I hold my respects for Japan and its people, for they are really intelligent beings. Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, suburu, hyundai, and much more. For a small country, they have accomplished more than any other country in the world. Don't get me wrong, I love my USA, but truth is truth. But I personally think Japan has contributed so much to this world. Technologically wise more I think.
@tysonthebulldog I agree with you; though I love my homeland of the U.S., the Japanese are decades ahead of any other nation in the world. Which is kind of ironic for a country that was once behind the world's status
Samurais are respected in Japan. They were Japan's army. Like other indigenous armies around the world, they also were infamous. Spartans for Athens, Vikings for Scotland and other countries in Europe, the Arabian knights for great Persia, the infamous dynasties for China, all kinds of warriors for each country. That was then, now is now.
To some of the commenters saying that the history of the Samurai has been overly exaggerated; in some ways, I agree with you. Even though the Samurai were legendary warriors, some of them weren't as "honorable" as we perceive to be.
However, the same thing can be said about ALL classes of warriors in the ancient and modern age. Like the modern military such as the U.S. Army; I know that they are dedicated and strong soldiers but I'm certain some of them have done some things we would hate
@sadlobster1 Said things I'm referring to could be along the lines of attacking women and children under orders and being forced to choose between following your heart and following your commander. The problem I see is that some people out there don't wish for their defenders to look bad in the eyes of the common folk.
So I would guess that they would only talk about the "legendary" things the armies have done in battle and not the whole story, most of the time
@sadlobster1 When you really think about it; do we the people really want to hear about the horrific things soldiers have done or only the good they've accomplished? That's why I theorize that the Samurai have been so glorified; the Japanese want them to serve as a source of inspiration to the people.
@sadlobster1 The point I'm making is that while we try to bring out the fact that armies like the Samurai, Spartans or even the modern military have been overly glorified and such; I admire a warrior not just for their training or the weapons they use but for the lessons some of them tried to teach others. The code of Bushido for example, is something I try to live out in my daily life as a farmer and writer and I'm not even Japanese.
To some of the commenters saying that the history of the Samurai has been overly exaggerated; in some ways, I agree with you. Even though the Samurai were legendary warriors, some of them weren't as "honorable" as we perceive to be.
However, the same thing can be said about ALL classes of warriors in the ancient and modern age. Like the modern military such as the U.S. Army; I know that they are dedicated and strong soldiers but I'm certain some of them have done some things we would hate
Anyone who thinks they are so much greater than other warriors are buying into the legend instead of speaking the truth about the samurai.
Of course samurai are interesting, and many of them were very skilled through training, but they are also some of the most overrated and inflated historical classes.
Samurai are interesting, but so much of what is said about samurai ethics was invented by militarists at the beginning of the 20th century. They were far more like European knights.
@dekkaihito bushido existed for centuries,they weren't like knights because knights were nobles of medieval europe,samurai weren't,even samurai means to serve and they were trained from their earliest childhood in warfare,they are far superior to medieval knights in terms of military.
My grandpa was a Marine who saw action of Guam in 1944.
Much of the Samurai culture was still deeply embedded in the Japanese soldier(Especially Imperial Marines), which explained their unwillingness to surrender, ever.
Although enemies, my grandpa could not bring himself to saying anything negative about them, because he admired their courage, in the face of almost certain death.
@TheJoshMuse - i think every nation has some shameful way of treating animals somewhere. not that that means it's ok. btw it gets worse in many ways if you saw End of the Line too.
check out "Bujinkan" , "Ninjutsu" if you are intrested in Samurai & Ninja teqniques. it is 18 different teqniques (Kenjutsu, Sojutsu, Taijutsu, Bojutsu, naginatajutsu etc.)
The Samurai Swords are overrated compared to other Swords.In a german TV show they compared a hand-made Japanse Sword to a hand made german longsword and the longsword was better in the end. Even when you cant understand the language you can look at the tests here In the sharpness Tests the Swords was equal,as they tested if the swords can cut trough other swords,the Katana bended and was ruined,the german sword not.It was better in the end URL ; /watch?v=qpEC38sL3iU
Yabusame (Japanse Horse Archery) is not compareable to the skills of the Mongols.In Mongolia today its still a sport like in Japan too,but in Japan they have to hit 3 Targets on 200m Ride.Path while the Mongols must hit 5 Arrows on 90 Meters
They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.
Some people say that the samurai is ust another guy in armor,but obviously they have to be the most elite warriors known to man. Most of todays cultures look at the samurai's culture and then take their principles. Even today there honor and legend is alive.Just goes to show how amazing they were.
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 THANK YOU! I hate how everyone idolizes the ninja as a symbol of Japan. Why would Japan want to be recognized by cheaters in battle? Ninjas were cowards, the Samurai were where it was at.
@darrthvader123 - wait, why knock ninja's in response to a comment that mentions them not. they were assassins, sometimes bandits, sometimes opportunists like in this docu. it reminds of the everyday truths of warfare - head-snatching etc for bounty...
ninja's kinda like move in and out of shadows, some were like the okinawan farmers too and just protecting themselves.
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 Yes, though perhaps Asiaphiles have overplayed them a little. Don't get me wrong Samurai are great warriors, but so are Vikings, Spartans, Knights, and others.
@Liquidsback vikings weren't warriors,they were just raiders plundering undefended villages with very little combat training.the only ones that are equal in terms of fighting and warfare devotion were spartans and yet they were defeat by less numerous and less powerful tebans.
@Liquidsback there was one document about a huge viking,who held entire brit army on a very narrow bridge,he was slamming and breaking everyone's skull who would dare to attack him,but the one brit got under the bridge and stabbed him through the floor.taken from a diary of some british war writer.vikings are cool,it's just i find samurai's a bit more cool.
@Chomolongma93 Vikings weren't even plunderers, they were simply seafarers that sometimes raided and took what they could. They cared more about exploring than killing.
@Crossover3king How close what is? Not to shoot you down bro, but if you think you can pull off correct Yabusame they way they can, then make a video! If not, then don't leave such silly comments...
BULLSHIT! There is nothing in bushido killing ones self because of failure, only to avoid getting caught. That killing yourself was honorable, was an idea the Japanese government created in the 1940s, to make their pilots wanna kill themselves `just like the honorable samurai`
@XxModernDayRaiderxX Prove me wrong then, will Ya? Give me link to a picture of a samurai-Bushido text that backs up your blindfolded assumption. (And by the way: If the samurai warriors killed themselves after every lost battle in shame, either it was by fleeing or retreating, there quickly wouldn't be any samurai left)
@xXxgriefelementxXx They did kil they self cuz of failure bro. I have read alot of honorable suicide (Seppuku). A Daymiyo could ask his General for Seppuku if he failed after a battle. That didnt happen often but it did.
