Samurai Armour Full Evaluation

[@kanonierable]

The depth of Your knowledge on theoretical and practical aspects of the topics You present and Your ability to explain everything in a simple and understandable way is absolutely stupendous. Or in short: Awesome, dude!

[@yvranx]

I would've preferred a little different lighting, the dark armour was sometimes hard to see.

[@metatronyt]

+yvranx Ye that's why I added the close shots ;)

[@Azumazini]

A few corrections. Japan had Riveted Mail before their introduction to the Portuguese and Spanish. They actually had it in use since the 12th-13th Century as they first saw it in use with the Mongolians and later from Korea. There has been finds of it in Japan. The main reason it was far more rare than the Nanban version was that it required the use of ほちょてつ (Hocho-tetsu) which was a low carbon steel and a product of the tatara smelting. There were also bronze versions of it as it seems to have been easier to make over the iron/steel version since they found pure iron was more likely to break or snap due to the hammering process. Not to mention it took far longer to produce over butted mail, and when you're trying to mass produce it for the kachi and ashigaru going to war you look for ways to mass produce it. There has been finds of the riveted mail in use with quite a few Daimyo and their hatamoto. So both are period correct with that armor since they are 15-16th century. When they got direct copies of it from the Portuguese it became more common as it was punched out directly from iron plates making it far easier to produce and it even saw far more common usage during Hideyoshi's reign and after.

[@livingwithpain5720]

Thanks very interesting

[@arbhall7572]

Excellent video sir. Thank you. I definitely appreciate how in depth you have gone in to do this. Not many folks would bother getting a replica of ancient armour, to say nothing of getting a suit that actually fits correctly then testing it. I tip my hat to you in salute sir.

[@mergenocide]

+Arbhall McDougall I tip my fedora.

[@10THPROPHET]

I tip my visor ...wait

[@HandleTurner]

Thank you for the extra attention you put into pronouncing the Japanese names of the separate pieces of your armour. Very helpful.

[@jon-from-tx]

Your Japanese and English accents are spot-on. It tempts me to check out your language videos

[@athakravi111airsoft3]

That armor is soooo dark it almost blends in with the back ground

[@cullenkerr6556]

I have a question. I was playing total war Attila when my friend as the Huns. During a battle we zoomed in on the big man himself, Attila, while he was in combat and noticed something strange. When he was in melee he didn't have a shield and was instead blocking with his bow. Were there any historical examples of people using bows to block while in battle or is this just another example of Creative Assembly being lazy?

[@extrastuff9463]

+Cullen Kerr Well let's be honest here about the animations "it's a game", don't take it too seriously. But as for blocking with a bow here's my take on it: it would not be the best tool for the job but if it is the one you've got in your hands and the alternative is to get a sword/heavy object bashing you to shit I would try to block or deflect the blow with it. In the case of a sword you could potentially block it, but considering most bows are relatively light and don't have a gaurd for the hands... if a heavier thing with more weight towards the striking end (warhammers, pollaxes, falchion, etc) would be going for you I would say trying to deflect the blow would have a better probability of success. It would be fairly likely to damage your bow yes, if it doesn't break it straight away I could see the small crack that could form become a break when you put the whole staff under strain later on when pulling an arrow back. But I would prefer that over the alternative of getting stabbed/face bashed in etc... But even with a direct strike that'd maybe break the bow staff (I suspect it would probably be able to take one or two serious hits) you would stop a lot of momentum that the impact that'd otherwise hit you and that is a good thing.

[@Nozomu564]

+Cullen Kerr Using bow to block an attack is definitely historically accurate, bows were used for long time and it weren't unusual for bowmen to be engaged in close combat, commonly in a forced way. However going into a big battle with intention of using your bow for defence is completely another thing. While shield were not extremely cheap, bows were even less so. Also it takes only few minutes of work to change wooden plank into shield-like-thing that would outperform your trusty bow in blocking attacks.

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

I mean, in the heat of battle, when you have that in your hand you're going to reflexively use it. Better the bow than you.

