By Sneha, Andrew, and Daniel

Samuel, Robert T. The Samurai: The Philosophy of Victory. New York: Barn Noble Books, 2005.

Sharp samurai swords. Had personality.

Moved swiftly and precisely.

Thought in advance.

Practice/train to perfection

Leads- perfection/enlightenment

Seppuku- suicide Sign of respect Admit defeat

Commits seppuku when going to be defeated.

Seppuku to have noble spirit/better second life

High moral swordsmiths 12+ folds Curved

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm

Swordsmiths-combined different hardness/carbon content steels

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm

Flexible core- harder outer edge

Weighs 3- pounds

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm

Armorsmiths made armor- used leather pieces

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/japb/hd_japb.htm

Armor- flexible Takes 1+ year to

make

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/knights/japan_sam_1.html

Rawhide overlapping- panels

Designed- show power/strength

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/decaa/hd_decaa.htm

All look different Not usually much

decoration

More decoration- higher classes

Decoration- use/function

ArmorMail Armor (chain mail)Plate armor

Weapons/way to use- changed

Guns introduced

Bows/arrow/horseback- swords, spears, naginata

Works Cited Byam, Mich-ele. Arms & Armor. New York:

Knopf, 1988. "Arms and Armor Around the World Japan."

Knights in Central Park. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-2010. Web. 17 Feb. 2010.

McGee, Mark. "A Brief History Of The Samurai." 25 Dec. 1998.Web. 17 Feb. 2010.

Breiding, Dirk H. "The Decoration of Arms and Armor". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. Web. 17 Feb. 2010.