Re: [HIST] Japanese Culture shock

--- "K.H.Ranitzsch" <KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de> wrote:
I wouldn't bet more than
> even odds in a fight
> between a Samurai with a Katana and a European
> knight on foot (unless I know
> the personal skill levels of both).

My money is on the knight in armor!   The Japanese
are using the equal of the saber/simitar, and history
has shown the outcome of that fight.

Bye for now,
John L.

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