There were many similarities and differences between Samurai and Knights, but I believe that the differences are greater than the similarities, in other other words I believe that there are more similarities than differences. The Samurai were honorable warriors in Japan that were loyal to his Daimyos. The Knights were honorable warriors in Europe who were loyal to his lord. I’m going to analyze documents related to social position, training and armor, and their beliefs. To better determine if the differences are greater than the similarities.
In Document C1, which was adapted from Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire, it says that children began training to become samurai by learning swordsmanship through fencing with bamboo sticks, which is also known as the art of Kendo. Since the samurai had practiced wielding a sword and fighting with longer than the knight, if the battle had devolved into a sword fight, the samurai would be the victor. It also says that in the same document that, “In their schooling they had physical training.” On the flipside, the knights had not received as harsh training as the samurai, mainly being a squire for a knight and learning from them, and squires were much older than the samurai-in-training who were children. And while the knights did start their training at 4 and 5, the beginning of their training focused on riding a horse (which also had to wear armor because of ranged weapons, meaning that even the horse was slow).
From approximately 1000 - 1600 CE, Samurai and knights were fierce and loyal warriors who fought for their country. Knights were in Europe while Samurais were in Japan. Without samurais and knights, the world would be in a different place then where it is now. Although they have many similarities and differences, mostly samurai and knights have more similarities than differences. Samurai had a code called, Bushido.
As of many warriors, They usually wear armor and train hard and strictly for war, an example of two warriors, were the Samurai and the Knights. These great warriors started out young to learn knowledge and had to start off to use rigorous, and difficult training to have a higher tolerance to pain, to be ready for any sort of combat, also to be alert of their surroundings. Armor is a no brainer for these two, they both needed armor for Protection, and use as a defense. All in all, both used armor to not die as fast. This is one of the boldest things they have in common.
On the website It states that “,Japan was dominated by a delicately-balanced, feudal-military system led by daimyos.” This shows that for five centuries Samurais kept the large landowners safe. Without them Daimyos would have had to pay taxes and the Shoguns would not be ruling.
Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Differences? Japan and Europe had unique lifestyles, one part being its military. It consisted of archers, who wielded bows and skilled swordsmen, called samurai. In Europe however, their military consisted of archers and swordsmen called knights. These two military figures share many similarities between each other, outweighing the differences.
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Samuri and knights had very different training, codes and armor. In training they are simalar because both had to respect their masters, and they started training at the age of four. Some differences between training is that samuria they live according to Bushido, and practiced Zen Buddhism. According to document A,”Samurai were expected to live according to Bushido, a strict ethical code influenced by Confucianism that stressed loyalty to one’s master,...” This proves what was just said at the beginnning of the paragragh.
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