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Japanese Samurai Vs European Knight

If you were to pit a Japanese Samurai vs. an European Knight in hand to hand combat whom do you think is more likely to win and what do you base your answer on?

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Each have specific codes to follow so therefor would be difficult to pick but for fun's sake I would choose the Samurai because of flexibility and easy movement due to clothing worn. The knight would be in heavy armour and would be unable to be as flexible but either would die with honour/dignity.

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In my opinion a samurai would win by far. The samurai devotes all his existance solely to perfecting him or herself. A knight is merely trained well in his servitude to his king. I know plenty of the samurai code and almost nothing of the noble knights code, though I should do more research on it. I do know a samurai train from sun up to sun down on everything he is sought out to learn or employ for later use. Samurai's also are very disciplined in their art or arts. A knight being well virtuous and noble will defend even in the greatest of odds will tick until he dies, just as well will the samurai. Chivalry being the bases of a knight, honor fuels both, while discipline governs the samurai. Being hand to hand combat, I don't know many a samurai that don't know atleast basic karate or some type of kung fu, while the knight is rare to know more than just a punch or kick. The samurai would dominate speed and tactics, while the knight would dominate strength and endurance.

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Against everything that I want to say, I do believe the samurai would win. His speed and precision give him that edge needed to come out on top. It would be a fantastic fight though, both train their entire live to become what they are. In the end I believe it is the knights heavy armor that would be his undoing. But given the choice I would still want to be the knight.

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Ok I am going to go against the grain on this one. I think the knight would prevail.

Facts as far as I understand.

Knights sword ball park 4 lbs the samurai 3 lbs so pretty equal.

Knights had stronger less brittle blades.

Samurai armour 20-30 lbs on shoulder/arms-knights 15-20 lbs on same area but 40-60 lbs added over all. Thus equal upper body maneuverability. Lower body knight slower.

Both highly trained in sword play. Knight in more different blades and weapons than samurai.

Knight most do not realized had their own hand to hand combat techniques. so likely as effective as samurai in that department.

Advantage of knight is head to toe coverage in steel that the samurai can not penetrate with their sword.

Side fact the page went with knight to kill fallen knights that wore heavy armour on horses. As the knights mostly fell of horses but just could not stand back up. So the page pig stuck the knights that fell through the face plate, neck or where they could find a gap!.

I envision Samaria deflecting many blows landing some and their blade dulling every hit and likely breaking in short time. Same time the knight would be getting some hits in also due damage to samurai or at least destroying Bamboo armour. Most likely landing a death blow due to the nature of how a Samaria fights. Most Samurais fight to make kill blows thus leaving themselves open to the same.

After all it took a steel mace to open up the knights suit after many repeat hits!

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I'm a sucker for Japanese even so logically speaking a Samuri would have the upper hand.

A knight is mainly trained with a sword, a mace, or a javiline.

A Samuri is trained in the Katana, a staff, nunchuks (mainly a ninja weapon but used by samuri rarely), intensive hand to hand combat.

If pitted against each other, the Samuri has speed, agility, and hand to hand combat.

The knight has strength, and endurance.

The fight in my opinion would be short sweet and victorious for the Samuri. Has for the Samuri's sword, it has been hailed as the perfect sword. It's light weight and razor sharp blade makes it the deadliest of all ancient weapons.

This is my opinion.

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Fully equipped, on their horses, I'd give the advantage to the knight. Here, he has the power to simply cleave through the samurai.

Fully equipped on foot, I'd give the advantage to the samurai. A knight's armor DOES have weaknesses, and it limits his movement as far as footwork goes.

Armoured in hand to hand combat, I'd give the likely advantage to the knight, except in the case the samurai is a skilled grappler, since the samurai can't damage armor with his fists. But, he can still break an arm.

Hand to hand combat without armour, I'd give the advantage to the samurai. Many samurai had training in Judo or Karate as well as their swordplay skills.

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I'd have to go with the Samuri as well due to the fact that a knights armor has a lot more weakness' than people think. Were ever a knight needs movement, such as the shoulder for one example, the armor has it's weak point, for the shoulder it'd be the armpit, same with the Samuri. Below the armor for both is a heavy material to prevent rashs, burns from the metal when fighting in the heat for a long period, ect.

But because the knight's armor is heavier and the samuri's lighter it gives the samuri the advantage through speed and thus he would use his knowledge of warfare and end up winning the fight in my opinion. Don't get me wrong the knight would last for a while because the wounds would be small and not that deep they would eventually be the cause of the knights defeat.