@ggerely Appreciate that you take this so seriously, but dude: That`s a movie, do you think Nathan Algren actually could have cut that musket in half with his samurai sword? And when i think about it, that clip doesn't mention why he committed seppuku with a word. (Only from the Bushido code itself will do, NOT the interpretation of a director who wants to make money, even if the movie was `about Japanese martial arts`).
@skyfiller12 Their purpose was to defend and serve warlords who wanted to become Shogun. They had no interest in conquerion a large area outside Japan.
Samurai were not actually common during the Sengoku period. They made up about 10% of the japanese population. They were an elite class of japanese nobility and warriors. There main role was to protect their lord (daimyo). Majoirty of the battles were fought with Ashigaru (foot soldiers). Though Samurai were still used in battle, the most famous example is the battle of Sekigahara at the end of the Sengoku period - where the majority of the troops were actually samurai during the battle.
@skyfiller12 bcuz they never wanted actually, if you have a little bit of knowledge you would know that japan was most part of history closed to the rest of the world, but they never have been dominated or defeated by anybody either... so i think they were the best xD
@TheXKieru Actually they did attempt to try and conquer China (and on the way Korea) during the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And failed. Also I think that Japan closed its borders after the Tokoguwa shogunate went into power. Before then Japan was open to trade with China and Korea which greatly shaped the "Japanese culture" and introduced Buddhism into the country, and the Europeans who brought them firearms.
@BaztardFree yes you're right, but rather the Japanese had invaded Korea and ruled for 36 years, only withdrew for economic reasons, and they fought with the Chinese where they also won
Um no they got wrecked in Korea by Yi sun shin's navy and the Ming army. Which is one reason among many why tokugawa had so many supporters in the end to usurp power from hideyoshi's son. The war was a really misinformed decision on hideyoshi's part. The entire war was from 1592-1598 and it further proved that samurai are not invincible, but rather most of their successes and stories come from fighting themselves in civil wars on the japanese mainland.
Also, when the rest of asia fell behind technologically. The japanese succeeded in spreading their influence and power not by samurai, since the samurai class was abolished by that time, but by being the only asian power to first industrialize. Every japanophile weaboo loves to jerk off to their samurai heros thinking they are invincible but in truth they are just the same as any other soldier.
@Aznxn4 first I never said they were invincible, but in fact they were incredible warriors and most sofisticated and powerfull than lots of warriors among the history. Battles Lost? sure, but do you know any nation that had never loosed a battle? I just dont agree that a Mr. Nobody like you, is in a position to take off the credibility that the samurai built for centuries, they were GREAT, whatever you agree with it or not, asshole.
@skyfiller12 Japan has never ever been vassal of China. Korea conquered Manchuria? hahahaha How long did Mongolian king ruled your cesspool peninsula? Dont skew the fuckin history dog eater, descendant of Evenki.
Bushido = The warriors way. Bushido was useful under the WW 2 and before that. After the WW 2 bushido was nolonger useful in Japan for anyone. I think if Japan won the war it whould maybe be useful in the modern Japan. i think if the Samurai & Ninja warriors should be allive today. they didnt gonna beleave on bushido in this modern Japan
The Samurai´s and Ninja´s must beleave on Zenbuddhism from 1614-1877 before that from 1100-1614 they could beleave on which religion they want if they want to be christian, shitoism etc. 1612 it was prohibited to be christian under 700-1100 the Samurais wasnt Warriors they was servant and i think the first ninja in the history been under the 14th century. Zenbuddhism = buddhism + Bushido. .an old word for the ninjas is shinobi.anyway I believe in Buddha as samurai & the ninja warriors.
@waxonify - with a name like 'waxonify' you'd think you'd know better, given the samurai who were held off by okinawan farm tools.
what i mean is, in that case things like sai were able to defeat sword. there's not anything noble about firing guns someone else built, anyone can fire a gun so it puts power into hands wrongly. if you try to use a sword like the samurais without knowing all about it you'll end up harming yourself.
The training did /not/ end at the age of 19, as you can see. Training did not even end at 29. No warrior ever arbitrarily ends their military training until they're no longer fighters. What happened after the age of 29 was that the Spartan was (Or was not..) accepted into full Spartan society. This is no more the "end" of their training than a Ph.D holder suddenly "stops learning" after he graduates, or a Master of martial arts stops training after they gain "Master" status.
Physical training is a part of military training; are you suggesting you could be a pre-modern warrior without Additionally, even at that young age you were trained in fighting techniques.
The "Agoge" system encompassed three stages before "Graduation";
Medieval European swords were also roughly the same weight as Japanese swords; anywhere from 2 pounds, to 4 pounds depending on the specific sword.
European swords were never intended for "sticking in the opponent's armor". They were used for cutting and thrusting, for armored opponents and against unarmored opponents. When fighting armored opponents, Medievals trained to strike at the /gaps/ in armor, not the armor itself.
Katana cannot cut through quality iron or steel armor.
Usually the people who declare japanese swords to be the best actually have no experience with other swords, have no knowledge of other swords, and have little understanding as to how swords work in general.
Curvature doesn't increase speed or weight; it just elongates the cutting surface of a sword making it have an easier, more efficient cut.
European fighting manuals are /full/ of cutting techniques and they are /also/ used for light and fast movements, horizontally and diagonally
English longbows had a draw weight anywhere from 100-150lbs, as per the Mary Rose finds. They also typically had a 32" draw length, which is roughly equivalent to those used by Japanese bows.
Think about it; if simply making bigger bows was so effective, such a simple technique would have been emulated the world over; it was not.
The length of the bow doesn't determine the velocity of an arrow; the draw weight, and draw length do. This is evidenced by the fact that the Central Asian Recurve bow is actually able to provide more velocity to an arrow for roughly the same draw weight as an English longbow. The heavier the draw weight, and the more energy that will be transferred into the bow.
The narrator should have said “Mediaeval France" rather than "Mediaeval England". The French invented Knights. When the English rode on Icelandic horses the French Knights rode on stallions, participating in tournaments.
The samurai bow was the best of their time? I've /never/ seen any evidence for that, as the title of "best bow" typically goes to either the English Longbow, or the Mongolian Recurve bow. I've never seen anyone suggest that the asymmetrical yumi was the "best bow" for the period of the samurai, from roughly the 10th century to the 19th century.