[@bruceflyingsolo3977]

Recently stumbled on your channel from a KZbin suggestion. Really enjoy your content.

[@TheMongooseOfDoom]

This part of your hand is called "palm" :)

[@mrmoth26]

"The Palm"*

[@ClausewitzMTH]

Very nice and detailed video, also well structured awesome work.

[@metatronyt]

+Clausewitz MTH Hey there Clausewitz thank you so much (Danke) ^^

[@ClausewitzMTH]

Prego, signore. ;D (I hope it's correct for the context^^)

[@ethanbeckner2757]

+Metatron hello metatron, I just got into your channel. Have you heard of Chinese mountain pattern armor?

[@breaden4381]

+Metatron One thing: The outlines of the armor are kind of hard to see because it is black.

[@breaden4381]

+Metatron What makes that weave of chainmail stronger than the normal European 4 in 1? It's quite evident that they weren't too worried about thrusts to the arm because that weave seems very open.

[@Beethoven96ful]

Grande Metatron, ti ho appena scoperto, ma non ho tardato nel constatare quanto tu sia preparato su tutti gli argomenti che tratti nei tuoi video. Essendo reduce da un liceo classico, apprezzo specialmente i riferimenti linguistici e il tuo approccio prima di tutto culturale, non solo pratico, nell'affrontare i temi che proponi. Inoltre hai un sacco di belle cose, soprattutto non immagino quanto possa esserti costata quella armatura samurai completa!! Da ammiratore e studioso appassionato della cultura nipponica, ti faccio i miei migliori auguri per i tuoi prossimi lavori. Un saluto!

[@oxiumpride]

very interesting and detailed explanation. thank you for sharing this with us. would have been even better if you had a lighter colour on the background, as it is hard to understand details on the front view :)

[@deem7478]

The most authoritative English language explanation of Japanese armor. Hats off, Metatron. Better than so-called historians and curators. Excellent pronunciation of Japanese terms.

[@edi9892]

How much does it weight and how long does it take you to put your armor on?

[@AnthonySforza]

+edi Totally off on a limb, but it looks like an Iron Mountain yoroi... which would put it at about 30lbs, give or take.

[@Famine2k]

So less than 15kg.. Wow my Plate carrier with plates and helmet weighed more than that in the 90's. Pretty nifty engineering by the Japanese.

[@TylerNOS386277]

His armor is similar to mine (made from the same company) and mine ways right at 65lbs. I believe mine is a heavier design than his though, so His is probably between 45lbs - 55lbs.

[@Anegor]

In case anyone hasn't seen his other videos, which you should, the armor weights 30 something lbs, and it takes about 4 minutes and a few seconds to put it on, by yourself.

[@JusayinGamin]

Have you heard of the game Tiger Knight: Empire War? Its a real-time tactics game based on the 3 kingdoms of ancient China. its a really fun fighting game I play with friends.

[@GregYong]

Watching Samurai recreation sparring, they look like they're moving even faster with armor on!

[@TheSimpleMan454]

I would much like to see an examination of armor, weapons, fighting style, etc. in Nioh. It seems like the sort of thing that would be right up your alley, especially in light of your ongoing series on Yokai, which feature quite prominently.

[@Ratchetfan321]

+Metatron One note on the Mail is if your not going for 100% historically accurate and more modern battles in mind. You can ask the maker for riveted and usually for a fee they will comply with the request.

[@metatronyt]

+Ratchetfan321 Well I do prefer 100% historical accuracy and I am not planning on going to war with my samurai armour on, but thanks anyways for the comment ;)

[@mikeweaver6532]

Greetings Metatron, It seems when compared to general European armor, that Samurai Armor wasn't as protective, but allowed more flexibility, adaptability (using sword, pole-arm, or bow) and was more comfortable to wear. So when an European army moved long distances, such as a forced march, plate armors were not worn because they caused fatigue and more exertion as I understand it (I saw this on your fellow KZbinr's channel, Shadiversity). So then, was Samurai armor like this able to be worn over long distances without causing much exertion and fatigue, allowing Samurai armies to move over long distance with more protection compared to the European armies?

