We know a lot about the fearsome, honorable and samurai warriors, fighting and cutting heads with their bloody katanas, without the fear of death thanks to the constant whisper of their bushido code; but little we know - except for some video games and anime series freaks lovers - of the legacy of the equally fearsome, honorable and samurai lady warriors of Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha.

The Western historical vision overlooked these bold and powerful female samurai, nor did the look of Japanese traditionalism help in this way too much, which relegated them to the stage of submission.

Warriors like the courageous Empress Jingū who defied the social norms of her time, or the menacing and loyal Tomoe Gozen, reckless horsewoman to whom neither the bravest horse nor the most rugged land could intimidate, capable of, with her skillful handling of the sword and the arch, face a thousand fierce warriors; or the intrepid Nakato Takeko who instructed in the martial arts of the naginata (the female katana), directed the famous independent female unit Joshitai and before being captured by her enemies, asked her beloved sister to do her one last favor, to take her sword and cut off her head, following the Seppuku ritual. 

This is our tribute to these heroic women who certainly deserve to be included in the legacy of Japanese ancestral history.

Tomoe Gozen was a warrior worth a thousand, ready to confront a demon or a god, mounted or on foot...