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Peter Lam
12/10/19
Period 5

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For honor I must
I do not fear, I fight
For 日本I will

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What I feel when I prepare for war (armor/weapons)

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What I feel when I prepare for war (armor/weapons)

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I can feel my iron plated helmet weighing me down.  My Iron, leather, and brass armor shielding me from danger. I feel the tip of the yami, assuring myself that these devastating arrows are thirsty for blood. I firmly grip my wakizashi and katana, placing my wakizashi into my short-sword pouch, ready for when I need to choose seppuku. I grip my yari and look into the battle field. Examining the deathly field that awaits our arrival to war. The text states, "They wore armor made of leather, or steel scales and helmets with horns or cresets. In Battle, samurai fought on horseback with swords, daggers, bows and arrows" (MEMT, p.238).

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I wouldn't believe it if a samurai would commit suicide himself just not to be disgraced. As well as go through training as a child until you were a man, just to honor your Daimyo or empire. I wouldn't have the guts to be a samurai at all, especially the seppuku part and swearing 100% loyalty to the Bushido code. Although, samurai do have positive traits like not having fear going to war. I would add this to my daily life, since at times I do go through fear. The samurai had no fear at all, even if they feared to go to war that fear soon disappeared as they were focused on honor.

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What I taste when I prepare for war (Bushido)

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What I taste when I prepare for war (Bushido)

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I taste a bitter taste in my mouth when war has begun. My masters depend on me to finish my objective and not disgrace my family and legacy. The war horn has been blown, signaling us to war. I swallow, as the bitter taste in my mouth grows to a larger amount as we see our rivals. I will soon taste the blood of my foes. In "Bushido: The Way of The Warrior" it states, "If the samurai misses his objective and continues to live, he must been seen as a coward. If he misses his objective and chooses death... this must be a noble act" (Document E)

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What I Hear when I prepare for Battle(Training)

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What I Hear when I prepare for Battle(Training)

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I could hear the distant roaring sound of the battle horn, signaling us to war.  My master reminding me of our rigorous training through our childhood and adulthood preparing for war as Samurais. My master reminding me to  follow the Bushido Code and not fall into fear, as well giving me a short lecture of kendo and the moral code of the samurai. In Document C of "Samurai & Knights Mini-Q) implies, "The rigorous training (of samurai)... began in childhood..." and "The young warriors studied kendo (the art of fencing with bamboo sticks), the moral code of the samurai, and Zen Buddhism" (Document C).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oM8I7niF0Y
This video is about the ritual suicide seppuku normally done by samurai who are near captured. Seppuku is related to the Bushido code and the samurai so this video goes into detail of why they committed seppuku and how they did it. A short summary of releasing the spirit of the soul when committing seppuku as well as an honorable death when near captured or their master has died.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONTIDCe0DeE
A samurai would most likely listen to something similar to this, a peaceful rhythm played by a harpist. The samurai would sometimes meditate and reflect on the Bushido code and their way of a samurai. Most samurai would meditate and would think about their inevitable death. According to "The Way of the Samurai" it states, "Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily" (Document B).

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What I smell when I prepare for war(armor)

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What I smell when I prepare for war(armor)

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I place my iron plated helmet on top of my head and place my armor piece onto my chest. I can smell the fine steel of a world-class blacksmith working months on this piece. I could distinctly smell the leather of an animal that was slayed for my own benefit. There was no turning back, there was no cowardice in war. The text states, "They wore armor made of leather or steel scales and helmet with horns and crests" (MEMT, p.238).

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What I see when I prepare for war(Bushido Code)

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What I see when I prepare for war(Bushido Code)

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I can see our rival Daimyo approaching our village. I could see our comrades' master's assuring them that this is for honor, there is no shame of dying in war and choosing death. We march into war, chanting, "FOR HONOR!" The text states, "...a samurai would rather die in battle than betray his master. He also did not want to suffer the disgrace of being captured in battle" (MEMT, p.239).