Additionally, there is no evidence that the katnaa has the "best design and strength". That's basically just pop culture hype.
You need to read up on your history again. Spartan military education started around the age of 7 when young Spartan boys entered the "Agoge" system. Google "Agoge" for more information. Samurai training varied from time to time and from location to location; I would have to see some evidence for military training to start earlier than 7, because earlier than that and you're dealing with someone who really isn't going to benefit from any sort of military training.
In contrast, the male Spartan education focused on discipline, physical strength, and endurance to a much higher extent. Spartans were professional soldiers, not warriors concerned with personal honor over discipline, like the samurai. In battle, discipline carries the day far more often than not. A Spartan was the best soldier of his time; in close combat, Spartans would crush an equal number of Samurai, who were never much for fighting in formation, and who never dealt with shields.
Remember that training of a Samurai was highly individualized and could vary in quality; they were not professional armies. Samurai in general also spent a significant amount of time in studies that did not directly pertain to war. Depending on the era you are talking about, Samurai could also mean a social class that was more politician than warrior.
@MrJustsomerandomguy; They should make more videos about great Chinese armies and generals, Siamese warriors, Samurai, and the Mongols. Those guys were real badasses compared to the White Devil fags that enslave and exploit other cultures.
...The Mongols didn't exploit and enslave other cultures? I've never heard such a silly thing. The Mongols murdered their way through the entire known world, from China, to Eastern Europe.
The Samurai didn't exploit and enslave other cultures? What do you think the Imjin War was? A tea party?
@HereTheArtBegins Well of course there are exceptions. It doesn't change the fact that Europeans looked down on every culture that wasn't theirs. They liked to take everything that doesn't belong to them. The British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, were all white devil bastards that pillaged other cultures.
When the Chinese had their age of exploration a thousand years before, they treated other peoples with respect just like when they arrived in N.America centuries before Columbus
You'd be hard pressed to find a pre-modern culture that /doesn't/ look down on other cultures. The Chinese considered all non-Chinese cultures to be "barbarians", the Muslims eradicated any pagan cultures (Including down-right genocide in Northern India and perpetual slavery in Nubia), subjugated any Jewish and Christian cultures, the Mongols despised civilized cultures and murdered millions of people in the span of under a hundred years...
The Japanese murdered hundreds of thousands of Koreans in just six years, and the Chinese performed similar deeds of murder in Korea during the same war.
You have a double standard. Essentially you're saying it is okay for non-white cultures to murder, steal, rape, and pillage, but if European cultures do it then it is a horrible sin. Read up on your history more. No culture is free from such atrocities; we're all weak, animalistic beings. No one is exempt.
Additionally, the Chinese did not explore North America "centuries before Columbus". The argument that the Chinese arrived in North America stems from Gavin Menzies' "1421", which is disregarded by mainstream historians in the Western World /and/ the Eastern World; Chinese historians themselves say it is a complete fabrication. Menzies doesn't use any good evidence, uses circular arguments, and in the end fails to present any reliable arguments.
@foxtrotcoy200203 Shut up. The filipinos don't even have an identity. Are they Malay? Indonesian? Chinese? Arab? or European Spain? Who knows.
At least the Japanese have real roots and established cultures and traditions. Yes, they were evil in the 20th century, but they are disciplined, honest, and hard-working people. Japan is one of the richest countries in the world. What about the Philippines? Where is it ?? Watching Wowowee? ahahahaha
The problem with youtube is there is no prerequisite to remark. Honestly, no scholarship, no basis and completely ethnocentric. Wake up, grow up or shut up. Or not, just keep on proving how many philistines there are in the world.
Interesting how samurai means to serve because my name means, servant (Sergio) But I am also named after Odysseus (no 1 cares)Coincidence that I studied martial arts and have sibling enrolled in Kung-Fu classes?
Perhaps.
But I wonder... 1:34, what of those with poor vision back in those days?
I guess only the truly gifted were worthy to become samurai although ;) a lot of it has to with the mind
the samurai served to be more like shock troops and Generals to the peasant troops in the later era. better trained, more resolve, better armor than the peasant troops. Before the ashigaru were used it was all samura vs samurai
the Samurai fought the monguls back into the sea,they could not get back on land then the monguls stayed in their boats n the typhoon came.the second time the monguls came the Samurai already had built walls to defend against the monguls and again the monguls couldnt make a victory.So the monguls left n never came back.so to blame the Sea or the land is kind of underestamating the Samurai skills in battle.
i can`t believe the laughable movie hype of japanese warriors, they were amateurs for christ sake. SAMURAIS were peasants and merchants hurdled together by their regional leader with experience gathered on their spare time. they would be slaughtered by the medieval european infantery which consisted of professional battle hardened soldiers, trained every day, all year to fight in formation. add to this..these men were equipped with real plate armor and shields
@masedama The Samurai were class of their own. Their Feudal System was identical to that of Europe. Samurai were a warrior class. They did nothing but practice fighting ALL DAY since BIRTH.
They're NOT peasants. Their armor was average 60 lbs consisting of interwoven METAL PLATES. JApanese infantry had formations for centuries and were very similar those used in Europe. Where the heck did you get your info from??
Either you suck at history or you're just a racist-ass bigot.
@masedama wow you need to read more.Samurai were not ametuers, they trained from birth to be warriors. The peasants and merchants you 'hurdled together' are called Ashigaru and they were not employed till a later part in samurai history. they were just conscripted peasants who had guns, and the samurai saw this as an affront to their honor cus mere peasants could fight them. Actual samurai were born in samura families and that was the only path for you, they were warriors
@SNB222 Yep they where entroduced by the portugese when traders and missionaries came to japan bringing thier culture and forign things. One of the daimyo that first encountered them was enterested in the weapon and ordered a swordsmith to make copies of them. It took quite a few atempts to make a functioning muscet (your asking a swordsmith to make a gun xD) but in the end it payed off in war effectivness. Oda Nobunaga made large time use of the muscet, just in case you didnt already know. :D
amazing what human beings have considered to be "honorable" throug the ages. From the spartans to the samurai, destruction of others has been their twisted way applying disciplene to their lives.
@cuzcatlan36 Killing and destruction was their job, and not part of their code of honor (beyond obeying the order to kill). The code of honor was about making the samurai obedient, disciplined and committed. It wasn't about mercy.
@teddythebenny GO too school and read some books .. sweden and japan were allies all the time when they were at war! !! Sweden came with they're vikings and the japanese with they're samuraieeez! duuuh, they even made a weapon called SamuraiBattleAxe.. !!
