Are there any games like Bushido Blade?
Deadliest Warrior: The Game is pretty close, but it's more realistic and there's no story, just a fighting game with a ton of characters based on real historical warriors other than that, Way of the Samurai is kinda close when it comes to the setting and fighting, but it's an RPG
Would a samurai train a white man in the ways of Bushido?
Yes and no regarding Adams. He arguably (not all Japanese historians want to accept this) became a very high retainer of the shogun with the rank of “hatamoto” and thereby joined the samurai class which was estimated to be less than 3% of the population at the time.He wasn’t however taught to be a “samurai” other than in the broadest cultural sense or in terms of learning to speak Japanese. I don’t know of any evidence that reflects how well his verbal/written skills were mastered.He was not taught swordsmanship, was allowed to carry the swords as a badge of rank and never retired his pistols.But the idea of a Tom Cruise in “The Last Samurai” is preposterous beyond description.Even after WWII and long after the Samurai’s demise, there was huge resistance to teaching non-Japanese koryu budo. Some such as Donn Draeger and a few between Meiji and mid Showa broke some if not all of these barriers but they should be appreciated as exceptions to the rule.
What martial arts did Samurai mainly use?
nwohioguy has a good answer. The two posters above him are incorrect with the styles. Although Kendo cannot be pinpointed to a single originating system. It is known to have come to fruition in the 18th century which is actually well after the origins of the many forms of Kenjutsu. It wasn't until after the Meiji period that the Kendo of today was fully created and changed with the bamboo swords and armor. Chanbara is a very recent system created sometime around the 70's. The Samurai used many different systems of fighting, batto-jutsu, bo-jutsu, budo, ken-jutsu, kyo-jutsu, naginata-jutsu, So-jutsu, and ju-jutsu (leading to Judo) EDIT- @ madam elf-size, the link you gave is a really bad and inaccurate example of the history of Japanese Karate. This is not a slight at you, I just felt that you are misinformed and wanted to let you know. EDIT- Judo eventually came about toward the end of the Samurai rule. Jujutsu, or the many names used for the 'generic' fighting systems was practiced for centuries, but it wasn't recorded as having a set syllabus until the Edo period. Judo was created in the late 1800's by Jigoro Kano, and what he did for the art was to remove the lethal striking that helped make up ju-jutsu. So, while they are two very different systems of martial art, they come from the same origin. EDIT- Ron has a good point about the Chinese influence on Japanese fighting systems. Chin Genpin is rumored to have brought Chinese Kempo to Japan and showed it three Ronin who then added it to their current systems of study.
How did the Samurais die in honor during a battle?
Samurais were a rare class of people. They were completely devoted to only a few ideals, mostly revolving around maintaining honor and loyalty. They almost followed a similar type of thinking to the medieval European concept of chivalry in knights, but to an even higher extent. The way of the samurai was called bushido.To die in combat was (depending upon circumstances) often seen as honorable. Generals and daimyos (ancient Japanese rulers) often pitted their samurais against each other in 1 on 1 duels. Most duels ended with the death of one of the samurais. One famous samurai was Miyamoto Musashi, who won over 60 duels before his retirement. (He's also a fascinating historical figure; you should look him up.)In a real battle, samurais were fully armed with a range of weapons including swords, poleaxes, and bows, and they were often mounted on horseback. They also wore elaborate armor, although it wasn't as effective as other historical armor like European plate or chain mail, so arrows, sword slashes, or the lucky thrust of a pike could all be fatal. Heads would often be collected as prizes.A cool samurai battle, not sure which one.Samurais in a dueling configuration usually wore somewhat regular clothing for the era, and used the classic samurai sword. Dueling was considered an essential duty for many wartime samurai, and thus considered an honorable practice. They simply died from swords.A samurai in dueling mode. Note the long stabby thing he's holding; that's what killed samurai.Another form of honorable death was the immortalized ritual suicide, known as seppuku or harakiri. When a samurai faced disgrace, they often took their own lives. Japanese officers even into WW2 continued this rather bizarre practice.“Has I not known that I was dead already, I would have mourned my loss of life.”-Ota Dokan