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