@AnusCandy uhh.. unless u have a document or something that states Japan-Swedish relations prior to Carl Peter Thunberg, initial contact in 1775.. that can state that he had a battle axe, which hardly is possible, as he was a doctor, botanist and so on.. still, in hindsight.. its a shame u got rid of the Stridsvagn 103, it was a superb.. tank.
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aisenfaust 6 days ago
I hold my respects for Japan and its people, for they are really intelligent beings. Honda, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, suburu, hyundai, and much more. For a small country, they have accomplished more than any other country in the world. Don't get me wrong, I love my USA, but truth is truth. But I personally think Japan has contributed so much to this world. Technologically wise more I think.
tysonthebulldog 1 week ago
@tysonthebulldog I agree with you; though I love my homeland of the U.S., the Japanese are decades ahead of any other nation in the world. Which is kind of ironic for a country that was once behind the world's status
sadlobster1 1 week ago
@tysonthebulldog "Japanese are so smart"
*Goes on to list a few car brands.
Danorowski 5 days ago
Samurais are respected in Japan. They were Japan's army. Like other indigenous armies around the world, they also were infamous. Spartans for Athens, Vikings for Scotland and other countries in Europe, the Arabian knights for great Persia, the infamous dynasties for China, all kinds of warriors for each country. That was then, now is now.
tysonthebulldog 1 week ago
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To some of the commenters saying that the history of the Samurai has been overly exaggerated; in some ways, I agree with you. Even though the Samurai were legendary warriors, some of them weren't as "honorable" as we perceive to be.
However, the same thing can be said about ALL classes of warriors in the ancient and modern age. Like the modern military such as the U.S. Army; I know that they are dedicated and strong soldiers but I'm certain some of them have done some things we would hate
sadlobster1 1 week ago
@sadlobster1 Said things I'm referring to could be along the lines of attacking women and children under orders and being forced to choose between following your heart and following your commander. The problem I see is that some people out there don't wish for their defenders to look bad in the eyes of the common folk.
So I would guess that they would only talk about the "legendary" things the armies have done in battle and not the whole story, most of the time
sadlobster1 1 week ago
@sadlobster1 When you really think about it; do we the people really want to hear about the horrific things soldiers have done or only the good they've accomplished? That's why I theorize that the Samurai have been so glorified; the Japanese want them to serve as a source of inspiration to the people.
sadlobster1 1 week ago
@sadlobster1 The point I'm making is that while we try to bring out the fact that armies like the Samurai, Spartans or even the modern military have been overly glorified and such; I admire a warrior not just for their training or the weapons they use but for the lessons some of them tried to teach others. The code of Bushido for example, is something I try to live out in my daily life as a farmer and writer and I'm not even Japanese.
sadlobster1 1 week ago
To some of the commenters saying that the history of the Samurai has been overly exaggerated; in some ways, I agree with you. Even though the Samurai were legendary warriors, some of them weren't as "honorable" as we perceive to be.
However, the same thing can be said about ALL classes of warriors in the ancient and modern age. Like the modern military such as the U.S. Army; I know that they are dedicated and strong soldiers but I'm certain some of them have done some things we would hate
sadlobster1 1 week ago
Anyone who thinks they are so much greater than other warriors are buying into the legend instead of speaking the truth about the samurai.
Of course samurai are interesting, and many of them were very skilled through training, but they are also some of the most overrated and inflated historical classes.
dekkaihito 1 month ago 4
@dekkaihito amen brother
SirHungryHippo 3 weeks ago
Samurai are interesting, but so much of what is said about samurai ethics was invented by militarists at the beginning of the 20th century. They were far more like European knights.
dekkaihito 1 month ago 2
@dekkaihito bushido existed for centuries,they weren't like knights because knights were nobles of medieval europe,samurai weren't,even samurai means to serve and they were trained from their earliest childhood in warfare,they are far superior to medieval knights in terms of military.
Chomolongma93 1 week ago
When it comes to hats the Japanese are in a league of their own. 2:17.
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My grandpa was a Marine who saw action of Guam in 1944.
Much of the Samurai culture was still deeply embedded in the Japanese soldier(Especially Imperial Marines), which explained their unwillingness to surrender, ever.
Although enemies, my grandpa could not bring himself to saying anything negative about them, because he admired their courage, in the face of almost certain death.
StonewallJackson26 2 months ago
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StonewallJackson26 2 months ago
Why do you all hate on the Japanese. There one of the best cultures back then. But then the harpoon was invented and they saw a dolphin
TheJoshMuse 2 months ago
@TheJoshMuse - i think every nation has some shameful way of treating animals somewhere. not that that means it's ok. btw it gets worse in many ways if you saw End of the Line too.
NWOareScum 1 month ago
um there wasn't a medieval era in japan, it was a feudal era
NOWAYIAMGOINGTOJAIL 2 months ago
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check out "Bujinkan" , "Ninjutsu" if you are intrested in Samurai & Ninja teqniques. it is 18 different teqniques (Kenjutsu, Sojutsu, Taijutsu, Bojutsu, naginatajutsu etc.)
ZZaiBoT2011 3 months ago
The Samurai Swords are overrated compared to other Swords.In a german TV show they compared a hand-made Japanse Sword to a hand made german longsword and the longsword was better in the end. Even when you cant understand the language you can look at the tests here In the sharpness Tests the Swords was equal,as they tested if the swords can cut trough other swords,the Katana bended and was ruined,the german sword not.It was better in the end URL ; /watch?v=qpEC38sL3iU
Weedus2 3 months ago
Yabusame (Japanse Horse Archery) is not compareable to the skills of the Mongols.In Mongolia today its still a sport like in Japan too,but in Japan they have to hit 3 Targets on 200m Ride.Path while the Mongols must hit 5 Arrows on 90 Meters
Weedus2 3 months ago
I miss this History Channel... f*cking Ice Road Truckers have NOTHING to do with history....
Reyrocksall 3 months ago 18
@Reyrocksall DAMN RIGHT !
wingwaabuddha 2 months ago
@Reyrocksall omg i love you right now. I agree, where is THIS history channel?
Ijumpofftallobjects 5 days ago 2
native americans did this without thousands of years of practice. and without saddles.
nileakanile 4 months ago 5
@nileakanile the native americans did nothing like the japanese.
lilsm555 3 months ago
@lilsm555 i think you're dumb if you think that.
nileakanile 3 months ago
@nileakanile The native americans were so primitive compared to the japanese sorry.
lilsm555 3 months ago
They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.