[@kurgo_]

Amazing videos mate, really something else. Samurai armours have always fascinated me and I honestly thought the whole mask plus helmet combination would be some sort of blinkers, so to speak but apparently not, learning something new at all times! Just a small point on your English, don't pronounce the p in psychologically so much, I believe that for all intents and purposes it is a mute consonant. Cheers!

[@rrrr-q4r]

Hi, and thx for all these good vids. I would love to hear you'r oppinion in the battle of Cannae, what was it that went wrong and so on, hope for a video on that subject! Take care!

[@metatronyt]

+Alex Rosén I already have a video on that it's called Hannibal vs Scipio Africanus ;) (it's in two episodes)

[@rrrr-q4r]

Ah, thanks a lot man! Keep up the good work!

[@orionmelton3226]

THANK YOU! I've been trying to find some resource to figure out what a samurai may target with his weapon in armored combat for a while. Japanese armored combat definitely seems like a long dead art that unfortunately won't come back any time soon.

[@lucanic4328]

that's not really true, you should look for "yoroi kumiuchi" or "katori-shinto ryu demonstration". Better to search into the japanese you tube btw

[@orionmelton3226]

Luca Nic I'm going to copy and paste that comment into a list of pointless stuff I'll never use but would like to know anyway. I was insulting myself, not you. Thanks. :D

[@livingwithpain5720]

That's not true at all. There are still dojos that still teach bushido, kenjutsu, and iaido all over japan and in the US

[@scdj]

Thanks for the video, Metatron. I'm enjoying most of your videos and also saving funds for my own Yoroi by Iron Mountain Armory for Gekiken. I was wondering which kind of Kenjutsu / Koryu you're practicing in Italy. Are you living close to Florence, maybe?

[@peacebewu]

question: is the metal used, and the thickness in your armor the same as the samurai used backnin the day?

[@concretefields]

Great video! I might have one small correction about the tekko. The samurai would not have needed their fingers free completely free for archery. The bowstring in kyudo is held by the thumb, which you might prefer to be gloved to protect it. In yabusame, the riders wear full gloves on both hands, with only small holes cut out near the end of the index finger, middle finger, and thumb to aid in nocking the arrow. When drawn, the bowstring is also held by the thumb. So, it might not be the case that the tekko left the fingers free for archery-related purposes.

[@moreach13]

This is amazing. But I have another interest in Japanese culture and art. Sumo! Decades ago young TV had very little programming available. Our station (Seattle in the 50s) had pro wrestling and someone found they could get Sumo programs, prob. from Hawaii. I've been hooked on the strategy and speed ever since!

[@NandortheRelentless]

The use of silk would help with certain kinds of wounds as well. If an arrow strikes silk, it doesn't pull apart and leave material in the wound to fester like wool or cotton would. Also, it helps with extracting an object as silk would wrap around it.

[@carbon1255]

I think it is incredible, and really shows the confidence samurai had in their own abilities, they must have taken their training very seriously. It was the right choices too, I feel. They made choices to improve their effectiveness over survival alone, and protected the vital points, much like later armour as it got heavier to resist gunpowder weaponry. Also a note on the stomach being unprotected there, is that to allow them to perform harakiri without taking off the armour, or just a coincidence, or is harakiri performed like that precisely because a sword could cut there, chicken and egg problem, if it is indeed related.

[@lucanic4328]

Carbon 12 No, sometimes that section was covered by maile, kikko or even additional plates

[@Native_love]

Very cool video Metatron. Where are the follow up videos mentioned in this video? Thank you Metatron!

[@banigaru417]

I was hoping that you could talk about the japanese metalic boots some of them used for calvary charges.

[@CyberChrist]

The emphasis on mobility is quite interesting. I trust such protection wouldn't encourage to engage in combat lightly, and wouldn't help much the unskilled. It's all quite elegant.

