Knight and Samurai, two different warriors of medieval lore, share many common traits. Not only do they both dress in elaborate armor, but also their philosophies and codes of honor are deeply similar. Both knights and samurais focus and care about courage, loyalty, justice, respect, and self-discipline while adhering to a strict code of conduct. These similarities extend to even their weapons of choice; knights used swords and lances while samurais relied on katana blades and bows. Their similarities were seen in government, military tactics, and partial religious beliefs, proving that these two types of warriors are more similar than different, having much more in common than initially meets the eye.
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Young boys learning to be samurais did training like poetry and spiritual discipline, Kendo, and they learned the moral code of samurais; Zen Buddhism. Young Knights learned skills like riding ponies and sword fighting. Although they were often sent away to serve the father of a relative, in order to learn how to serve a lord in the future. A japanese trainee was inducted into the samurai class at the early age of 14, participating in a ceremony called a Genpuku. A european page became a squire at the age of 14, but did not become an official knight until they were 21 (Document C). The code of Bushido was an important part of being a samurai. It was a code of respect that included being loyal to his master, and devoting himself to duty. The Code of chivalry was a code of rules and honor that applied to the knights of europe. The code of chivalry was written first in 1470, approximately 200 years earlier than the code of Bushido was invented. These two codes required the warriors to serve masters,have loyalty, morality, ethics, and bravery. The biggest difference between the two codes is that in the code of bushido, loyalty is the most important aspect. In the code of chivalry, loyalty is equally important as everything else (Document