Real Samurai Armor

See real foot soldier armour from Japan

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Education

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• samurai
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• tachi
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• long
• sword
• tameshigiri
• war
• warrior
• knight
• load
• swordsmanship
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• bushi
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[falcomera22]

this is awesome! is there an armor from takeda clan?

[TSOAS2008]

@falcomera22 new video coming soon!

[TheaSinensisSerpenti]

I've always wanted to see some paper armor! Ever since reading a section of translated Ming dynasty military manual talking about the advantages of paper armor over other forms! It was in an article about ancient Chinese paper making techniques. there was also paper clothes and bedsheets that were very warm and used as under garments. These ones are probably designed differently than the Chinese but it was still nice to finally see some paper armor.

[TSOAS2008]

@TheaSinensisSerpenti your welcome mate. Can i see any articles and such. sounds mega interesting!

[blacksilkblacksilk]

Nice. Thank you. One question though: Theses days paper is a high tech material with all kinds of properties - mechanical thermal and otherwise. But back then ? Was this armour intended to fool the enemy (from afar) or did the paper armour have some actual protection value. If so, how did they do it ?

take care and have a nice day

silk

;-))

[MOUNTAINOUS]

nice

[necroturky]

Somebody actually thumbed down this video! There's just no pleasing some people.

[TSOAS2008]

@TheaSinensisSerpenti i know the work you mean, finding it may be a ballache its about 10 volumes long each bigger than the bible! Will find it mate.

[TheaSinensisSerpenti]

@TSOAS2008

It was in a book about Chinese inventions by Joseph Needham, in the chapter on the history of Chinese paper making. I can't remember the exact title.

[TheaSinensisSerpenti]

@TSOAS2008

I'm not sure of the name of the book. I borrowed it from a friend who is now in Taiwan. But the main source of info on paper armor comes from the Wu Pei Chih (BuBiShi) (the real BuBiShi not the Okinawan one). But it may be mentioned in other Ming military manuals.

[TSOAS2008]

@TheaSinensisSerpenti that is great info, where is it from?

[TheaSinensisSerpenti]

They made it using paper made from the inner bark of the mulberry tree, so it would be more like dollar bill paper than writing paper. plus it was at least an inch thick. the advantage was that it was very light, had no metal parts to rust, and did not rot and crack when wet like leather. It was supposed to be tougher when wet and could stop an arrow! the lightness and water resistance made it the favored armor on long marches and in wet marshy areas. used(in China) approx: 800's-1600's