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a roman legionary would win against a samurai whether in battle or in single combat, roman fight tactics are just superior
ex. gladius and scutum vs katana or any other japanese weapon for that matter....no contest
when is comes down to it a short sword and shield is going to defeat just about any other combination of weapons
highly trained men with easy to use d weapons and tactics are going to win against highly train men with hard to master weapons and tactics everytime
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We Japanese do love our chicken grilled and roasted.........
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back to Samurai in leather armour. I was always under the impression that the samurai armour was a combination of metal and leather -> metal parts for protection at the vital parts, the rest leather but that it wasn't a metal armour decorated by leather.
(bit off-topic but have you read the book by Stephen Turnbull about the ninja)
gr,
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the book on shinobi by Stephen is very good indeed!
you are partly correct in that the older yoroi types sometimes did have leather lacing, but the samurai found out quickly that silk lacing performed much better. the printed leather (egawa) was always attached as decoration, never for strength.
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at your service Narukami dono!
now go, write a poem and do me, and lord Tokugawa Ieyasu the honour of opening your bowels because of this dreadful remark:
Of course, this is the exception that proves the rule
...since you obviousely have forgotten the cowhide was backed by metal and he indeed wore this suit in battle.
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apology accepted captain needa.........
love your kabuki avatar BTW!
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Correct me if im wrong but didnt the Dacians use a similar weapon to that of the katana against the Romans: the falx. I remember it from Rome: Total War. According to [url:eposze3t]http://www.larp.com/legioxx/manica.html[/url] and [url:eposze3t]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falx[/url]the falx caused Romans to modify their armor.
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Doo itasimasite Marcvs-san.
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This is kinda off the wall but...
Does anyone know the origin the name Hamatake? I have a friend who is japanese and he is trying to track down it's origins. He knows that it is the "beach warrior" variety and not the "beach bamboo" variety of the name's possible spelling, but what exactly IS a "beach warrior"?
Any ideas?
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The name Hamatake should first be written down in Kanji characters.
If the origins go down to the edo period it may well be a referral to a fight which Musashi Miyamoto had on the beach. if older there might be another reason.
I would like to know his full name. since to check wether one has samurai origins or not is these days quite difficult. Where were his parents born?
which city, and prefecture....
to go into geneaology you need a lot more info than just his last name.
as for the Falx/Naginata....
here is the difference... btw a falx was used for hacking! and slashing.
an Naginata is used for slashing and cutting (as most Japanese weapons)
The Yari was used mainly for piercing.
Falx (Falcata):
NAGINATA:
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