SuperGreatSphinx 4 months ago
@SuperGreatSphinx opening from the last samurai
blazingfury26 4 months ago
Takeda Shingin !!!!
sanguinius01 4 months ago
Some people say that the samurai is ust another guy in armor,but obviously they have to be the most elite warriors known to man. Most of todays cultures look at the samurai's culture and then take their principles. Even today there honor and legend is alive.Just goes to show how amazing they were.
mrrandomutubeaccoun1 4 months ago 37
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 Wow couldn't agree more with you brother..
JESUSISGREATEST 3 months ago
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 THANK YOU! I hate how everyone idolizes the ninja as a symbol of Japan. Why would Japan want to be recognized by cheaters in battle? Ninjas were cowards, the Samurai were where it was at.
darrthvader123 2 months ago 2
@darrthvader123 - wait, why knock ninja's in response to a comment that mentions them not. they were assassins, sometimes bandits, sometimes opportunists like in this docu. it reminds of the everyday truths of warfare - head-snatching etc for bounty...
ninja's kinda like move in and out of shadows, some were like the okinawan farmers too and just protecting themselves.
NWOareScum 1 month ago
@NWOareScum The person who commented said that the Samurai were legendary, and the ninjas aren't. That's what I was getting at.
darrthvader123 1 month ago
@darrthvader123 - oh, i was looking at their top-rated comment & thought you'd replied to that one..
NWOareScum 1 month ago
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 couldnt say it better than that! hahaha!! pretty much.
AmericanSamurai100 2 months ago
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 after the samurai id put waffen ss, their honor and fearless mentality for protecting the reich is the closest to a samurai.
sultanpuppy26 1 month ago
@mrrandomutubeaccoun1 Yes, though perhaps Asiaphiles have overplayed them a little. Don't get me wrong Samurai are great warriors, but so are Vikings, Spartans, Knights, and others.
Liquidsback 4 weeks ago
@Liquidsback vikings weren't warriors,they were just raiders plundering undefended villages with very little combat training.the only ones that are equal in terms of fighting and warfare devotion were spartans and yet they were defeat by less numerous and less powerful tebans.
Chomolongma93 1 week ago
@Chomolongma93 Asiaphile
Liquidsback 1 week ago
@Liquidsback vikingophile.
Chomolongma93 1 week ago
@Chomolongma93 Warriorphile is more like it I love the Rajputs, Knights, Samurai, Legionnaires, and Hoplites.
Liquidsback 1 week ago
@Liquidsback there was one document about a huge viking,who held entire brit army on a very narrow bridge,he was slamming and breaking everyone's skull who would dare to attack him,but the one brit got under the bridge and stabbed him through the floor.taken from a diary of some british war writer.vikings are cool,it's just i find samurai's a bit more cool.
Chomolongma93 1 week ago
@Chomolongma93 Wasn't that a berserk Chinese warrior who stopped like an army of a hundred thousand by screaming and wailing his weapons on a bridge?
Danorowski 5 days ago
@Liquidsback and i am no asian i am white,and very viking looking white.
Chomolongma93 1 week ago
@Chomolongma93 Vikings weren't even plunderers, they were simply seafarers that sometimes raided and took what they could. They cared more about exploring than killing.
Danorowski 5 days ago
@LRKS13 YOU SIR, ARE IMPROVISING. spartans did not use a gladius, and you say "the best of their time", well 663 AD to 1860 is a long fucking time.
maximfornow 5 months ago
LAPU LAPU WILL KILL THIS STUPID SAMURAI
Crossover3king 5 months ago
@Crossover3king i disagree.....
mjamba1217 5 months ago
1:51 what the fuck even i can do that shit
Crossover3king 5 months ago
@Crossover3king uh i seriously doubt that....... it takes years to do properly.
420Rokn 5 months ago
@420Rokn see how close that is
Crossover3king 5 months ago
@Crossover3king How close what is? Not to shoot you down bro, but if you think you can pull off correct Yabusame they way they can, then make a video! If not, then don't leave such silly comments...
420Rokn 5 months ago
0:28 hes the guy in ninja turtles, he was incharge of the gangs, LOL
HistoryHmoobGuy 5 months ago
where can i buy a replica statue like the one at 6:39>>>>> soooooo cooooooool....
Landron7productions 5 months ago
BULLSHIT! There is nothing in bushido killing ones self because of failure, only to avoid getting caught. That killing yourself was honorable, was an idea the Japanese government created in the 1940s, to make their pilots wanna kill themselves `just like the honorable samurai`
xXxgriefelementxXx 5 months ago
@xXxgriefelementxXx your absolutely wrong either you make up the facts yourself or somone taught you wrong
XxModernDayRaiderxX 5 months ago
@XxModernDayRaiderxX Prove me wrong then, will Ya? Give me link to a picture of a samurai-Bushido text that backs up your blindfolded assumption. (And by the way: If the samurai warriors killed themselves after every lost battle in shame, either it was by fleeing or retreating, there quickly wouldn't be any samurai left)
xXxgriefelementxXx 5 months ago
@xXxgriefelementxXx They did kil they self cuz of failure bro. I have read alot of honorable suicide (Seppuku). A Daymiyo could ask his General for Seppuku if he failed after a battle. That didnt happen often but it did.
Tyrkia123 5 months ago
@Tyrkia123 Show me proof! I`m done taking anything from anyone without solid proof anymore! Show me in the Bushido code, or forever hold your tongue.
xXxgriefelementxXx 5 months ago
@xXxgriefelementxXx
ermm, type seppuku in google and read on, pick the third link since I can`t link it on *ewtube
ggerely 5 months ago
@ggerely Appreciate that you take this so seriously, but dude: That`s a movie, do you think Nathan Algren actually could have cut that musket in half with his samurai sword? And when i think about it, that clip doesn't mention why he committed seppuku with a word. (Only from the Bushido code itself will do, NOT the interpretation of a director who wants to make money, even if the movie was `about Japanese martial arts`).
xXxgriefelementxXx 5 months ago
@xXxgriefelementxXx
what now?? We are watching a documentary about samurai not some fag TC movie...
ggerely 4 months ago
i have such a deep respect for japanese culture and history
jukka4president 6 months ago
@jukka4president based on this?
michor10 6 months ago
@michor10 somewhat. i have respect for it in general
jukka4president 6 months ago
Uhm, why can't we find any reliable and firm resources about Korean swordsmen anywhere?
Even any picture of them??
So what does "samuran" and "do" means in Korean?
The name samurai came from old Japanese verb "saburau", "to serve" and does this have anything to do with samuran???
Samuran also means "to serve" or something like that?
