Comments on: Samurai Armor – Fun and Functional http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/ Ikigai - exploring traditional karate and martial arts. A karate and martial arts blog that explores theory, philosophy, technique, and more. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Zyaga http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 Zyaga Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:15:31 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=573#comment-2041 I love that picture you have. Wish I had one of my own. ;) Realizing how much armor a Samurai warrior had to carry around really helps point out why arts such as the one's you mentioned "Jujitsu, Aikido, and Judo" were SO important back then. Just imagine for a moment, what it would be like to be thrown to the ground while wearing armor like that. Ouch! Unless you're really lucky, you're pretty much a turtle on it's back for a short moment which we all know is just enough time for the person who threw you down, to wield his sword right into you. :P I love that picture you have. Wish I had one of my own. ;)

Realizing how much armor a Samurai warrior had to carry around really helps point out why arts such as the one’s you mentioned “Jujitsu, Aikido, and Judo” were SO important back then. Just imagine for a moment, what it would be like to be thrown to the ground while wearing armor like that. Ouch! Unless you’re really lucky, you’re pretty much a turtle on it’s back for a short moment which we all know is just enough time for the person who threw you down, to wield his sword right into you. :P

]]> By: Foxy Citrus http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Foxy Citrus Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:18:43 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=573#comment-1856 I dig the blonde mustache on the last picture. Very trendy. At first I thought you were crazy by saying the samurai's armor was flexible--it looks clunky and heavy at best--and then I remembered what other warriors wore at that time in Europe. They weren't exactly comfy either. The samurai's armor was very effective, it seems, despite its shortcomings. I dig the blonde mustache on the last picture. Very trendy.

At first I thought you were crazy by saying the samurai’s armor was flexible–it looks clunky and heavy at best–and then I remembered what other warriors wore at that time in Europe. They weren’t exactly comfy either. The samurai’s armor was very effective, it seems, despite its shortcomings.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Matthew Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:23:56 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=573#comment-1853 MAM - haha, I hear ya. I know how difficult it is to move in kendo gear. I can only imagine how clunky that full armor was (and here it was reknowned as maneuverable!) BBM - Thank, and yea I was sorry too ;-) MAM – haha, I hear ya. I know how difficult it is to move in kendo gear. I can only imagine how clunky that full armor was (and here it was reknowned as maneuverable!)

BBM – Thank, and yea I was sorry too ;-)

]]> By: Black Belt Mama http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/comment-page-1/#comment-1845 Black Belt Mama Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:42 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=573#comment-1845 Cool poster! Sorry to hear you were sick. Cool poster! Sorry to hear you were sick.

]]> By: Martial Arts Mom http://www.ikigaiway.com/2008/samurai-armor-fun-and-functional/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 Martial Arts Mom Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:13:27 +0000 http://www.ikigaiway.com/?p=573#comment-1840 Can you imagine trying to move in that armor? And here I complain that my gi doesn't have any "stretch" to the cotton! :) Can you imagine trying to move in that armor? And here I complain that my gi doesn’t have any “stretch” to the cotton! :)

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