Idk man, steph curry and them boys looking pretty strong this year…

Somewhere in the unknown cosmos there is the soul of a caveman who fought off 8 saber tooths, 5 cave bears, 3 mammoths and an enemy tribe... and he's pissed he wasn't on this list.

Miyamoto Musashi, discussed in this video, became a legend in swordsmanship during his lifetime - 1584 -1645. At nearly the same time (their lifetimes overlapped by 44 years) there lived an equally legendary swordsman at the other end of the great Eurasian landmass. He dwelt in France from 1611-1673 and was a captain in the Mousquetaires du Roi; his name was Charles de Batz de Castelmore. You know him as le Compte D'Artagnan.

Alongside Gandhi in a similar vein one cannot help but mention Desmond Doss the US Marine Medic who never once fired a shot or killed anyone while still saving over 90 men on Hacksaw Ridge all through the night by his own admission saying "Lord please help me get one more."

Romans: "you are free now" Flamma: "first you took my life and now youre taking my job?"

*Its crazy how humans went from able to kill someone without hesitation to not able to take a joke* Edit: let me state this rq, I’m not saying that this is a bad change, I’m only saying it’s a crazy one considering how humans used to act, plus it’s a joke

Desmond Doss deserves to be on this list, the man went into the battle of Okinawa UNARMED, after everyone else had fled and retreated because the Japanese had them outnumbered, he single handedly went into no man’s land without a single weapon to save himself with, and saved 75 wounded soldiers that were left for dead in the middle of no man’s land, a true warrior, there’s a movie about him ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ great film

Musashi pulling out a dual sword style out of his ass is one the most anime things anyone could've done. "I'll break through my limits right here right now!"

Musashi so Legendary that he became the Main protagonist of Japan.

In my country Malawi (Africa) There is a famous story of a man named Mtingwi (pronunciation: mtee-ngweee) During raids and arrival of the whites some survivors on the coasts escaped inland deep into Africa. He was known to be a large man that helped save his people. Among him and a few warriors they were able to take down soldiers while raiding the villages that they passed and when they reached malawi he fought off the Ngoni tribe. Besting over 10 armed men in combat while he was not armed himself. Apparently one night a king from a distant village had his soldiers guide a lion to his hat so it could kill him. But the next day he came to the kings land holding the lions head. Asking him to Try again. The reason why the king had attempted this was because mtingwi had killed his son in combat. Who was actually considered larger in size than Mtingwi. Apparently he always refused to rule. When asked to do so. Claimed that ruling people required a different form of strength. He just preferred fighting To help clarify: Malawi is a landlocked country deep in Africa. And it was formed due to the arrival of many survivors that escaped the coasts. Through out its early beginnings it was a battle zone among different tribes all fighting to claim the land. It's a small country with over 20 different tribes spread out across it due to this reason.

Miyamoto Musashi was born in the year 1584. and died June 13, 1645. Battle of Agincourt happened on October 25, 1415. English did not "copy" the strategy from Go Rin no Sho (The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi). Still, a good video Sir! Keep it up!

Sasaki: *strikes* Musashi: *teleports to side* "Nothing personell, kid"

The first Gurkha trained as paratroopers were told by their British trainers that they would be jumping from airplanes at 850 feet. They seemed dismayed at this and requested through their translator that this altitude be reduced to 500 feet. "Ridiculous", said the British trainer, there would be no time for your parachute to open. When this was translated to them, they seemed much relieved and their response was translated back. "Ah, parachutes! Yes sir, very good."

William Marshal deserves a shout. Survived serving 5 Kings and was a beast at fighting in tournaments, "The best knight that ever lived"

The best warriors to have ever lived on this earth likely died on an unnamed and forgotten battlefield sometime thousands of years ago, and were intentionally buried in the annals of history by the conquerers who proceeded them. . These are but the best we KNOW of definitively. The truly best to ever walk this earth will never be known.

Musashi is so good that he earned plot armor from life

Everyone gangsta until Musashi draws his second sword.

