Components of Samurai Armour
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- A quick video to use as reference material for your personal study on samurai armour.
Japanese armour is thought to have evolved from the armour used in ancient China and Korea. Cuirasses and helmets were manufactured in Japan as early as the 4th century. Tankō, worn by foot soldiers and keikō, worn by horsemen were both pre-samurai types of early Japanese cuirass constructed from iron plates connected together by leather thongs.
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1. Cuirass - dō (胴（仏胴）)
2. Fauld - kusazuri (草摺)
3. Cuisse - haidate (佩楯)
4. Poleyn - tateage (立挙)
5. Greaves - suneate (臑当（篠臑当）)
6. Sabaton - kōgake (甲懸)
7. Spaulders - sode (袖（当世袖）)
8. Vambrace - kote (籠手（篠籠手）)
9. Gauntlets - tekkō (手甲（摘手甲）)
10. Helm - kabuto (兜（日根野形頭形兜）)
11. Badge (helmet) - kasa-jirushi (笠印)
12. Forehead plate - mabisashi (眉庇)
13. Lame - fukikaeshi (吹返)
14. Neck guard - shikoro (しころ（日根野しころ）)
15. Crest (here: water buffalo horns) - wakidate (立物（水牛の脇立）)
16. Crest (here: sun disk) - maedate (立物（日輪の前立）)
17. Faceplate - menpō or mempō (面頬（目の下頬）)
18. Badge (shoulder) - sode-jirushi (垂)
19. Bevor - yodare-kake (襟廻)
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This channel is so underrated, this is professional documentary quality stuff. You are such a polymath!
I'm glad you think so :)
Metatron the bbc should hire you to do documentaries!
Jean-Francois Beaulieu but than they would have to post facts and not lies..
I'm quite fond of the combination of black and red, Such as black plates with red strings/fabric.
I love your videos I've spent 9 years building my own armor, but since I have little to no experience its been a lot of trial and error, your videos have changed that and my suit is almost complete. thank you.
your channel is in my opinion one of the best there is (and my fav) when it comes to history and such. professional,educative and entertaining. congratz on almost 100k subs you deserve it.
I'm looking into making a samurai harness. This was very helpful! Thank you so much! :D
I haven't watched the video, but i already know the names of all the individual components and pieces of the Japanese samurai armor, since i'm a very smart individual with a broad interest.
I will share my knowledge with you people, so i can be praised for my huge intellect afterwards.
the common Japanese terminology for the helmets these samurai often wore is: JUPUNUSESUMURUIHELMURU, they often also often had these huge schoulder pats, which they called SHUDURBORDURU, not to be confused with the northern japanese term of shoulder pats, which is NURDERJAPENESUSSHUDORBORDURU.
Most japanese warriors also used a CROTCHPROTECTERUDESUKAWAI to defend against a common technique at the time in feudal japan, which was called "BALLKICKERUOUCHERUCRIEONGROUNDDERUDATO". I'm not going to explain how the technique works because its to complicated and would take ages to explain.
thank you am planning on building japanese armour and this was helpful although i do need to learn how to become a blacksmith once i start ill keep you guys updated in the project
green and gold look awesome!!!
Thank you for this. It nice to hear the pronunciation of the parts.
Super cool, super cinematic.
Thanks for making this. It would be really nice if you were to enable the option after you publish a video that allows viewers to submit captions to you to be added.
Thank you for a very nice detailed video Mr.Metatron, really informative.
Just a little bit small note about the Crest part. Maedate should be this character 前立（まえだて）("Front" and "Stand" characters)
The kanji you used is 立物（たてもの）= Tatemono ("Standing Thing")
Though both can be used to called the Crest part of the helmet, only the kanji's pronunciation was miss-matched.
Do you have/can you make a video talking about where you bought all your armor and weapons? Thanks!