What about "do", do you really know the meaning of "do"??
Hwarangdo? You mean hwarang prefecture in Korean
??
moschieba1215 6 months ago 2
@skyfiller12 Better fight your own monkeys than try to conquer useless garbage.
BadassBigBoss 6 months ago
@japantruthify01 in other words, Japan is the refinement of Asian civilisation.
azumatify 6 months ago
Thumbs up if you know the Takeda flag because of Shogun 2 lol.
muffinman1 6 months ago 125
@muffinman1
Dude, i hardly recognized :D but youre sooo right! :D and so we learn from video games
Nogger86Germany 4 months ago
the samurai are the best warriors
hb2975 6 months ago
@skyfiller12 Their purpose was to defend and serve warlords who wanted to become Shogun. They had no interest in conquerion a large area outside Japan.
BadassBigBoss 6 months ago
Samurai were not actually common during the Sengoku period. They made up about 10% of the japanese population. They were an elite class of japanese nobility and warriors. There main role was to protect their lord (daimyo). Majoirty of the battles were fought with Ashigaru (foot soldiers). Though Samurai were still used in battle, the most famous example is the battle of Sekigahara at the end of the Sengoku period - where the majority of the troops were actually samurai during the battle.
TheGlowingKnight 6 months ago in playlist The Samurai
@skyfiller12 bcuz they never wanted actually, if you have a little bit of knowledge you would know that japan was most part of history closed to the rest of the world, but they never have been dominated or defeated by anybody either... so i think they were the best xD
TheXKieru 6 months ago
@TheXKieru Actually they did attempt to try and conquer China (and on the way Korea) during the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. And failed. Also I think that Japan closed its borders after the Tokoguwa shogunate went into power. Before then Japan was open to trade with China and Korea which greatly shaped the "Japanese culture" and introduced Buddhism into the country, and the Europeans who brought them firearms.
BaztardFree 6 months ago
@BaztardFree yes you're right, but rather the Japanese had invaded Korea and ruled for 36 years, only withdrew for economic reasons, and they fought with the Chinese where they also won
TheXKieru 3 months ago
@TheXKieru
Um no they got wrecked in Korea by Yi sun shin's navy and the Ming army. Which is one reason among many why tokugawa had so many supporters in the end to usurp power from hideyoshi's son. The war was a really misinformed decision on hideyoshi's part. The entire war was from 1592-1598 and it further proved that samurai are not invincible, but rather most of their successes and stories come from fighting themselves in civil wars on the japanese mainland.
Aznxn4 3 months ago
@TheXKieru
Also, when the rest of asia fell behind technologically. The japanese succeeded in spreading their influence and power not by samurai, since the samurai class was abolished by that time, but by being the only asian power to first industrialize. Every japanophile weaboo loves to jerk off to their samurai heros thinking they are invincible but in truth they are just the same as any other soldier.
Aznxn4 3 months ago
@Aznxn4 first I never said they were invincible, but in fact they were incredible warriors and most sofisticated and powerfull than lots of warriors among the history. Battles Lost? sure, but do you know any nation that had never loosed a battle? I just dont agree that a Mr. Nobody like you, is in a position to take off the credibility that the samurai built for centuries, they were GREAT, whatever you agree with it or not, asshole.
TheXKieru 2 months ago
@skyfiller12 Japan has never ever been vassal of China. Korea conquered Manchuria? hahahaha How long did Mongolian king ruled your cesspool peninsula? Dont skew the fuckin history dog eater, descendant of Evenki.
2channIist 6 months ago
There are many mad Koreans telling a ridiculous lie.
KUROnoNEKOoh 6 months ago
The Japanese Emperor and samurai,
Is not ruled by the empire of any other countries either; historically
(except some U.S.A. )
saburaix 6 months ago
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saburaix 6 months ago
@LRKS13 I am a Japanese Filipino, You are an Imbecile.
SindielxEternal 6 months ago
How was rice used as currency? FAIL
devilledevil98 6 months ago
@LRKS13 idiot, u don't know nothing about the country.
temsik1 6 months ago
@LRKS13 so as you
skah07 6 months ago
You mean swords, bows and spears against muskets and canons? Yeah that sounds like a fair match up.
SnIkLeeT 6 months ago
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Bushido = The warriors way. Bushido was useful under the WW 2 and before that. After the WW 2 bushido was nolonger useful in Japan for anyone. I think if Japan won the war it whould maybe be useful in the modern Japan. i think if the Samurai & Ninja warriors should be allive today. they didnt gonna beleave on bushido in this modern Japan
ZZaiBoT2011 6 months ago
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The Samurai´s and Ninja´s must beleave on Zenbuddhism from 1614-1877 before that from 1100-1614 they could beleave on which religion they want if they want to be christian, shitoism etc. 1612 it was prohibited to be christian under 700-1100 the Samurais wasnt Warriors they was servant and i think the first ninja in the history been under the 14th century. Zenbuddhism = buddhism + Bushido. .an old word for the ninjas is shinobi.anyway I believe in Buddha as samurai & the ninja warriors.
ZZaiBoT2011 6 months ago
stupid monkeys didnt fare too well aqgainst commodore perry!
waxonify 7 months ago
@waxonify - with a name like 'waxonify' you'd think you'd know better, given the samurai who were held off by okinawan farm tools.
what i mean is, in that case things like sai were able to defeat sword. there's not anything noble about firing guns someone else built, anyone can fire a gun so it puts power into hands wrongly. if you try to use a sword like the samurais without knowing all about it you'll end up harming yourself.
wax on, wax off.
NWOareScum 1 month ago
its pronounced Yama-to, not Ya-mato
alexamada 7 months ago
the 20 ppl who dislike this video are NINJAS!!! :D
rgbrox 7 months ago in playlist The Samurai
Let's go future , future is the best, future is the best, future is the best !!!
djomarino 7 months ago in playlist The Samurai
@LRKS13
The training did /not/ end at the age of 19, as you can see. Training did not even end at 29. No warrior ever arbitrarily ends their military training until they're no longer fighters. What happened after the age of 29 was that the Spartan was (Or was not..) accepted into full Spartan society. This is no more the "end" of their training than a Ph.D holder suddenly "stops learning" after he graduates, or a Master of martial arts stops training after they gain "Master" status.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
Physical training is a part of military training; are you suggesting you could be a pre-modern warrior without Additionally, even at that young age you were trained in fighting techniques.
The "Agoge" system encompassed three stages before "Graduation";
The Paides, roughly 7-17 years of age.
The Paidískoi, roughly 18-19 years of age.
