Nov 19, 2010 · re: Samurai & Imperial Chinese warrior: a Contrast There is a cultural factor that plays a BIG role. In China, the most elite men of these times sought to become poets or …

Apr 30, 2016 · You can't "sign up" to be a knight or samurai if you were a peasant, not without showing some sort of exemplary performance in battle. For most of Chinese Imperial history, …

May 3, 2016 · Even high-ranking soldiers were regarded with a mix of disdain and fear by Chinese society because competent generals were thought to pose a threat to social stability. …

Mar 11, 2003 · Shaolin runs up to samurai and attacks with a typical chinese broadsword. Chinese sword practically snaps against the katana of the defending samurai, who then …

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Nov 19, 2010 · why chinese? isnt Knight better?

Jan 24, 2012 · They sent kentoshi (遣唐&#20351 to Tang Dynasty and learned Chinese culture, Chinese technology, and Chinese language. The second Japanese defeat …

Mar 2, 2017 · From the Shang to the Song dynasty. Chinese armor was mostly just lamellar, I can't think of a non-lamellar design in China that predates the Three Kingdoms period. …

Sep 15, 2023 · Uesugi Kenshin: Significant samurai warlord who engaged and defeated some of the best generals of the region Genghis Khan: Organiser of the Mongol army who used his …

Apr 15, 2015 · Samurai fought to win, to protect their lives and the lives of their compatriots. There was no concept that death in battle was a sound strategy. Mass suicide was never part of …