Red looks really cool, but dark blue and green could look incredible too.
one thing i always have in mind is about some depictions of nobunaga oda in regards of his clothing and armour because sometimes there is even in japanese pop culture his armour and clothing resembles european inspiration so how much of that is true ? and black is always a good color for armour :) btw awesome video
pedro pezzini
here is a good article on this topic: pin.it/0QMIPnH
I think it would be very interesting to hear about the similarities and differences in manufacture of the various pieces of armour between Japan and Europe.
Paul O'Sullivan
The similiraties are more than the differences.
Hope to see a video too, but if you are interested let me know I have some experience and sources to share.
Luca Nic
Certainly interested may I ask what sort of sources you might be able to share?
Personal knowledge based on books, talks with experts and museum visit... I have also a lot pictures.
If you want to know something feel free to ask, I will answer you! And if is the cases, I can provide pictures too to give a better Idea
Wonderful content! Glad to have discovered this channel, even if so late.
I'd prefer Red as first choice and black as second, instead.
I agree with your color choice
Sometimes I like the opposite
Red and black
This really is fascinating, great jod indeed! Love the channel!
YES, GREAT JOD INDEED.
I think that I slightly prefer red ones. But the black armors are really nice too. :)
Could you possibly make a video about the different ranks of samurai and some of the names of units or formations that they had along with how many men were in these units?
I would have to say that my favorite color for yoroi is gold. Black, however, is a close second.
dark blue plate with brass or gold color at the edges and all fabric being red or scarlet :)
I had one year of kendo(around 10 years ago) when was at university. Didn't have the time to pass the first kyu. I always loved the dark blue of the default keikogi. So Ill have a dark blue armor.
I like blue samurai armour. Maybe you could do a video about lasoos in mounted combat?
Thanks for another great video!
To answer your question; you and I have virtually identical tastes in samurai armor.
Dude this is so bad ass
Thanks ;)
I would have to say blue would be my fav Samurai armor color.
As with most things, my favorite colour for Samurai armour would be black. Maybe accented with blue.
That cloak looks very strange.
That's because it kind of is. It's a pretty unique concept when it comes to armor. Basically, it's attached to the armor in such a way that when the samurai is riding, the air coming from the front inflates the cloak, basically turning it into an air cushion. The idea behind this is that any arrows coming in from the back will hit the cushion, which will slow them down and they'll either just bounce off the cloak or slow down enough that they won't do any damage when they hit the armor.
The reason the arrows don't just rip through the cloak is because it's not TOO inflated, which means that the moment an arrow hits, the fabric just caves in instead of resisting. It still pushes against the arrow, slowing it down, but it doesn't push hard enough for the arrow to cut through. Also helps that they were sometimes made of silk. That shit's tough.
Thanks. That's such an interesting concept.
Random
Exactly, most of the time when I hear statements "why samurai didn't use shields?" the answer is pretty clear, because they had different solutions to this problem, from lamellar armor to horo.
Hey Metatron, brother, what do the double parentheses around the kanji script mean? Why are they written so much longer than the kanji in first parentheses?
this is amazing. I don't know how anyone could move about in such clothing.
Thanks for the good Video from Germany ;-)
ps. my colors are also black und red ;-)
Same here. (And I'm also from Germany :D Grüße aus dem Saarland)
Ohhh boy, you're so close to 100 K Subs!
At first, I thought the music was from Nioh.
can you do video about the painting of samurai armour both method and reasoning because you don't see that a lot in Europe especially not earlier on in the medieval period
I paused the video to look at the sashimono and I must say the Miyoshi looks almost like the colours I'm using to make my own armour, but reversed. The Kozane is dark green and the Odoshi is brown. I do not yet have a crest.
I was recently thinking about Japanese clothes as I was putting on my hakama on for my lesson. What did most Japanese during feudal times wear in winter, and mountainous regions, such as the northern areas, and Choshu province? By feudal I mean the period before the Boshin war.
MacTíre Tíogair
Thicker clothings and animal furs mainly
Hello Metatron. can you do a video on arabic armors ?
Our Armor was mostly made out of Hide, Leather and Iron, Shields were also Iron. The End.
Thank you , that's really intresting
Abood Hemedi K then, lol.
