is the katana sharp enough to cut
through bullshit welcome to
watchmojo.com it’s the series to finds
the biggest myths that people actually
believe and dispel them one by one in
today’s installment we’ll be counting
down the top 5 myths about samurai
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content these legendary warriors have
inspired countless works of fiction in
pop culture
but sadly such tributes have ultimately
obscured the truth about these Japanese
icons come along as we learn what truly
lies under the samurais mask spoiler
it’s not Tom Cruise this number 5
Bushido made them good guys man dragon
handle important warnings for any
would-be time travelers just because a
historical group had a code doesn’t mean
they necessarily followed it tamio
retainer
follow a code known as Bushido this code
by which the samurai led their lives
roughly translates to the way of the
warrior it had many of the same
admirable yet lofty ambitions as the
chivalric code prioritizing justice
loyalty Duty self-sacrifice and so on
but the reality is first and foremost
samurai were expected to carry out the
instructions of their Lord and if that
involves committing a few dishonorable
acts so be it ironically samurai were
also known to betray their Lord for
another if the pay professor marshaled
in push to miss : will endure today they
also have the right to kill any commoner
they felt hadn’t shown adequate respect
better before they led warrior lives all
right so you’ve always idealized samurai
as virtuous warriors and we’ve slightly
tainted the virtuous part at least our
legendary prowess on the battlefield is
inarguable right well not so much none
of us come right anymore to be clear the
samurai were widely considered to be
excellent warriors but as we previously
mentioned some I we’re just a type of
soldier but rather an entire social
class they weren’t few and far between
in fact they were many at one point
making up 10% of the country’s
population
to Vega Ned well it’s nice to imagine
them as depicted on screen slicing
through their enemies many son I living
in the peaceful periods were trained in
the ways of the samurai but let the
light of scholars and bureaucrats myth
number three it was a male-only class
coriolis of anyone generally when you
think of some AI you imagine men but
these Warriors also known as Buu she had
a female equivalent known as on a GU
gaya
who served the same role as samurai in
times of conflict they were true
warriors expertly trained in the art of
combat in place of the katana which is
the archetypal weapon of the samurai in
popular media honorable geisha typically
wielded a KO naginata a long pole with a
curved metal blade on its tip this
weapon afforded these female combatants
excellent reach and versatility against
their often male enemies although they
were nowhere near as common as their
masculine counterparts the exploits of
the most famous among them like Timon
gozen were truly legendary myth number
two seppuku was only about honor
also known as harakiri this form of
ritual suicide involving a short sword
to the stomach allow the samurai to
regain his honor
after being disgraced hmm
although romanticized on screen it
wasn’t performed whenever a battle was
lost the truth is some I went above her
treating when they did perform seppuku
on the battlefield it was usually a last
resort a way to escape capture and
torture at the hands of the enemy by
forging his blade to my belly for
disgraced samurai sentenced to death it
was a practical matter if they committed
seppuku their property would remain with
their family if they refused it would be
taken back to their Lord in some cases
it was even forcefully administered myth
number one the katana was always their
weapon of choice
unfortunately the legendary samurai
sword is a mis magnet
despite popular beliefs a samurai could
put his sword away without spilling
blood and generally speaking could not
effectively catch an enemy’s katana
mid-swing nonetheless a katana is the
iconic weapon of a samurai and with good
reason it was a crucial status symbol
exclusive to samurai they also tended to
be very expensive but they didn’t use
these blades as their exclusive weapon
samurai were adaptable they used long
bows called Yumi’s Spears called yaris
and naginata they also knew not to bring
a katana to a gunfight they began using
a firearm known as the Tanegashima as
well as cannons in the 16th century do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
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through bullshit welcome to
watchmojo.com it’s the series to finds
the biggest myths that people actually
believe and dispel them one by one in
today’s installment we’ll be counting
down the top 5 myths about samurai
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content these legendary warriors have
inspired countless works of fiction in
pop culture
but sadly such tributes have ultimately
obscured the truth about these Japanese
icons come along as we learn what truly
lies under the samurais mask spoiler
it’s not Tom Cruise this number 5
Bushido made them good guys man dragon
handle important warnings for any
would-be time travelers just because a
historical group had a code doesn’t mean
they necessarily followed it tamio
retainer
follow a code known as Bushido this code
by which the samurai led their lives
roughly translates to the way of the
warrior it had many of the same
admirable yet lofty ambitions as the
chivalric code prioritizing justice
loyalty Duty self-sacrifice and so on
but the reality is first and foremost
samurai were expected to carry out the
instructions of their Lord and if that
involves committing a few dishonorable
acts so be it ironically samurai were
also known to betray their Lord for
another if the pay professor marshaled
in push to miss : will endure today they
also have the right to kill any commoner
they felt hadn’t shown adequate respect
better before they led warrior lives all
right so you’ve always idealized samurai
as virtuous warriors and we’ve slightly
tainted the virtuous part at least our
legendary prowess on the battlefield is
inarguable right well not so much none
of us come right anymore to be clear the
samurai were widely considered to be
excellent warriors but as we previously
mentioned some I we’re just a type of
soldier but rather an entire social
class they weren’t few and far between
in fact they were many at one point
making up 10% of the country’s
population
to Vega Ned well it’s nice to imagine
them as depicted on screen slicing
through their enemies many son I living
in the peaceful periods were trained in
the ways of the samurai but let the
light of scholars and bureaucrats myth
number three it was a male-only class
coriolis of anyone generally when you
think of some AI you imagine men but
these Warriors also known as Buu she had
a female equivalent known as on a GU
gaya
who served the same role as samurai in
times of conflict they were true
warriors expertly trained in the art of
combat in place of the katana which is
the archetypal weapon of the samurai in
popular media honorable geisha typically
wielded a KO naginata a long pole with a
curved metal blade on its tip this
weapon afforded these female combatants
excellent reach and versatility against
their often male enemies although they
were nowhere near as common as their
masculine counterparts the exploits of
the most famous among them like Timon
gozen were truly legendary myth number
two seppuku was only about honor
also known as harakiri this form of
ritual suicide involving a short sword
to the stomach allow the samurai to
regain his honor
after being disgraced hmm
although romanticized on screen it
wasn’t performed whenever a battle was
lost the truth is some I went above her
treating when they did perform seppuku
on the battlefield it was usually a last
resort a way to escape capture and
torture at the hands of the enemy by
forging his blade to my belly for
disgraced samurai sentenced to death it
was a practical matter if they committed
seppuku their property would remain with
their family if they refused it would be
taken back to their Lord in some cases
it was even forcefully administered myth
number one the katana was always their
weapon of choice
unfortunately the legendary samurai
sword is a mis magnet
despite popular beliefs a samurai could
put his sword away without spilling
blood and generally speaking could not
effectively catch an enemy’s katana
mid-swing nonetheless a katana is the
iconic weapon of a samurai and with good
reason it was a crucial status symbol
exclusive to samurai they also tended to
be very expensive but they didn’t use
these blades as their exclusive weapon
samurai were adaptable they used long
bows called Yumi’s Spears called yaris
and naginata they also knew not to bring
a katana to a gunfight they began using
a firearm known as the Tanegashima as
well as cannons in the 16th century do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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