EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 5 MIN
Banzo's Sword - The Zen Master Who Taught Everything Without Teaching Anything
from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar
Matajuro was disowned by his father for being a mediocre swordsman. He found the great master Banzo and begged to be taught.Banzo told him never to speak of fencing and never to touch a sword.For three years Matajuro cooked, cleaned and carried water.Then one day Banzo crept up behind him with a wooden sword.After that the blow could come from anywhere. Day or night. Without warning.Not a moment passed in any day that he did not have to think of the taste of Banzo's sword.He became the greatest swordsman in the land.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.
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Matajuro was disowned by his father for being a mediocre swordsman. He found the great master Banzo and begged to be taught.Banzo told him never to speak of fencing and never to touch a sword.For three years Matajuro cooked, cleaned and carried water.Then one day Banzo crept up behind him with a wooden sword.After that the blow could come from anywhere. Day or night. Without warning.Not a moment passed in any day that he did not have to think of the taste of Banzo's sword.He became the greatest swordsman in the land.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.
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