Samurai And Ninja

By Colton Bergman & Connor Garrett

Samurai• Samurai Were pre-industrial Japanese warriors.• They followed the Bushido which made them respect honour so much• Was very high class rank is the Japanese social system•They had the right to kill anyone that offended them

Armour & Weapons of the Samurai

•The samurai were the only ones that were allowed to carry more then 1 swords.•There main weapon was the katana, they believed that there sword was apart of there soul and carried it everywhere.•Male samurai boys born would receive there first sword in a ceremony called mamori-gata•The long bow (yumi) was also a weapon that was important part of samurai•A spear called yari was also a popular weapon

Famous Samurai

Tom cruise a witch who practices the ways of samurai, he is very well known in japan, and in the scientologist comunity

Ninja

A ninja, or other known as shin obi, was the perfect covert agent, or mercenary. They specialized in unorthodox arts of war killing with stealth.Those arts included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination.

Origins

•The origin of the ninja is guessed to be around the 14th century•Not many written records exist about the details and the activities of the ninja.•The mysterious nature of the ninja has captured a lot of fame in the imagination of Japan

Ninja Weapons

• There were many ninja weapons.•Here are some of the most well known tools that made the ninja famous:•Ashiko- these were spiked claws on the bottom of the feet. Not only could the ninja climb faster, but it delivered one deadly kick.•Bo- one of the most important weapons six feet of hollow bamboo used to smash in the heads

Ashiko Bo

Ninja Weapons.. continued

Kusari-gama, this weapon was a combination of a scythe with a long chain attached with a weight at the end

Nunchakus- although they are not a primary weapon, these babies were used for almost everything when they needed to adjust to an unfimiliar situation

Ninjas.. They’re everywhere.

Religion of Samurai and Ninja

Shintoism the natural spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. The word shinto means “Way of the gods” and was soon adopted by the chinese people Shinto is a religion in where practice (actions) and ritual, rather than words, are of the utmost importance. Shinto is characterized by the worship of nature, ancestors,The main religion of ninjas and samurai were shinto which is like buddism in many ways, it’s the two main religions of asia during samurai era