Samurai: From Boy to Warrior

Becoming a Samurai is a selective process that begins as an infant growing into

a man and forming into a warrior. The traditional Samurai warrior first

appeared in 646A.D. It lasted until 1867A.D. The word "Samurai" is taken from

the verb samurau, which means, "to serve". The word, Samurai, was used in the

early Middle Ages in Japan to indicate the soldiers on guard duty at the

emperor's palace. The Samurai made up a leading class in Japanese society. The

Samurai consisted of about 6% of the population. The Samurai went through a

grueling training process. They were trained in "the way of the bow and horse".

They were skilled archers who fought on horseback. The Samurai were Japan's

central source of power. It was continuous for hundreds of years. Towards the

1800s, the Samurai's power began to decline. They were without jobs, homes, and

even their most prized possession, the sword. They had to sell all their

possessions to make enough money to feed themselves each day. Poverty had

struck the Samurai and Japan as a whole. The reason behind this is that buying

weapons and making armor for Japan's warriors was costly. Enough to put Japan

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