[@Tracer_Krieg]

I actually have something of comparison question. In your opinion, which is superior as an armor design for general combat: 12th Century Norman-style armor or the equivalent period Samurai Armor?

[@lucanic4328]

I think that every Samurai armor is unique; There are thousands of them, and it's impossible find one that is identical to another. Great video!! However I'm waiting the next video about auxiliary parts. I think that a full and well made samurai armor offers the same protection, in termes of quality, as a good european Plate armor. Of course they are different in style and purpose but we Can clearly see why Samurai developed anti-armor weapons like tetsubo or kama, like european soldiers. Just to say it, a lot of samurai used to wear "katabira" under the armor, jackets made by chain mail or brigantine so that weak spot under the belly wouldn't have been that "weak". And there were many variations between the kote, your seems fine but there were kote with more protection. P.S Now after this evaluation, do you still think that kinght have a slight advantage due to their armor? :P

[@luka2298]

I still think that Europeans had so much more resources to make so many more full plated armours and still fought with much more diverse opponents from different european countries which led to greatest evolution of weapons and armors in the world. And i also still think that knight on average really has an advantage because professional elite knights where many and they all where filthy rich and had access to best european gear. There are so so many different pole arms, specialized anti-armor weapons like halberds, warhammers, maces, clubs and flails. And that precisely leads me to believe that knights on average will have at least a slight advantage. European smithing was more advanced as well as their metallurgy. Some metallurgical techniques japanese used in their medieval period, Europeans used in times of ancient Celts...o and the strenght, weight and height of average Europeans was much greater than that of average Japanese...as is still today...when you look at pictures of samurai even those from 18th century, they look like children. Compare that to Varangian guard or a viking! Japanese history is rather limited and shallow compared to complex European history. Just look at the arts, sociology, every scientific and technological advances Europe had it...you don't listen to Japanese composers of tokugava period but you do listen to Beethoven and Mozart and Liszt, Bartok, Bach and Handel...Europe is and always was far more sophisticated...Japs needed Musashi to tell them that cutting your belly because some idiot offended you or told you to do so, isn't a reasonable death. Europe learned it's true logic and pure reasoning from Aristotle and even pre-Socratic philosophers. Rome was one of the historical, living example of the advances and it gave Europe its foundation in every field of knowledge and finally, look at the battles such as that of Thermopylae. Did Japanese had analogues to Spartans or Romans in their antique times? Did Japanese had heroes such Norse did like in battle of the Stanford Bridge? Did Japanese had equivalents to the military successes of Polish Winged Hussars? Do you know how many powerful swedish, turkish, tatar and ukranian adversaries they annihilated at their time? There were battles when 500 hussars defeated 10 000 enemy soldiers, broke their lines and made them flee. Look at the battles Jan Sobieski the 3rd won, look at Serbian medieval knights battling for Kosovo in 1389 or victories of Polish champion Zavisha Charny! Take a good look at the Swiss pikemen, Russian Bogatyr's, Hungarian heavy cavalry, french knights, teutonic knights, templars... No. Europe had a richest military history ever. So much materiel to learn from and evolve i don't see Japs being even close in so many ways.

[@c.glazercrush3994]

He mentioned the date clan,hence sage of the halo who was a character from the date clan.now I see were they get it from.

[@chaoticzer0688]

Two questions: One, where did you get your Katana? Second in the future would you do a video about various historical weapons Samurai used?

[@justinsadler5695]

I have no idea if Metatron will ever see this, but I had an unusual question that arose when I was studying kenjutsu. And that is the way the daisho is worn with the yoroi. There is obviously the spot where the kusazori connects to the do, but I found that tucking a katana or wakizashi into an sarashi around that part causes the bottom edge of the do to seriously scrape and gouge into the saya. Was it normal for it to damage the saya that way? Or was it preferable to use a wider obi to better protect the scabbard from your own armor? I would be really interested to hear your thoughts on this, as it has bothered me for some time.

