Editing Miyamoto Musashi (section)

====Duel with Sasaki Kojiro====
Musashi dueled [[Sasaki Kojiro]], another skilled swordsman, in one of his most famous battles. While there are differing opinions on how it happened, the prevailing notion is that Musashi challenged Kojiro, requesting Hosokawa Tadaoki to organize the time and place.<ref name= "arch duel" /> Kojiro agreed to the challenge, scheduled one year later, on 13 April, at Ganryūjima Island. When the date arrived, the island was filled with spectators anxious to witness the duel. 

Musashi, it is said, deliberately arrived late. Kojirō had lost his patience while waiting, and he taunted Musashi for his late arrival, though the latter remained composed.<ref name="lowry">{{cite book |last=Lowry |first=Dave |author-link=Dave Lowry (martial arts) |date=1986 |title=Bokken: Art of the Japanese Sword |publisher= Ohara Publications |pages=21–27 |isbn=978-0-89750-104-0}}</ref><ref name="Kodansha International"/> Kojirō was known for fighting with a ''[[nodachi]]'', a sword with a long blade.<ref name="lowry"/><ref name="Kodansha International">{{cite book| last= Wilson| first= William Scott |title=The Lone Samurai: The Life of Miyamoto Musashi |year= 2004 |publisher= Kodansha International|location=Tokyo|isbn=978-4770029423 |page= 19 |edition=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0p0C7Y8lkH8C&q=musashi+came+late+and+unkempt&pg=PA18}}</ref> During his journey to the island by boat, Musashi had carved an [[oar]] into a ''[[bokken]]'', or wooden practice sword. The duel ended when Musashi quickly and fatally struck Kojirō, crushing his skull with a vertical stroke.<ref name="lowry" />