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The ‘Santoryu’

   Posted by: Dungeon Knight    in General Stuff

em0054 The ‘Santoryu’

Have you ever heard of Roronoa Zolo? He is one of the members of the widely famous group the Strawhat Pirates, together with Nami, Ussop, Sanji, Chopper, Robun and Captain Lufty. Each one of these pirates have their own unique characteristics and their own favorite anime swords , and Zolo is one of the more interesting characters in this group. He used to work as a bounty hunter in the past, earning him the nickname Pirate Hunter. He stands out among his other groupmates because he is practicing the art of Santoryu. The Santoryu is a very difficult three-sword style. You’d need to hold and yield swords from the left and the right, and the third one such as a Yubashiri First Sword of Zolo-Replica is held by the mouth. This is not an easy feat, and only the truly agile and alert can handle this. Anyone who can perform this task repeatedly without harming himself is certainly a great warrior, and very much worthy of the honor that was bestowed to him. Not only does it exhibit superior warfare skills, it also displays innovation in maximizing the body for fight. Anyone who can think this way and come up with the three sword fighting stance is someone who is a visionary, who sees beyond borders, who defies convention just to be excellent in his craft. He is one who is connected to his passion, and that is the passion for swordfight. Roronoa Zolo is all these and more and that is why he graduated to become the greatest swordfighter of all.