The Samurais, The Ultimate Stoics

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The Samurais, The Ultimate Stoics

The Samurais, The Ultimate Stoics

    For seven centuries, the Samurai were Japan's warrior class. As a class
of warriors and knights, they dominated society in feudal Japan. Their code or “
Way of the warrior”, bushido(History of the Samurai-www),called for a life of
duty, discipline and self control, on and as well as off the battlefield
(History of the World-Houghton Mifflin Company- Boston288). His loyalty and
bravery to his lord was much more important than his loyalty to his friends,
family and even their emperor. Their philosophy was one of freedom from
fear(World Surfari-www), and for these reasons, The Samurai were the ultimate
stoic warriors.
    The word samurai was derived from the Japanese word for service,
saburau(Grolier Electronic Publishing, 1993), for they served their masters
faithfully. They would die if necessary for them. The Daimyo or feudal
landowners used the samurai to protect their land and to expand their rights to
more land. The Samurai would transcend their fear of death, this made them the
stoic warriors that they were.
    As experts in fighting on horseback as well as on the ground they wore
two swords. This was called Daisho(World Surfari-www). The long sword was
called the daito-katena(Ibid.). It was more than twenty four inches long. The
shorter sword was called shoto wakizashi. It was between twelve to twenty four
inches(Ibid.). Their swords were the “soul's” of the worship. A good sword was
tougher and sharper. The swords were tested before they were used by the
samurai. The sword tester used the new blades to cut

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