New Weapons that Changed the Way of the Samurai
New weapons that changed the way of the samurai
A Samurai Sword symbolizes and means the Samurai's prestige and his skills in battle. It is a measure of his stature in society. To all samurai it’s their prize possession and it is worn proudly by its master – until the teppō was introduced. The samurai considered it as dishonorable to tradition. This changed the way samurai fight and changed their view to samurai swords.
The teppō is an example of a weapon that changed the way of samurai – it was introduced in the 16 century in Japan through Portuguese trade. They were easy to use and deadly. The teppō were produced on a large scale by Japanese gunsmiths since introduced. By the end of the 16th century, there were more firearms any European nation.
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(…picture of the traditional weapons used by the samurai before guns were introduced…)
The Battle of Nagashino is a great example of a turning point between swords and guns. Oda Nobunaga made deadly use of the teppō at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, leading to the end of the famous Takeda clan. Guns can wipe out a whole clan in just one battle. It was considered very deadly.
In the movie ‘The Last Samurai’ it strongly relates to the concept of guns taking over traditional samurai swords and guns destroying loyal samurai clans. The film's plot is loosely based on the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion led by Saigō Takamori, and also on the story of Jules Brunet, a French army captain who fought alongside Enomoto Takeaki in the Boshin War. It also gives an enhanced and better understanding of how these weapons can be deadly to the traditions of the samurai and the changes that are happening when these weapons are introduced.
Introducing these weapons to the samurai was a mistake that the Portuguese made. The samurai would have been better without the guns and weapons that were introduced by foreigners. Samurai teachings can still be found today in modern day society with the martial art Kendō, meaning the
A Samurai Sword symbolizes and means the Samurai's prestige and his skills in battle. It is a measure of his stature in society. To all samurai it’s their prize possession and it is worn proudly by its master – until the teppō was introduced. The samurai considered it as dishonorable to tradition. This changed the way samurai fight and changed their view to samurai swords.
The teppō is an example of a weapon that changed the way of samurai – it was introduced in the 16 century in Japan through Portuguese trade. They were easy to use and deadly. The teppō were produced on a large scale by Japanese gunsmiths since introduced. By the end of the 16th century, there were more firearms any European nation.
[pic]
(…picture of the traditional weapons used by the samurai before guns were introduced…)
The Battle of Nagashino is a great example of a turning point between swords and guns. Oda Nobunaga made deadly use of the teppō at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575, leading to the end of the famous Takeda clan. Guns can wipe out a whole clan in just one battle. It was considered very deadly.
In the movie ‘The Last Samurai’ it strongly relates to the concept of guns taking over traditional samurai swords and guns destroying loyal samurai clans. The film's plot is loosely based on the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion led by Saigō Takamori, and also on the story of Jules Brunet, a French army captain who fought alongside Enomoto Takeaki in the Boshin War. It also gives an enhanced and better understanding of how these weapons can be deadly to the traditions of the samurai and the changes that are happening when these weapons are introduced.
Introducing these weapons to the samurai was a mistake that the Portuguese made. The samurai would have been better without the guns and weapons that were introduced by foreigners. Samurai teachings can still be found today in modern day society with the martial art Kendō, meaning the