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The Samurai: Warriors Of Pre-Modern Japan

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The samurai were the warriors of Pre-Modern Japan.

The Bushido is a Code of Conduct that is rarely broken by the Samurai. 1. Honesty 2. Courage 3. Benevolence 4. Respect 5. Self-Sacrifice 6. Self Control 7. Compliance with duty and unquestionable loyalty to one's master

The training to become a Samurai took many years. They must take a blood oath in order to become a Samurai. The training covered all types of weapons, katana, bow and arrow, spear, etc.

Zen was a big part of the Samurai, Nobles would invite his Samurai to tea ceremony. Between ages 12-18, the young samurai would attend a ceremony called genbuku and would receive his sword.

The Samurai's job was to defend and to take orders from the diemo, and he was responsible of

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