An excerpt from Tsubaki's carrd. Titled "Martial Prowess", it reads: Tsubaki picked up the blade at only thirteen summers, untrained and raw; accounts from those she knew in her youth say she could barely handle a starving dog in single combat, much less a Garlean soldier. By the time of the Empire's collapse, the countless summers spent training had paid off — Tsubaki had truly become a Disciple of War.
Tsubaki (SAM) was originally self-taught, and she was BAD. When she departed for Eorzea, she was merely serviceable — it wasn't until she met Musosai in Ul'dah that her art turned from an unrefined ore to a gleaming metal. It took him a bit to wrangle her capricious nature, though... #KakiNoSamurai