The Hebontes, roughly 20-29 years.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
Medieval European swords were also roughly the same weight as Japanese swords; anywhere from 2 pounds, to 4 pounds depending on the specific sword.
European swords were never intended for "sticking in the opponent's armor". They were used for cutting and thrusting, for armored opponents and against unarmored opponents. When fighting armored opponents, Medievals trained to strike at the /gaps/ in armor, not the armor itself.
Katana cannot cut through quality iron or steel armor.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
Usually the people who declare japanese swords to be the best actually have no experience with other swords, have no knowledge of other swords, and have little understanding as to how swords work in general.
Curvature doesn't increase speed or weight; it just elongates the cutting surface of a sword making it have an easier, more efficient cut.
European fighting manuals are /full/ of cutting techniques and they are /also/ used for light and fast movements, horizontally and diagonally
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
English longbows had a draw weight anywhere from 100-150lbs, as per the Mary Rose finds. They also typically had a 32" draw length, which is roughly equivalent to those used by Japanese bows.
Think about it; if simply making bigger bows was so effective, such a simple technique would have been emulated the world over; it was not.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
The length of the bow doesn't determine the velocity of an arrow; the draw weight, and draw length do. This is evidenced by the fact that the Central Asian Recurve bow is actually able to provide more velocity to an arrow for roughly the same draw weight as an English longbow. The heavier the draw weight, and the more energy that will be transferred into the bow.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
The child of the samurai receives every training from 12 years old militarily
The samurai was great warrior which equalled Sparta
saburaix 7 months ago
The narrator should have said “Mediaeval France" rather than "Mediaeval England". The French invented Knights. When the English rode on Icelandic horses the French Knights rode on stallions, participating in tournaments.
Frankish Knights FTW!!
//Swede
EJLSWE 7 months ago
@EJLSWE untill the english got the longbows...
attackmike 7 months ago
@LRKS13
The samurai bow was the best of their time? I've /never/ seen any evidence for that, as the title of "best bow" typically goes to either the English Longbow, or the Mongolian Recurve bow. I've never seen anyone suggest that the asymmetrical yumi was the "best bow" for the period of the samurai, from roughly the 10th century to the 19th century.
Additionally, there is no evidence that the katnaa has the "best design and strength". That's basically just pop culture hype.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
You need to read up on your history again. Spartan military education started around the age of 7 when young Spartan boys entered the "Agoge" system. Google "Agoge" for more information. Samurai training varied from time to time and from location to location; I would have to see some evidence for military training to start earlier than 7, because earlier than that and you're dealing with someone who really isn't going to benefit from any sort of military training.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@LRKS13
In contrast, the male Spartan education focused on discipline, physical strength, and endurance to a much higher extent. Spartans were professional soldiers, not warriors concerned with personal honor over discipline, like the samurai. In battle, discipline carries the day far more often than not. A Spartan was the best soldier of his time; in close combat, Spartans would crush an equal number of Samurai, who were never much for fighting in formation, and who never dealt with shields.
PolarisVu 7 months ago
@LRKS13
Remember that training of a Samurai was highly individualized and could vary in quality; they were not professional armies. Samurai in general also spent a significant amount of time in studies that did not directly pertain to war. Depending on the era you are talking about, Samurai could also mean a social class that was more politician than warrior.
PolarisVu 7 months ago
samurai = one who serves + administration = samurai office worker
za2ed00z 7 months ago
@LRKS13 japan is a nuclear waste land
i'd prefer the philipines...
SirHungryHippo 7 months ago
"Go in to a battle determined to die and you shall live, go into a battle hoping to live and you shall die."
REDX3211 7 months ago
MUST READ LONE WOLF AND CUB
9toStryfe 7 months ago
I RESPECT THE SAMURAI FOR THEIR HONOR DISIPLINE AND BRAVERY
Laurendi1025 8 months ago
They should make more videos about medieval knights..medieval knights and roman soldiers were real badass compeard to those yellow tea drinking fags
MrJustsomerandomguy 8 months ago
@MrJustsomerandomguy; They should make more videos about great Chinese armies and generals, Siamese warriors, Samurai, and the Mongols. Those guys were real badasses compared to the White Devil fags that enslave and exploit other cultures.
aa3gunner 7 months ago
@aa3gunner
...The Mongols didn't exploit and enslave other cultures? I've never heard such a silly thing. The Mongols murdered their way through the entire known world, from China, to Eastern Europe.
The Samurai didn't exploit and enslave other cultures? What do you think the Imjin War was? A tea party?
I think you have a double standard or two.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@HereTheArtBegins Well of course there are exceptions. It doesn't change the fact that Europeans looked down on every culture that wasn't theirs. They liked to take everything that doesn't belong to them. The British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese, were all white devil bastards that pillaged other cultures.
When the Chinese had their age of exploration a thousand years before, they treated other peoples with respect just like when they arrived in N.America centuries before Columbus
aa3gunner 7 months ago
@aa3gunner
You'd be hard pressed to find a pre-modern culture that /doesn't/ look down on other cultures. The Chinese considered all non-Chinese cultures to be "barbarians", the Muslims eradicated any pagan cultures (Including down-right genocide in Northern India and perpetual slavery in Nubia), subjugated any Jewish and Christian cultures, the Mongols despised civilized cultures and murdered millions of people in the span of under a hundred years...
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
@aa3gunner
The Japanese murdered hundreds of thousands of Koreans in just six years, and the Chinese performed similar deeds of murder in Korea during the same war.
You have a double standard. Essentially you're saying it is okay for non-white cultures to murder, steal, rape, and pillage, but if European cultures do it then it is a horrible sin. Read up on your history more. No culture is free from such atrocities; we're all weak, animalistic beings. No one is exempt.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
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JESUSISGREATEST 7 months ago
@aa3gunner
Additionally, the Chinese did not explore North America "centuries before Columbus". The argument that the Chinese arrived in North America stems from Gavin Menzies' "1421", which is disregarded by mainstream historians in the Western World /and/ the Eastern World; Chinese historians themselves say it is a complete fabrication. Menzies doesn't use any good evidence, uses circular arguments, and in the end fails to present any reliable arguments.
HereTheArtBegins 7 months ago
they also have great manners the Fench could learn a thing or two
Wikipediot 8 months ago
back then Rice was worth more than gold and silver. they were on a rice standard using silver and gold as notes on the rice.
Rico8458 8 months ago
20 people dishonored themselves,their family and their ancesters
JimbobHarrigan1984 8 months ago
@JimbobHarrigan1984 And you dishonored this Documentary by posting that cliche and unoriginal of a comment!
