5 Facts About Japanese Samurais

Armor:

The most recognizable thing about samurais, aside from their skills on the battlefield, is their armor. Although, you might think that their armor was only for show. Each piece has its own purpose. Samurai armor, unlike the armor, worn by European Knights was designed first and foremost for mobility. The armor was required to be very flexible, so, that the samurai could move freely on the battlefield. Yet, it also needed to be sturdy enough to protect them. The armor was made of lacquered plates of metal and tough leather which was carefully tied together by laces made of leather. The strangest and most convoluted part of the armor, the Kabuto helmet also served its purpose. Its bowl was made of riveted metal plates while the face and brow were protected by a piece of armor that tied around behind the head and under the helmet. The most recognizable part of the armor was the helmet that functions as a neck guard to defend the wearer from arrows and swords coming from all angles. Many helmets also featured ornaments and attachable pieces, including a mustache demonic mangu masks that both protected the face and frightened the enemy. A leather cap worn underneath the helmet provided much-needed padding over time the armor would change adapting and evolving to the point where it was considered the best at the time for protection when going into battle. So good, in fact, that the United States military took notes and created their modern flak jackets using similar materials.

Sword:

The katana was the main weapon of choice by samurais when compared to the long sword that was used by most European Knights at the time. It was much lighter to carry and was more aerodynamic when swinging thanks to its curved appearance. The samurai warriors would test the durability of their sword by hanging dead enemies from a tree and then making sixteen systemic cuts through the body.

Female Samurai:

Although not directly referred to as samurais as that was more of a masculine term. the female Warriors were instead referred to as Onna-Bugeisha and they were known to participate in combat along with their male counterparts. Their weapon of choice was the naginata, which was a spear with a short curved blade attached to the top giving these warriors more of a reach when attacking their enemies.

Western Samurai

Samurais weren't just restricted to anyone with Japanese origin. There is a proof of Western warriors, who aligned themselves on the battle lines with samurai warriors. After choosing to align with the samurai, the Western warriors were given their own weapons, armor and a new Japanese name as a way of inducting them into the ranks of honorary samurai warriors.

Education

Unlike what you might believe about most warriors from different countries, most of them weren't simply uneducated brutes. The best example of this are the samurai warriors, as most samurai were very well educated the time when very few Europeans could read the level of samurai. Literacy was extremely high whether it was literacy numeracy or the various different arts that were available to them they always sought to improve their knowledge and skills.

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