Originally Posted by The_Judo_Jibboo

He's certainly the best i've ever read about, but my knowledge isn't as extensive as i'd like it to be. I do know that he held the record for most duels fought. More than once he killed live-sword-weilding-opponents with a bokken. In his own time he was actually often viewed as a villian because his techniques and philosophy were considered underhanded by samurai who adhered more strictly to the traditional codes of combat. Examples of that philosophy can be seen in his advocacy of striking without warning and also the fact that he used his katana and wakizashi in battle. He was forward thinking, he didn't let tradition limit the tools he used.
If Kenshin is at all linked to Musashi it would just be that Musashi was the inspiration for a character who was ruthless and unbeatable, but Musashi lived long before the Meiji when Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) takes place.