Can you imagine how freaked out that Japanese 12 year old must have been seeing that dude run out of the bushes 💀

This was incredible. The first man that you talked about he had thrown back a handful of grenades and the last one went off in his hand then mangled it. So he pulls out his blade sticks it in the ground and declares that not a single one of them would pass his knife.

"Everyone's got a plan, until they get a flaming arrow to the face." - Genghis Tyson.

*other swordsmen saying Musashi fought dirty* Musashi: Hey, as long as it works

Sun Tzu said The greatest warrior ever is not someone who fights 100 battles and wins a hundred times but an individual who can stop a war without an ounce of bloodshed

*Kukri They would use them when they found troops in the black of night. They would count the number of eyelets on the sleeping soldiers boots to determine who they fought for and if it was the enemy, they would cut their laces from toe to shin as a form of psychological warfare. Amazing soldiers.

How Dipprasad Pun did not receive the Victoria Cross, I will never understand. Guy is a beast and deserved the highest accolades. To be all alone and having to resort to the tripod of your crew-served weapon... There is no give in that guy.

How archery was invented : "aye, wanna stab the dude all the way over their but I dont wanna move."

The first person to get hit with an arrow was probably like “wtf was that!”

the ending you really nailed it bro, keep up the good work!

Great way to respect our history's greatest warriors. Thanks man. I Appreciate it.

Fate/Grand Order: "WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN."

Miyamoto Mussashi- the man who trashtalked without talking 😂

Thank you for this video !!! My most favorite to date i have watched from your channel.

I love the “kurki” knife or properly known as the kukri, very agile blade with exceptional slicing sbility

"What's that club?" "It's not a club, it's a jite" "What's it for?" "We club people with it"

"While you fought for horses, I studied the blade" - Miyamoto Musashi

You really caught me off guard when you said Gandhi. At this moment in time I am filled with rage once again ready to snap but I breathe knowing stoicism and persistent peace will get me through yet another day. With tears in my eyes I have to admit, one old man's messages still manages to be correct. Ghandi was so brave. Thanks man.

that was amazing. totally enthralled the whole time. good job

Musashi draws out 2nd sword... Everyone: why am i hearing protagonist music?

"Winning all your battles is not supreme excellence, supreme excellence comes from breaking the enemy resistance without fighting." - Sun Tzu, The art of war

How is Subutai not on this list. He conquered from Korea to the Golden Horde to Russia to Poland and Hungary. And then for good measure he possessed Hitler and reconquered half of Poland and Russia. (He had a curse on his tomb that said "If you open this tomb you will unleash a conquerer even worse than I" the Soviets opened it the day before Hitler invaded."

Amazing video, these was cool warriors you showee and i like your videos so much man :]

Imagine the people who weren’t recorded or it was destroyed

"I'll let you do the math on that one." This is way too much pressure

IDK man, I really like Vagabonds take on Musashi's upbringing and the truth of Sasaki having been an imposter all his life. Makes for a greater tale than the "truth" which was Musashi pretty much being everyones main villan and Sasaki being the hero of the people. History tends to make us see the good guys poorly for a time.

Keep doing your thing man keep it coming

mushashi: **teleport behind sasaki** mushashi: "nothing personal kid"

Damn, so in Japan they used to have just random duels by a river, in a school, in the forest? They should make like a GTA style Japanese history game.

Royal Newfoundland Regiment In 1917, for their performance at the Third Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Cambrai, King George V bestowed the title “Royal” on the Newfoundland Regiment. They were the only regiment in the British or imperial armies to receive this title during the war.

Down right beautiful video! Amazingly delivered 🎉

ngl, as an indigenous australian, I feel australian history to be neglected, so for you to mention the bravery of the men who lost their lives fighting for our country, just brought me just a bit of happiness, i think i needed

Miyamoto Musashi was basically the menace of his time. His duels were often brutal and hilarious at the same time.

The jutte that Musashi's father (or possibly grandfather - history is unclear on this) taught was not a police truncheon, but a bladed weapon and probably influenced Musashi's fighting styles. It is also believed that he didn't actually kill Kojiro - that was probably carried out by his seconds.

Thank you - in my opinion this is the best Video you ever made ;)) stay peacefull my friend !