JuanOfaKind88 8 months ago
in the philippines we boiled japs for breakfast hhahahahahaha
foxtrotcoy200203 8 months ago
@foxtrotcoy200203 Shut up. The filipinos don't even have an identity. Are they Malay? Indonesian? Chinese? Arab? or European Spain? Who knows.
At least the Japanese have real roots and established cultures and traditions. Yes, they were evil in the 20th century, but they are disciplined, honest, and hard-working people. Japan is one of the richest countries in the world. What about the Philippines? Where is it ?? Watching Wowowee? ahahahaha
aa3gunner 7 months ago
@foxtrotcoy200203 Pinoy is subhuman
StarfireAlpha 7 months ago
The problem with youtube is there is no prerequisite to remark. Honestly, no scholarship, no basis and completely ethnocentric. Wake up, grow up or shut up. Or not, just keep on proving how many philistines there are in the world.
AmidaWuji 8 months ago
Interesting how samurai means to serve because my name means, servant (Sergio) But I am also named after Odysseus (no 1 cares)Coincidence that I studied martial arts and have sibling enrolled in Kung-Fu classes?
Perhaps.
But I wonder... 1:34, what of those with poor vision back in those days?
I guess only the truly gifted were worthy to become samurai although ;) a lot of it has to with the mind
DeathMeds 9 months ago
the samurai served to be more like shock troops and Generals to the peasant troops in the later era. better trained, more resolve, better armor than the peasant troops. Before the ashigaru were used it was all samura vs samurai
languageprac 9 months ago
Thats funny people say Samurai were overated,But Spartans,Romans,N other warriors were not?I detect alot of racism towards Asians.LOL
billvw1974 9 months ago
Sorry for the shitty spelling( Mongols)
billvw1974 9 months ago
the Samurai fought the monguls back into the sea,they could not get back on land then the monguls stayed in their boats n the typhoon came.the second time the monguls came the Samurai already had built walls to defend against the monguls and again the monguls couldnt make a victory.So the monguls left n never came back.so to blame the Sea or the land is kind of underestamating the Samurai skills in battle.
billvw1974 9 months ago
The samurai were luckey though, if their lands were part of the mainland, i doubt things would have gone the way it did against the Mongols.
SvitjodsWarrior 9 months ago
@SvitjodsWarrior the Japanese on tsushima island were'nt so lucky during the invasion of 1274.
JimbobHarrigan1984 8 months ago
i can`t believe the laughable movie hype of japanese warriors, they were amateurs for christ sake. SAMURAIS were peasants and merchants hurdled together by their regional leader with experience gathered on their spare time. they would be slaughtered by the medieval european infantery which consisted of professional battle hardened soldiers, trained every day, all year to fight in formation. add to this..these men were equipped with real plate armor and shields
masedama 9 months ago
@masedama The Samurai were class of their own. Their Feudal System was identical to that of Europe. Samurai were a warrior class. They did nothing but practice fighting ALL DAY since BIRTH.
They're NOT peasants. Their armor was average 60 lbs consisting of interwoven METAL PLATES. JApanese infantry had formations for centuries and were very similar those used in Europe. Where the heck did you get your info from??
Either you suck at history or you're just a racist-ass bigot.
aa3gunner 9 months ago
@masedama wow you need to read more.Samurai were not ametuers, they trained from birth to be warriors. The peasants and merchants you 'hurdled together' are called Ashigaru and they were not employed till a later part in samurai history. they were just conscripted peasants who had guns, and the samurai saw this as an affront to their honor cus mere peasants could fight them. Actual samurai were born in samura families and that was the only path for you, they were warriors
languageprac 9 months ago
@masedama haha you dumb racist fuck
classclownee 9 months ago
hey its bob from the last samurai @3:40
gangjuju 9 months ago
20 people must perform Seppuku
SASmarksman 9 months ago
Bootyism? :))
3ch056 9 months ago
'Die by my enemies sword, or my own'
vniguam 10 months ago
You can learn twice as much about samurais from Playstation and cartoons as you can from The History Channel.
Inediblehulk 10 months ago
takeda? the tokugawa are much better
PeterTheChinesePanda 10 months ago
awesome documentary....
KUNGFUNINJAFISH 10 months ago
samurai's had muskets ? sweet !
SNB222 10 months ago
@SNB222 Yep they where entroduced by the portugese when traders and missionaries came to japan bringing thier culture and forign things. One of the daimyo that first encountered them was enterested in the weapon and ordered a swordsmith to make copies of them. It took quite a few atempts to make a functioning muscet (your asking a swordsmith to make a gun xD) but in the end it payed off in war effectivness. Oda Nobunaga made large time use of the muscet, just in case you didnt already know. :D
occultninja4 10 months ago
Time to play Shogun 2 Total War!!!
chikenadobo 11 months ago 99
@chikenadobo Hai!!
tomogawaninja 7 months ago
How did samurai fight?
Scenekiddiestar123 11 months ago
amazing what human beings have considered to be "honorable" throug the ages. From the spartans to the samurai, destruction of others has been their twisted way applying disciplene to their lives.
cuzcatlan36 11 months ago
@cuzcatlan36 Killing and destruction was their job, and not part of their code of honor (beyond obeying the order to kill). The code of honor was about making the samurai obedient, disciplined and committed. It wasn't about mercy.
LordBifford 11 months ago
@LordBifford Well, the Japanese have ripped what they have sown, that's for damn sure.
cuzcatlan36 11 months ago
@cuzcatlan36 *reaped. You foolish American.
Kullg4r 10 months ago
Just imagine living in feudal times. Unbelievable.
carnotaur 11 months ago
@carnotaur .. ya death around the corner.. from plague, bandits.. etc XD
teddythebenny 11 months ago
Only the true samurai are from Japan and Sweden.
AnusCandy 1 year ago 5
@AnusCandy ..sweden were did sweden come from ? XD
teddythebenny 11 months ago
@teddythebenny GO too school and read some books .. sweden and japan were allies all the time when they were at war! !! Sweden came with they're vikings and the japanese with they're samuraieeez! duuuh, they even made a weapon called SamuraiBattleAxe.. !!
AnusCandy 11 months ago
@AnusCandy uhh.. unless u have a document or something that states Japan-Swedish relations prior to Carl Peter Thunberg, initial contact in 1775.. that can state that he had a battle axe, which hardly is possible, as he was a doctor, botanist and so on.. still, in hindsight.. its a shame u got rid of the Stridsvagn 103, it was a superb.. tank.
teddythebenny 11 months ago