The rise of a military society
- The military gonverment established by Minamoto Yoritomo
- By 14th century Japan warrior society resemble the lord-vassal system of medieval Eroupe
- Shogun is the leader
- Daimyo was the warrior lord of shogun
Samurai Armor, Weapons, and Fighting
- Went to war with heavy armor
- Wearing a colorful Robe that was unique
- Armor was Strong
- That was flexible so samurai can move
- Boxlike cover chest and back
- The metal sleeve protects arms
- After they put the Farias looking mask that protected face
- Lastly samurai put the helmet
- Fought with bows and arrows, Spears and swords
- Samurai was up to 8 feet long
- Long bow had great strength
- Foot soldiers used spears to knock down riders and kill enemy on foot
- The sword is one of the most prized weapon
- Samurai sword where the finest in the world
- Sords were flexible and didn't break
- Shorter small sword with you to cutting ads
- Wearing sort of lose the privilege and right
- The first samurai trained was " The way of the horse and the bow"
- Learning skills required extensive training
- Samari were friends to archery masters
- Samari practice into the know how they know how to shoot without thinking
- learn how to breathe properly
- learn how to shop while writing on the back of a gulping horse
- learn how to force an enemy to make the first move
- how to stay out of range of enemies sword
- how to fight in tight spaces or against more than one opponen
Samurai Training and the Warrior Code
- Learnd self control
- Learned how to endure pain and suffering
- Young samurai went for days without eating
- Marched barefoot in snow and long journeys
- Held stiff posture for hours without complaining
- Were told to think of themselves already dead
- Samurai could never relax
- Had to know when it is least expected attack
- Bushido is the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese Samurai
Training in writing, literature and tea ceremony
- Students and fierce warriors had to know writing and literature
- Calligrapher main tools were brush, block of ink, and paper or silk
- Calligrapher wet th ink and rubbed until the right consistency
- Carfuly drew the characters with brush
- Samurai also wrote poetry
- Matsuo basho made small poetry called haiku
- Had 5 to 7 lines and 5 syllables making 17 in all
- Tea ceremony fosters a spirit of harmony, reverence, and calm
- The guest had to enter crawling
- Gust sat quietly and watched the master serve tea
- Admire how the master combined the tea
Spiritual training
- In 12th century a monk named Honen found Amida Buddhism
- Buddhist believed that people can reach paradise
- Amida had been an Indian prince
- Zen stressed self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- Zen Buddhist meditate of hours to reach enlightenment
- Becoming enlightened required giving up everyday
- Enlightenment masters posed puzzling questions called koans
- Zen helped samurai learn discipline focus their minds and overcome their fear of death
Women in samurai society
- In the 12 century samurai women enjoyed considerable stutus
- When husband died she could inherit his property and perform the duties of a vassal
- Were expected to be as loyal and brave as men
- In the 17 century samurai men were the unquestioned lords of their households
- Young women must obey their father
- Girls didn't choose their husbands
- If husband dies the expected them to kill themeselfs
- Must stick to simple food, simple clothes and stay away from plays, singing and other entertainment
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