[@SuperSaiyanTriforce]

Very intriguing video! It got me thinking though. Metatron, you've practiced Kendo for 3 years, you said. Would it be possible for you to do a video (or even just provide an explanation) about the differences and similarities between traditional samurai armor (like your set shown here) and a set of Kendo bogu? It would be interesting to learn the reasons behind the similarities and differences as well! Many thanks, good sir. :)

[@xxAntiOtakuxx]

Very good video. I always liken the kote to jack chains as they seem to have the same idea behind their construction.

[@Kiwjtastic]

i just watched a japanese video where they put on samurai armor. there seems to be a gap under the breastplate but they use a oversized belt to attach the tachi/katana. so you have some protection there but it's not that much.

[@douglasfulmer5483]

How do you use all your armor/weapons? Do you do reenactment or is it just a hobby? Thanks.

[@wolvenedvard3049]

Metatron, volevo chiederti: come venivano dipinte le armature dei samurai? Il colore aveva un significato particolare oltre magari alla fazione di appartenenza? Era d’uso anche in Europa dipingere il metallo dell’armatura direttamente?

[@xiKnowWhereULivex]

Metatron! Great video, have you considered playing the game Nioh and reviewing the historical accuracy of the weapons/armor and combat? It is pretty much like dark souls but with samurai, it is epic and in my opinion is actually more challenging than dark souls at times.

[@TheSimpleMan454]

xiKnowWhereULivex Less Dark Souls, more Ninja Gaiden. It gets its death and exp mechanics from Souls-style games, but combat wise it's much closer to Team Ninja's other works. It is a great game though.

[@MisdirectedSasha]

Great video! It's hard to find fair comparisons between Japanese armour and that of other cultures (Europe being my main interest) and yours are some of the best. One minor quibble is the on European armour, greaves were about the least likely piece to be pointed; as Ian points out in his video, they are fitted to the leg. You probably could point them, but it's not the best way to do it. I wanted to ask you something though; how easy/hard do you find it to keep the armour clean? One of the biggest complaints I've heard about lamellar is that dirt gets in between the plates and makes the armour smell and look awful, requiring regular disassembly to clean. That said, your armour looks very nicely lacquered, and most of the scales or lames seem to be either tightly sealed or very loosely floating, which I would think would help keep dirt for building up. I would imagine you'd be keen to keep your beautiful new armour as clean as possible, but if you've been wearing it outside for hours and hours I would imagine you would be able to make some preliminary comments on how it handles dirt and the elements. Also, do you have access to any well-made brigandines or coats of plates? They seem like the most logical European designs to compare the samurai armour to.

[@babyinuyasha]

The lacqur keeps it clean, lacquorweare (like my chopsticks) are vary easy to clean

[@guchikura]

I've seen many types of samurai armour, and I notice that except for scale armour, why does samurai armour overlap with bottom pieces over the top pieces rather than top pieces over bottom? This is primarily with respect to the doh (chest plating), sode (shoulders), and tare (skirting). Wouldn't the top lamellar plates overlapping the bottom plates be more effective for deflecting blows (that might typically come from top downward) off and away from the body? Perhaps the intent wasn't to let the blow slide off, but instead to catch/trap and slow the blow down? I also have thought that the bottom overlapping the top would allow for better body heat dissipation, since heat rises and would not get as trapped.. but these are just theories. What are your thoughts on this?

[@bwilson774]

Metatron I was wondering if you could do an analysis of byzantine armor, specifically the cataphract and how it influenced european knight armor. I thought you could make a good video on the topic because from pictures I've seen it appears to be a byzantine adaptation or combination of lorica segmentata and full body chain mail for cavalry units. I know my name is offensive so I'm not asking for credit for the topic, I'm just a big fan of the byzantine empire, and specifically the cataphract, I just want to see a good video on the topic. You know a lot about Roman armor, I think with your unique insight on the subject you could make a great video.

