and five ones. The same principle applies in place-value notations that uses a base other than ten, such as binary and hexadecimal. The modern use of 0 in this manner derives from Indian mathematics that was transmitted to Europe via medieval Islamic mathematicians and popularized by Fibonacci. It was independently used by the Maya. Common names for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows Of Amn
A shadow is a dark area on a surface where light from a light source is blocked by an object. In contrast, shade occupies the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light. Point and non-point light sources A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge. This is known as the shadow blister effect. The outlines of the shadow zones can be found by tracing the rays of light emitted by the outermost regions of the extended light source. The umbra region does not receive any direct light from any part of the light source and is the darkest. A viewer located in the umbra region cann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
