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1st point - Armor- how it protects 2nd point - Armor -what its made from 3rd point- Swords- used in combat 4th point- Swords -and how there made 5th point- Bows - and how there made
 * War mask called mempo secured helmet and protected lower face
 * The protective armored sleeve called the kote the kote protects the arm from spears and swords
 * The helmet was secured to the head with cords attached to the brim
 * Their helmet is usually referred to as kabuto
 * Around the helmet laminated neck guard
 * Samurai armor are formed from pieces of leather, iron, bamboo, and silk
 * It took over a year to make a suit of Samurai armor
 * Each rawhide plate overlaps with the next to make flexible panels which are then sown into the suit of armor.
 * Armor is designed to be flexible enough to be worn even in unarmed combat
 * The helmet decorated with brass and lacquer
 * When fighting the blade is always moving in circles so that there is no break in the momentum.
 * Samurai swords are designed to slice swiftly and precisely
 * They called their main swords katana and their secondary sword wakizashi
 * Their secondary sword was kept tucked under their girdles
 * The blade has a characteristic curved shape because it is hardened by dipping the red hot blade in cool water.
 * A samurai’s sword weighs less than 3 pounds.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">There are12 over folds in the metal.
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Two kinds of steel are combined to create a sword with a soft flexible core and a hard outer edge to hold a razor sharp cutting surface
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Arrow heads were reinforced with steel
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">The kamata arrow had two prongs to shoot enemies in the eyes or neck
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Bowes were made of either bamboo or wood
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Bow strength was measured by how many men it took to string them
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">20 arrows were kept in a square quiver
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">The quiver had a fur lining to protect the arrows
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">bows were often used when the samurai was riding horseback instead of a sword
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">Arrows were usually shot at a 65 degree angle
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">The warriors family crest was often on the quiver
 * <span style="direction: ltr; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: middle;">The two pronged arrow heads ranged in size from 2-4 cm

The power of the Samurai is great but the secrets of the armor and weapons just make it better! The swords are one of the two weapons of the samurai. Samurai swords are always moving in a circular motion, defending themselves from the enemy. If the enemy does however attack the helmet referred to as the kabuto. The kabuto has a laminated neck liner around it. The helmet is attached to the war mask called mempo. The mempo is a half face covering mask attached to the helmet by a string. But if the enemy slays lower the kote a protective arm sleeve will protect them. Samurai are protected by there amazing armor, but the design is even more complex. Samurai armor is formed from pieces of leather, iron, bamboo, and silk. An to put all these together takes over a year! Each rawhide plate overlaps with the next to make flexible panels which are then sown into the suit of armor. The armor is designed to be flexible enough to be worn even in unarmed combat, that’s how amazing it is! The complex design of the sword is amazing too, but swords used in combat is something else! The sward in combat the blade is always moving in circles so that there is no break in the momentum. Samurai swords are designed to slice swiftly and precisely. Though they have two swards they usually only use their main one. They called their main swords katana and their secondary sword wakizashi. Their secondary sword was kept tucked under their girdles, when in combat. The secrets to why the swords are great in combat is because of the design! Two kinds of steel are combined to create a sword with a soft flexible core and a hard outer edge to hold a razor sharp cutting surface. One this is done the blade is dipped in to cold water after being in red hot flames. So the blade has a characteristic curved shape because it is hardened by dipping the red hot blade in cool water. In the sword there are12 over folds in the metal, because of this process. This process also makes a samurai’s sword weighs less than 3 pounds! The samurai also had other weapons besides the sword such as the bow and arrow. They used bows and arrows on horseback because they were lighter than swords. The bow that the samurai used was either made out of wood or bamboo and its strength was measured by how many men it took to string it. The samurai had many different types of arrows, such as the kamata arrow. The kamata arrow had two prongs that were designed to shoot enemies in the eyes or neck. The two prongs would stay in the skin or eyes and stay there and cause damage and it was designed to cause more damage when removed. the arrows were usually shot at a 65 degree angle.

Citiantions- //<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Trebuchet MS;">Arms & Armor //. New York: Knopf, 1988. Print. ||
 * Byam, Mich-ele.


 * Conlan, Thomas D. //<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS,Trebuchet MS;">Weapons & Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Warrior: 1200 – 1877 AD. //New York: Metro Books, 2008. Print. ||