Rome vs Japan

[petrinus]

being a student and instructor of kenjutsu and aikijujutsu and rather well studied on fuedal japan, and the tactics and capabilities of samurai and bushi, i must insist that the samurai would eat a legion alive, their bows were monstrous and powerful, their swords sharper (you really have no idea unless youve cut with one, master nakamura cut through 5 goza, thats the density of 5 human bodies!!!), longer and stronger and their fluidity and skill of movement and fearlessness of death unimaginable, unconceivable even to a western mind. the samurai were trained from about age 7 and by the time most were 12/13 they were facing hardened adult killers successfully on the battle field, not all samurai were of horse rank, so they are not dependent on cavalry tactics, and their work with the yari and naginata (spears and pole arms) is something to behold. ive got mad love for rome and the legion but i think the samuria would out manuever and masacre a what honestly was a rather rigid fighting schism concerning the legion, however there would no doubt be heavy losses fort he samurai