[@monsagan1298]

錣（shikoro) 日根野（hineno)　日根野頭形兜（hineno zunari kabuto)と書きたかったのでありんすか？

[@deadknight1402]

You didn't mention the other kinds of mempo such as the full face somen, the face below the nose down to the chin called hanbō, nor the forehead and cheek ones called hapuri

[@metatronyt]

+Brenin Davis I purposely left all the auxilliary armour components for a separate video, and then there will be a video about the basic layer.

[@deadknight1402]

+Metatron Okay then, thank you

[@MrItive]

I discover your channel yesterday and I am IN LOVE with it. I am subscriber #16356

[@metatronyt]

+MrItive Thank you very much for subscribing, and welcome

[@AGermanFencer]

+Metatron See how it grows old friend ? :D Awesome. Glad to be part of this. As a wise man said: "Banane freddi sono freddi!"

[@metatronyt]

Blank- blade xD xD Very wise xD

[@stephend50]

I've always wondered, how easy was it to slice the exposed cords that held the armor together? European armor appears to hide many of the attachments under the armor.

[@metatronyt]

+stephend50 Very difficult even with the sharpest katana ;)

[@RaumDeutschland]

Are there many other sites that sell decent Japanese armor or are they less numerous than European armor sites?

[@NroneChilean1]

That must be the best room ever!

[@helpmeidontknowwehereiam]

This may not be fitting into this video's topic, but what do you think about the Burgonet/Sturmhaube?

[@gustavosanches3454]

Could you make a video addressing why did the samurai never used shields? For warriors that were first known as excellent archers, it is a weird option to abandon shields from the battlefield.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Mounted archers usually didn't use shields, see the Parts, Huns, Mongols, ecc... Dismounted archers and crossbowmen use shields, but not as an individual protection, but as a collective "mobile fortress" (pavese shield).

[@zero3556]

How much did you pay for the whole armor if I may ask? I'm thinking of buying one but I also want to use it and not want to waste an insane amount of money for an armor that will get damaged for sure at some point.

[@anthonyyates9003]

I'm wondering if having your own set of Japanese armour has changed your mind on who would win a samarie or a knight?

[@machine3589]

IIRC they also developed a form of iron tabi-socks for foot protection. Don`t know how common it was though.

[@ericonmarzs]

I have to say, the black and gold looks so cool.

[@novaman3509]

I'm glad you finally had the first-hand experience to understand just how advantageous samurai armor is over European armor. You can move significantly faster in samurai armor. It doesn't prohibit movement, at all.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Is not a question of advantages. Samurai armors were light armor for European standards, and so have to be compared with European light armors (half armors, corsaletti, ecc...) that were higly mobile too.

[@TKnightcrawler]

Beautiful armor, there.

[@farmrgalga]

Even though you've got a camera in your hand, you're still being very Italian! Great explanation though! Can you do a video on the evolution of weaponry and armour? You mention something about the shoulder plates, but nothing more. Then you mention European contact with the mail. I also imagine a lot of that has to do with the constantly changing social status and occupation of the samurai.

[@trinitytwo14992]

Were on earth do you keep all this stuff?

[@jamesfowell6203]

You say it was custom made for you - could I ask how much it costed you? And by whom was it made?

[@GamesMasterxful]

Metatron, can you make a video about the ashigaru equipment ?

[@desGsicht]

How good of a stand do these wooden sandals provide especially on softer or wet ground? They don't look to good for fighting in them if I am honest but I don't know.

[@morteparla6926]

9:02: That wasn't always left open. I'd actually say, more often than not, there's armor over that area.

[@Velkan1396]

Which kind of armor?

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

I think I prefer the balance of vision/protection given by some of the great bascinets/armets which are full-face protection, but are so heavily slotted, your brain almost looks past the armour as if you didn't have a visor at all. An example would be the foot combat helmet of Sir Giles Capel, various "picket fence" armets, or even the vertical slotted eyeslits and pletiful breaths on Toby Capwell's great bascinet associated with his English style black armour.

