P7+Swords,+Armor+and+Bows

=P7 Swords, Armor and Bows= The samurai were the warriors of Japan that vowed. They used original weapons and techniques when they fought. Their swords have been said to be the sharpest swords at least of the time if not ever. The samurai would not die in battle they would die with honor. Samurai had armor that took more than a year to make. Blacksmiths made samurai weapons with great precision. Archers carried heavy bows and other samurai chose firearms.
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Samurai had 2 swords one small and one large. The small one is used for sepuku and the long one for battle. The sword weighs less than 3 pounds. A samurai long Sword also known as a Katana was as or more important to a samurai than his or her soul. Samurai swords were to have the personality of the one carrying it. Samurai fight with curves to keep their momentum moving. This is unlike the Europeans who used jabs to attack.
 * Samurai had a sword and when it was drawn you had to use it to kill. **

**Samurai killed themselves with a sword to protect their honor ** If the question what do you want to have more of you would answer: money, friends or weekend days. The Samurai however would answer honor. Dishonorable could be anything from losing a battle or writing a sloppy letter. To preserve your honor you might even have to kill yourself. If a Samurai is cornered in battle about to be killed there is only one way to save yourself: sepuku. Doing sepuku was preferred than hurting their honor. The word sepuku is when a Samurai kills themselves in a certain way with their knife.

**Samurai armor took several months to make ** Japanese armor was not made in plates like the European armor. The armor was not only for battle but also to show power and strength. Actually the armor is made in thin small pieces that then are sown together into flexible horizontal pieces that eventually made an entire piece of armor. The only plate of armor a samurai wore was on his head just above the neck called a mempo. Armor was supposed to flexible enough even in unarmed combat. Armor was made out of leather, iron, bamboo, and silk. Then they were tied together with monkey hind.

Blacksmiths made Samurai swords. The Japanese believed that the Blacksmiths that made the Samurai swords took their personality. So if a bad, ugly blacksmith made the sword the sword would be bad and ugly. If a good, lucky blacksmith made their sword the sword would be good and lucky. The sword was passed down through generations and given a name. That way if Kira has a sword that is smart and lucky he can pass that sword to his son. The sword of a Samurai was designed by the blacksmith to slice swiftly precisely.
 * Blacksmiths made Samurai weapons and their personality **

**Archery is the way of the bow ** Archery was known as Kyudo in ancient Japan. In the fourth and fifth centuries the bow was used more frequently as a weapon. The most honored style of archery was mounted archery. In Edo at times archery was considered an art and the most favored weapon of the samurai. In the 16th century archery was replaced with firearms for most samurai and archery became more of a ritual enlightenment.

Obo Nobunaga introduced "fire arms" or guns in 1541. The Samurai stopped using their old weapons (bows and swords) to use the new technology. It was a bad period in Japanese history for Samurai. A Samurai was supposed to have his honor and using this new devise was dishonorable. Instead of straight out fighting a Samurai would have to hide and shoot its opponent. Later it became against the law to own a fire arm and the bow and the sword came back into the Samurai's hands.  media type="custom" key="8455756"
 * Samurai Firearms were a dishonorable new fighting weapon **
 * The samurai have very elaborate weapons and armor that were made with great care for the "Greatest warriors of the time". **

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