“You can’t fight without an opponent.”

Tomoe Gozen (1157 AD - 1247 AD) was a Japanese military of great and recognized valour who served General Minamoto no Yoshinaka, cousin of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun of Japan. She was also a strong archer and a vigorous soldier, in the saddle or on foot, suited to face any enemy, worth as much as a thousand warriors. She had a superb tactic in breaking the lines of enemy cavalry. In the early stages of the battle, she was sent as the first captain in heavy armor, with a large sword and a powerful bow. Her name was associated with greater glory than any other warrior in fact it is the only onnamusha (woman warrior in Japanese) described in the epic literature of the samurai tradition.