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I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend This is a line for the “Creed of a Samurai.” It means that a samurai has no friends. A samurai's only friend is his mind. By Jordan Huynh INTRODUCTION A samurai is a warrior in the military class in Japan. There are many benefits and drawbacks of being a samurai. Being a samurai you have many responsibilities. You must be focused and not get distracted to be a samurai. In the Social Pyramid of Japan, samurais are the fourth powerful class and you gain respect from everyone under you. You gain many new skills, the ability to hold weapons and ride horses, wealth, land and food. Being a samurai, you were expected to endure many hardships. A samurai had to go into battles and sacrifice their lives for their master. WEAPONS …show more content…

A samurai uses and has various weapons. A samurai's weapon was yet another important aspect of his life. A samurai uses their weapons for training and for fighting. Some of the many weapons a samurai uses are the Katana, the Wakizashi, the Tanto, and the Longbow. The Katana is a traditional sword. The Katana is the best fighting weapon for a samurai. The Katana is an important weapon to samurais, and it was a samurai’s soul. The Wakizashi is a side-inserted sword and a companion sword for a samurai. The Tanto is a traditional sword. It is a very sharp dagger. The longbow was bow used by samurais. These are some of the weapons a samurai use but there are many

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Throughout the history of Japan from the twelfth century until the nineteenth century, the military was comprised of samurai. The samurai were equivalent to European knights; both warrior classes fought for honor, wealth, and self-interest. The samurai gained status and were well respected in the Japanese society where leaders rose to power through military superiority. Japan had relied on the samurai as their military force for seven centuries, and yet the Meiji leaders, facing the challenge of foreign military threat, decided to abolish the samurai class. That was because the Meiji leaders took over the Tokugawa during a time when Japan was combatting superior foreign military forces, and the Meiji perceived that their current military force

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he would usually become a knight at around the age of 21.” It also states, “At about 14 the trainees officially became samurai in a ceremony called genpuku.” Some other things the knights and samurai had in common and had some differences was their armor. Some similarities they both shared was that their helmets were very heavy, they had metal rings linked together, and had a bow. Some things the knights did that the samurai did not was the fact that they had gloves, shoes, and all their armor was made of chainmail, and their horses wore armor.

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The importance of the Samurai peaked during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, when, during the decentralized system of feudalism, wars between daimyos were common. During these periods, lords used Samurai to enforce authority and expand territory, and, in return, lords supported Samurai so that they could devote their lives to the martial arts. During the Tokugawa Shogunate, however, this support began to decline. Due to the unification of Japan, there were no battles between lords, and due to Japan’s isolationism, there were no battles between Japan and foreigners. Samurai had little purpose, and gradually fell into disuse.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu, a Japanese warlord, victor of Japan’s civil war and the shogun of Japan in the early 16th century. Ieyasu “established his own alternate dynasty, and built a new capital… Edo (now Tokyo) (82).” Ieyasu did not challenge the emperors, for the shoguns held most of the power. During Ieyasu’s rein he issued a lot of decrees that provided the warrior and lower classes with the expectations and rules they should follow.

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They had both long distance and melee weapons. One of their melee weapons, made out of wood and arrow heads is a spear. Their long distance weapons are bow and arrows. They also had axes, knives, blowguns, and slings. Much of the stuff they had was

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The shortsword was used for beheading and the long ones were for regular combat, they also trained with a bow until they can hit a bullseye with their eyes closed. This is significant because the Knights only have three types of weapons and don't practice until their perfect like the samurai. The Knights have heavy metal plated armour that makes it hard for Knights to move. Samurai have different armour called kimonos but use almost the same chain mail, but this chain makes it so they can move faster. This is significant because they have totally different outer armour but have quite the same chain mail.

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This shogunate started the growth of samurais which are warriors defined as “one who serves.” Samurais were hired by lords (known as daimyo) as bodyguards for protection from other lords (Beck 307). Due to all the violence going on, lords were often at war with one another, so they were always in possible danger. As well, the samurai was known to fight in wars between enemy provinces and attacks from the Mongols.

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The second type of person in the status system is the peasantry which was the farmers they were highly respected because they feed the nation. The third stage is the artisans which were the people that make and create new thing to put into the nation. The last thing on the list is the merchants which were people that sell things. The samurai did not

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Tokugawa rule brought unity and stability, but it did not prevent change. In the 1600s and 1700s, each of Japan’s main class-samurai, peasantry, and urban dwellers was gradually transformed. The samurai by custom were loyal, and proud, but two centuries of peace slowly dulled their fighting edge. As cities grew larger, Japan’s urban culture became increasingly sophisticated.

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Samurai had armor that was light, since it consisted mainly of bamboo, while cloth and metal made up the small components of the armor. Because of being so light, samurai could travel very fast and movement was not a major concern

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Although fighting men played an important role in Japanese history from the nations beginning the class of warriors known as samurai did not emerge until the twelfth century AD By that time many small chiefdoms were unified into a central state that was headed by an emperor or empress who was believed to be a godly figure In his study of early Japan Jonathan Norton Leonard writes: When landholders found they could no longer depend on royal officials for protection against outlaws or predatory neighbors they armed their sons and retainers[servants] and put themselves under the leadership of chiefs renowned for fighting ability…To gain additional strength for defense or offense the warrior-chiefs of each small region banded together and offered

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They believed that as long as they were fighting they were training. The type of training that a samurai received depended on the wealth of their family. Lower class families were trained in their homes by an uncle, father, or older brother. While sons of wealthy families were sent to special academic schools. At these schools they learned literature, the arts, and military skills.

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Japan the land of the Rising Sun. Chartered by its modern amazements and its adherence to tradition. When thinking of traditional Japan the image of feudal times filled with people in kimono, samurai worriers, and Shinobi hiding in plain sight. Sadly, if you were to go up to most westerners and ask what the difference was between Samurai and Shinobi most would either answer you that they are one in the same or ask you what a Shinobi is considering that they are more widely known in the west as Ninjas. It is true that both warriors at the time of feudal Japan, (1186 CA-1603 CA).

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To begin with, samurai were skilled warriors with a passion to protect Japan. Being samurai in feudal Japan wasn’t just a job, it was a lifestyle; that's why they were so honorable. They spent most of their time practicing how to handle and fight with their swords. According to SamuraiSwords.com the main sword, the katana, was forty-two inches long.

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At that time, Japan was ruled by the shogun, warlords who were supposed to respect the Emperor. There were four social classes samurai at the top, followed by the peasants, artisans and finally merchants, ranked in order of importance to the country (peasants provide the food, artisans the goods and merchants merely dispatch them. This hierarchical system has continued to shape Japan and its business practices to this day.

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