You missed this guy maan. The one just killed entire mob with pistol because some nutcase killed his dog.

"What should we call the guys with nets?" ... "Net-man"

Khutulun beating multiple men at wrestling of all things is quite remarkable. There are to my knowledge no historically surviving reports mentioning that Khutulun was physically unusually large for a woman (a few mentioning that she was strong, but not unusually big) and as we know, size and mass really matter a lot in wrestling. So in many of her contests she was probably facing and beating men who were bigger, stronger and heavier than she was. The contests being formal ones with specific rules, where, per the Marco Polo account, victory appears to be awarded for first throw, probably helped, but still.

Amazing work man, congrats!

"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" -Abraham Lincoln

Honorable mention: the great keyboard warriors of The internet

This 42 channel is amazing. looking forward for more content

I work with Gurkha's and I have been gifted one of their legendary knives, just to clear things up, the knife is called a Kukri and is an excellent all purpose tool.

Emus are the greatest warriors, they never lost a battle

Also we not gonna mention the solo Viking warrior who held off King Harold at Stamford Bridge?

Flamma lost 4 times in a battle to the death. They just didn't kill him. Why leave that part out.

I love your channel and this one is particularly awesome. What you say about Gandhi is truly heart-rending. A bit more serious than usual and absolutely one of the best messages I've ever heard!

"The White Death" should definitely be on this list. Simo "Simuna" Häyhä (17 December 1905 - 1 April 2002) was a Finnish military sniper. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 1939-40 Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30 rifle, a variant of the Mosin-Nagant rifle, and a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun. His unit's captain Antti Rantamaa credited him with 259 confirmed kills by sniper rifle and an equal number of kills by submachine gun during the Winter War. Later in his book, Rantamaa credited Häyhä with 542 sniper kills. Häyhä never talked about it publicly but estimated in his private war-time diary that he shot around 500.

You also have Léo Major, after just leaving the hospital and still injured, he liberated a whole city by himself from the German army during WW2. He litteraly is the real life Rambo.

Great content and awesome channel. So good.

Just one correction... The Gurkhas' weapon is called The Khukuri, not the Kurki. Other than that, great video buddy very educational.

Musashi is goated Y'all should read the manga Vagabond. It's amazingly written and has some of the best artwork I've seen in a manga

ah yes, massassi. I remember him from massassi's creed

Very interesting and informative, thanks.

Love the segment on Mahatma Gandhi, read his auto biography when I was in Iraq 2003-04, great book strange circumstances while reading it. Very nice tribute to his unparalleled bravery! Good form!

I'm really disappointed with your lack of research on this Thoughty. Gladiator matches were rarely ever fought to the death and the majority of casualties were in fact purely accidental. Gladiators had to be trained, clothed, equipped, fed, and housed which made them an expensive investment. No one would be willing to put the effort and money into sponsoring gladiators if half of them would die at the end of every day.

How could Musashi's tricks be "copied by the English at Agincourt" when the Battle of Agincourt happened in 1415 but he lived between 1584 and 1645?

I love this channel! I have been studying all forms of martial arts and that is why I view this video but when I heard of Gandhi being such a “bad ass” Priceless!

Excellent content. Yes we still have a Gurkha contingent here in Singapore. Known to be fearless warriors and more importantly, fiercely loyal. Also very pleasantly surprised to see Gandhi here, last, but definitely not the least. 👍🏻

It is amazing how you always come up with something different; always very well put together with expertise. No bullshit videos on this channel. Just top of the line recerch and presention. Thank you Arran for the exellant job you always bring to the table. Excellent work and dedication to bring these top of the line videos on any and everything to us. Again, thank you for another great video..... First class job, Arran.

