2. Samurai
Samurai = warrior
warrior ≠ Samurai
A reign of 700 years
Saburau → Saburai → Samurai
Faithful unto death to Daimyo
Like father like son
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3. Code Bushido
"the way of the warrior"
frugality
loyalty martial arts
honor
different inspirations : - Philosophy
- Religions
武士道 Seppuku : die with honor
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Samurai life, for the group graphiquecommunicators ( http://graphiquecommunicators.pbworks.com )
Samurai were the military nobility of feudal japan during 700 years. The first term signifying these warrior is Saburai, coming from the verb "saburau" which means "to serve". They are loyal to Daimyo, who is a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan. All of the samurais have the samurai parents, because anybody can't become a warrior of high rank. From an early age he learn for don't be scare from death to become a samurai. Sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daimyo
Bushido, literally "the way of the warrior", is a Japanese word for the way of the samurai life. The Japanese understanding of the word is predicated on the samurai moral code stressing frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honor unto death. He has being inspired from different things like Mencius an Chinese philosopher or different religions. If a Samurai lost his honor he could regain him with the seppuku, that consist to penetrate his belly with a sword. Sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku
The samurai used approximately 40 weapons with a special mention for the katana. He attributed great importance to him, because according to the Bushido katana is the soul of the samurai. It is part of a set called daisho, with a smaller sword called wakizashi. There were another weapon very use, for exemple Yumi the Japanese bow. Sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daish%C5%8D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumi
Armor was impressive by their size, the helmet with horns and tattoos of dragons or emblem to show their courage for scare enemies. It was composed of several iron plates and weight ranged from 10 to 30 kg. It was very difficult to put on. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_armour
Today, martial arts used by the samurai are still taught and the samurai are also appeared in books or Japanese comics and animation or movies. Sources : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Clements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Samurai
