Daidoji Yari (I)

Yari was named after his father,an ashigaru who mastered the yari. His eldest son was named after himself.

Crane
Yari was a doshin who protected his village from bandits. During an attack of a ronin gang the local doshin managed to defeat them without any casualty using a dance of yari as unpassable wall for the assailants. A group of Daidoji had seen the unmatchable practice of this ashigaru, and Yori was elevated to samurai status as Daidoji Yari. Within the year Daidoji Yari became a sensei at the Daidoji Training Grounds, teaching young Daidoji Bushi in the art of Yarijutsu.