[@maddog_majima9553]

Is there breathing problem in samurai armour or a knights armour

[@Ruffy112]

Awesome video man. I want my own Samurai Armour now.... May I ask how much it cost?^^

[@metatronyt]

+KnH Ser Marv It's around 1.5k euros

[@Ruffy112]

+Metatron Oh! I expected much much more. That is actually affordable for me. If I do some extra work and save money for a couple of months. Good to know. Thanks!

[@metatronyt]

KnH Ser Marv Check out Iron Mountain armory ;)

[@torneko6652]

Why did you pick the Takeda clan rather than the Oda or Tokugawa?

[@davewalker9775]

Awesome review thank you

[@dextrodemon]

i thought a kabuto was a type of bug, could have been embarrassing :p

[@yoya.]

+Torc Handsomeson the kabutomushi (helmet beetle) is a Japanese insect commonly used in beetle wrestling.

[@TThompson2000]

2 years later, were you thinking of the Pokémon?

[@omegacroc2928]

7 months later i mean theres carnage kabuto from one punch man who looks like a bug/beetle

[@afinoxi]

@@yoya. "beetle wrestling" Okay I don't know shit about this but I don't like the sound of it

[@joaquindegirolamo1885]

i really want see your collection of armors and weapons. nice chanel, great videos. i see you from argentina!

[@hedgetwentyfour2708]

Uhmm, what's with the nipple rings?

[@Hassenboy]

Nice sound! I appreciate the microphone.

[@BockworschtSoldier]

Very cool video.

[@SlyBlu7]

If you're going for historical accuracy, get rid of the nipple tassels. They didn't start putting those rings (essentially an agemaki-no-kan) on the chest until 1620; long after the Sengoku battles. Many older armors were retrofitted with them for display; armors found in shipwrecks, on battlefields, grave sites, etc which would have been unmodified, are always absent those rings.

[@IRON1I7]

oh, ma sei italiano!? hai un accento simil-britannico, però ogni tanto sentivo un po' di fonemi italiani. ti ho scoperto da poco, gran bel canale. ma non hai pubblico ita? complimenti per il tuo lavoro di divulgazione :)

[@shadowfoxcorp]

Where did you buy it?

[@aristosbywater9605]

I noticed that your armor on the kote has "butted" mail. Would Taisho quality armor have higher quality mail or do they only produce the butted mail?

[@aristosbywater9605]

I ask because your style of armor is designed after the period when guns were introduced into Japan and you did say that they started using riveted mail after their introduction by Europeans...

[@dusanpavlovic2201]

would samurai in 16th century carry only daisho or daisho and tanto

[@scarecrow2097]

is that a kite shield behind you?

[@useyourbrain1818]

Perhaps the space in betwen the breastplate and the fauld was there to permit them to execute seppuko whitout having to take out their armors??

[@babyinuyasha]

The term is seppuku. And keep in mind your short sword (more often than not a tanto) would be too short to go through all the layers. Even in battle samurai would remove thier clothes to kill themselves

[@samuelemarini6258]

metatron ti seguo da un po di settimane e non avrei mai detto che sei italiano, solo quando hai parlato della armatura romana, li un dubbio mi è venuto, comunque parli bene l'inglese, bravo

[@lsporter88]

Great presentation.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you for watching and commenting bro

[@frostpuma304]

I may have missed it in another vid, but is your armour cavalry armour or ashigaru armour?

[@metatronyt]

samurai armour, officer level, with specific greaves for cavalry

[@frostpuma304]

Metatron Thanks!

[@marcelosilveira2276]

surprisinly enough, silk is actually an excelent defence against cutting weapons, they can actually take out the sharpness of a blade that tries to cut through it without a perfect technique

[@wrekdup8225]

is that how the armor looked? like in other words is that how it shined? because your armor looks really shiny

[@HellGod67]

omg I love how it is thought through

[@Samsonsamurai]

What would a sun inspired madate be or look like

[@richardjenkins8372]

Great overview metatron.

