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Samurai
How to become a Samurai
Fight like one
Fight only for honorable causes. Legendary samurai like Minamoto no Tametomo, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and others earned their reputation as powerful, fearless, and cunning fighters through many years of excellence on the battlefield. However, this excellence never came at the expense of a samurai's honor.
Condition your body. To be able to fight like a samurai, you must start by reaching for the raw materials of strength and endurance. Samurai cannot fight to defend their loved ones if they are too weak or out of shape to offer much of a challenge.
Learn a martial art. An ideal samurai didn't need weapons to fight — he would be willing and able to fight armed and armored enemies with his bare hands if needed.
Consider learning to fight with traditional samurai weapons. Samurai were proficient killers with a wide variety of weapons. These include the naginata, a long poleaxe or spear, the bow, and the famous katana sword.
Fight without fear of defeat. The most respected samurai warriors were said to fight as if they were already dead that is, they fought fearlessly because it truly did not make a difference to them whether they lived or died in battle.
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Quotes
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“No matter how much you hate or how much you suffer, you can't bring the dead back to life” - Himura Kenshin
“Fighting isn't all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and
are satisfied to have food to eat and a place to sleep, are mere vagabonds. A
serious student is much more concerned with training his mind and disciplining
his spirit than with developing martial skills.”
― Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi
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Origin
Although an emperor has reigned in Japan since ancient times, by the late 1100s powerful military leaders were challenging the power of the imperial court. From the thirteenth century on, Japan was ruled through a dual government structure. While the emperor retained cultural and religious sovereignty over the nation, the military elite during this period assumed political and economic leadership. This system of governance remained in place until the late 1800s.
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Definition:a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.
