Samurai & Imperial Chinese warrior: a Contrast
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You people forgot that the elite Chinese warriors were skilled in martial arts..... kungfu and karate (?)
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Because we have another thread on this topic:
http://www.historum.com/speculative-history/13400-samurai-vs-knight.html
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Don't believe everything you see on TV. Real life martial artists can't fly and stuff, you know.
Anyway, karate is Japanese (karate meaning "empty hand" in Japanese), by way of the Ryukyu kingdom.
Ninjas win:
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In the 1700s, the Qing was expanding west into today's Qinghai, Tibet, and Xinjiang. So yes there was a lot of fighting going on.
As for who I think will win, it depends on the era. I mean if you're talking about Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or Xu Chu I don't think any samurai stands a chance.
Oh yeah? Betcha that Miyamoto Musashi guy would beat them all, one handed, standing on his head while eating sushi.
Miyamoto Musashi was Chuck Norris before Chuck Norris was Chuck Norris.
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Don't believe everything you see on TV. Real life martial artists can't fly and stuff, you know.
Anyway, karate is Japanese (karate meaning "empty hand" in Japanese), by way of the Ryukyu kingdom.
Ninjas win:
So Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are fake
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So Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan are fake
To an extent, yes they are. Those fights are choreographed.
Do you think that every Indian soldier was as badass as the guys you see in Bollywood movies?
Not every soldier is going to be a kung-fu masta, and not every samurai is going to be a Yagyuu Shin-kage Ryuu disciple. Some of them barely knew which end of a spear you were supposed to hit the enemy with.
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I assume its totally fair to compare someone from the 17th century to people from the 3rd century.
Given advancements in metallurgy, sword crafting, and armory just outweighs martial prowess.
Don't believe everything you see on TV. Real life martial artists can't fly and stuff, you know.
Anyway, karate is Japanese (karate meaning "empty hand" in Japanese), by way of the Ryukyu kingdom.
Ninjas win:
Ninja against a Shaolin Monk, I would have to give it to the Shaolin. Simply because they are better trained, faster, knows how to use Chi, and have cooler weapons.
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Guan Yu was Bruce Lee (the guy who beat Chuck Norris) before Bruce Lee was Bruce Lee.
I don't think you have an argument with a guy who charged alone through 10,000 troops, speared the commander through the chest, cut off his head, and then returned to his own lines to present the head to Cao Cao.
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Tomoe Gozen owns both of them. One time she fought off 600,000 samurai while deflecting 17,000,000 arrows with her shield, only to charge into a crowd of 65,233 angry warrior monks, then she used her naginata to decapitate 527 ninja simultaneously. All before breakfast. (At which she proceeded to eat Guan Yu with a side of Miyamoto Musashi.)
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Musashi wins because, unlike Guan Yu, he can apparantly bend at the waist.
Dian Wei would probably roast her. For one thing the man carried a pair of 40 pound axes and was decked in full metal armor. He was surrounded by an enemy army but proceeded to slaughter every single person who was dumb enough to come his way. Then he proceeded to snapping people's spines and killed at least 20 men with his bare hands before he was brought down by assassins and blows from every direction. Badass.
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Musashi wins because, unlike Guan Yu, he can apparantly bend at the waist.
I don't think so.
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