What is a Ronin

A lot of people come in and ask us what a Ronin is (Ronin is one of our labels)

During the Samurai eras in Japan, Samurai were designated to different warlords and masters as bodyguards and soldiers. If their master was slain, the Samurai was destined to wander the land masterless. In these hard times where work was often scarce, these wandering masterless Samurai were called Ronin.

There are many legends about such famous Ronin who wandered the land – some becoming outlaws of ill-repute and others as protectors and defenders of the helpless… many would take almost any job eventually as a Ronin was not held in high esteem. Sometimes a bowl of rice was payment enough…..

Often, many Ronin found themselves in positions as Yojimbo – bodyguards – more often to unsavoury characters than not. But a man’s gotta eat, ya know?

SO NOW YOU KNOW!

~ by e2fashion on January 27, 2007.