[@santdhai]

I also have a problem with my Dou, as my chest is shorter than an average person of the same height, so my on-shelf Dou goes lower than my natural waist and limit my torso movement in some manners.

[@megasuperlexa2]

Why place black armor in shade

[@skylightdown1]

the full armor name is Tosei gusoku Tadeka right?

[@metatronyt]

+james clark Tosei gusoku means "modern armour", Takeda is the name of the samurai clan this armour belongs to ;)

[@green15838]

You know what will be cool,if you could compare how many strikes with swords compared in each armour before getting tired like Roman armour against Samurai armour or Samurai armour against middle ages and so on!

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Different armors were made for different tasks. A Roman legionary was a foot soldier required to fight in first line with shield and sword for about a minute first to be replaced by the man behind him and rest for some time. A samurai was a mounted archer that had to seldom fight on foot. A medieval knight was a mounted spearman that had to very rarely fight on foot.

[@michaelwinarso7455]

metatron can i ask is japanese arrow can penetrate european chain mail ?

[@Hwyadylaw]

+Michael Winarso Depends. Some chain mail can be easily penetraded while other are very resistant.

[@Klomster88]

+Michael Winarso Checking wikipedia and considering my knowledge of ring mail. Japanese arrows would normally not penetrate the ring mail. The tips seem way to broad for proper penetration and the few that were thin probably performed similarly to a western of similar design. Ring mail is good protection against most arrows, and only very strong bows will reliably penetrate mail. And even then you need a good hit. Checking a few forums made me consider the probable use of the yumi, and i assume it was a lower poundage bow designed to hail arrows at light infantry. Useful in japan, not as useful in europe. Although you asked if the arrow could penetrate, so you could just nook a japanese arrow, but i don't have the knowledge if those arrows can withstand the draw-weight of a longbow. Since longbows needed sturdier arrows than regular bows. But if i have my idea straight on this, i assume it would end up similar to the crusades. Pin cushion knights, and confused archers.

[@michaelwinarso7455]

Klomster but what about mongol archer i know they can kill knight cause they meet one in midle east and central europe and mongol win

[@Klomster88]

Michael Winarso But the mongols are mongols. They have some hax going on or something. Being silly aside, the mongols were famed for their skilled horse archers and complex laminated bow design. Making their bows small but devastatingly powerful. Plus those armies might have been led by Djinghis Khan (Genghis Khan, probably other spellings out there as well.) And he was basically a super-hero/villain and a massively skilled general and or had great luck. Plus he most assuredly was using some hacks or something. (He's still cool though :P) But there was probably more to the story of the mongol archers defeating knights than simply firing some arrows at them.

[@michaelwinarso7455]

Klomster i though japanese bow is also laminated bow and their draw weight can reach to 90 pound and it can be used as horse archery too man i realy want to see someone test it

[@ethanhacking4075]

Can that armour protect you from a foe attempting to end you rightly with his pommel

[@gomes6875]

JustAWinnipegboy925 none can.

[@necrowolf77]

Its funny how two different people from different parts of the world can make something so similar and call it almost the same thing, over here at México the Nahuatl used something called huarache (originally kwarachi), just as the Japanese did with their waraji straw footwear but the Nahuatl made them with leather.

[@johansmifthelry9307]

how do armourers, manage to give a specific coulour to steel? clearly the black isnt natural, so it brings me to wonder... can one make a functional coloured sword?

[@Ghorda9]

i think its coated in lacquer

[@johansmifthelry9307]

Ghorda9 ah, that's a pity. Do you think that dyes could be applied to the iron when it is being smelted? They would certainly fusion, but I do not know if it would weaken the steel

[@Ghorda9]

i believe the dye will just burn out along with the other impurities

[@johansmifthelry9307]

Ghorda9 I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the reply

[@TheSpecter1990]

where can i buying a Yoroi like this ?

[@aeranthial439]

The armor is from Iron Mountain Armory.

[@TheSpecter1990]

thanks :)