I am so glad you included the Gurkha’s … not only are they the most ferocious and brutal group warriors I could even imagine. They are also the kindest and most polite, loving culture of people you could literally ever meet

No mention of Muso Gonnosuke In the Musashi story? There are some writings that state he won their second duel using the Jo which he designed around 1 foot longer then Musashi's Katana (long sword) and developed techniques to defeat Musashi's signature "X block". The story says he spared Musashi's life returning the favor Musashi had granted him in their first duel. Although there is some doubt this second duel ever took place Gonnosuke is Musashi's most famous opponent as he opened a stick fighting school, based around a fighting style he created, that still exists today - around 400 years later! Edit for typo

Missed a big mention William Marshall , 1st Earl of Pembroke , Champion of the grand melee , advisor to KIng Henry II , Crusader to Jerusalem , Lord protector , signatory of the magna carta , etc etc At least he deserves some place in your article , a true knight , born to a poor household , self made through he prowess with arms . Sometimes to find greatness you dont have to look far

0:05 - Flamma, 1# Gladiator [Prestige Lvl 4] 2:25 - Leonidas 1 of Sparta, hard carried against the Persians 2:32 - Yue Fei, K/D: 126 2:37 - Prince Rupert of the Rhine, reported for hacking 2:45 - Simon Bolivar, 123K KM nonstop hit & run no camping 2:54 - Anzac fighters, best Clan 3:48 - Khutulun, *STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST* 7:52 - Miyamoto Musashi, SWORD 100 15:02 - Gurkhas, "The Expandables" >16:30 - Lachhiman Gurung, 1v30 Clutch with 1hp >16:44 - Bhanbhagta Gurun, IRL pro COD player >17:17 - Bishnu Shrestha, Doom Slayer >17:32 - Dipprasad Pun, Rhambo 18:10 - Blair Pady Mayne, *Battlefield Music Plays* 19:51 - Mahatma Gandhi, no u

All wise men fear three things, the sea in a storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a patient man.

This video is a masterwork. Thank you

Read about Hari Singh Nalaw and Ranjit Singh .. the video is very helpful and incredible!

You've forgotten the greatest warrior ever, Guts, the 100 man slayer, by himself in a single night.

First person who got shot with an arrow: What was that? **Searches frantically** Must've been the wind.

The best warrior is one that can resolve issues without drawing blood, one that can inpire the generation to be better. To be truthful and to be like a light to the world that could fill people with unshakable faith

Loved your inclusion of Gandhi. Brilliant insight. Thanks😁

Musashi is clearly the inspiration for Masamoto in Young Samurai. Very distinct parallels, including the late, and the early story. Not only that, but in the book, Masamoto made a fighting style known as the Two Heavens, using both Japanese swords. And eventually went to start a school for that technique. In fact, Masamoto even defeated one of his opponents with a Bokken.

With our over zealous Hollywood, I'm shocked nobody has done a major motion picture about Khutulun. This would actually be true, impressive, and if done right one that many of us would line up to see.

I read the Book Of The 5 Rings but I lost it years ago due to moving house 5 times in 3yrs and funny enough I was only thinking about The Books Of The 5 Rings I found it on audiobook on UKposts and listened to it only a few days ago. So for those who is interested in what the Book Of The 5 Rings is all about but can’t be bothered to read you can listen to the audiobook on UKposts and it only lasts about 1hr 45 minutes to 1hr 50 minutes so not too long

2:54 As a Kiwi in Levin NZ that ANZAC's comment gave me goosebumps.

Imagine being "the first to be hit with an arrow" "the first person to get stabbed with a sword" "first person to get shot" or "first person to die"

Warriors back then: Battle is all about strength, prowess, agility and skill with the sword. Warriors now: Hold my bullets

a tripod kill now that's legendary, also another true warrior who hadn't killed anyone was desmond doss.

Another great video! But you misspelled WARRIORS at 2:03

Ah yes, Khutulun's wedding competition, the precursor to Wrestlemania. Also Miyamoto Musashi was a cheeky duelist. Not only was he an excellent warrior, he also would stack the deck in his favor every time. Gotta read the Book of Five Rings, it's great.

What makes a warrior legendary is how he fills his perk tree, and distributes his XP. :P

As a Brit, I have huge respect for the Gurkhas. Their bravery in battle and long lasting alliance with my countrymen is definitely worthy of a Victoria Cross. We're truly lucky to have them on our side

I love you men! Your my favorite UKpostsr right now