I think Arab armor is just the same as Byzantine and Sassanian armors. Scale/Lamellar armor
worn over chainmail.
excellent
Metatron if i may ask what kyu or dan grade were you after 3 years of kendo?
So that's where Kote and Do strikes in Kendo come from.
Yes indeed ^^ and the men from mengu
That is very interesting, I had always wondered.
Favorite samurai armor colors?
While I am rather fond of black, I have to go with violet and light blue as well.
Do you even sleep? Sooo early in the morning!
you can decide when the video will be visible even if you uploaded it befere,you know?
Raph commented even before I wrote anything. So he was up very early.
Pink! With lime green trim!
Can you do a video on Miyamoto Musashi ?
Hello Metatrom, I have a question. If you suddenly had super-human physical prowess (muscular strength, tougher bones and joints, heightened speed and coordination) what maneuvers would would you add to your current fighting style, that you wouldn't have used before?
Is there any benefits to wear those hoof like shoes?
Please make a video about the history of shinsengumi.
So what is the difference between “Hoate” and “Mengu/Menpou” for the terminology regarding the facemask?
Red, Black, Green, Blue, and White.
... wait a minute... GO GO POWE
R RANGE- n.
Can someone tell my why layering of sode is oposite to europan spaulders ? (in sode upper one peace is usally under lower one)
Is one way of building those is better from another? Are there any sword combat implication of building those one way or another?
Can you do a video of wepenon comparison from different eras and culture's
Red samurai armor is pretty sweet.
Hey Metatron, could you perhaps make a video explaining how did a horo work?
...and as an extra, 'horo' (pronounced much like in Japanese) means a hooker in Finnish (although it's a bit of a slang term)
Do you know anything about the different types of maedate? I haven't been able to find any useful info online ... what does the moon/sun represent?
can you make a video about the Beati Paoli????
pls pls
Your choice of colors were mine, but I'd hazard if they were accurate green or blue for third place and orange/beige in fourth.
Trent Gander
Green and blue definetely not.
Brown/red/black and their shades were the most common. Sometimes gold and steel like lacquer were used.
Others colors were made with the odoshi
Unrelated question : Who made your nodachi ?
I would advocate Red for armor, This makes fallen enemy's blood les visible for the gentle women who enquire after our condition following our exercise of War...
Mcleod Duncan is your name McLeod Duncan or Duncan McLeod?
My favourite color for a samurai armor is black. But i have a question: how does a cape protect from arrows?
Favorite colour of armour is a dark midnight blue
What is the name or type (Produkt name Mountain Armoury shop)of your particulat armour I like it a lot
i´m going to buy a black Armour with brown rope
what is that red rope on your back? decoration?
Hello, very interesting video. About the question: My favorites colors for a samurai armor maybe are british racing green (or deep green) for the main parts and strong bordeaux. for details ( tissuses). Good day
turn on english auto subtitle from 1:50
LMAO. haha made my day. F**K YOU GUYS!
My favorite would be black and second would be dark blue.
Do one with the sword(s)!
I've always wondered why samurai would attach such a huge banner to their backs. Doesn't that get in the way / throw them off balance?
I don't know if its historical but yellow is my favorite color for samurai armor
DAVID MARTUNEAC
More Gold than yellow but this was more Azuchi-Momoyama period
Sorry for the late response, what dates did that period encompass? The reason I wasn't sure that gold was historical is because I saw it in the last samurai. Also are you a Christian?
DAVID MARTUNEAC
Azuchi nomoyama is 1575-1615 more or less.
One of the famous Tokugawa Ieyasu armor was covered in gold lacquer; but it was all related to the "kawari helmet" tradition and the need to be seen by your own troops.
However most common colors were various type of brown, red and black
Kabuki shoes -Green
I could not afford the full scale armor so I had to go 1/6 scale from coomodel
Im sure you get asked this a lot, but what is the meaning behind you saying "The metatron has spread his wings" ?
Red as well:)
black blue and yellow,just like the date...
is there any real difference between a bracer and a vambrace
We are almost there, 100K subs!
I like the same colors as you like!
ps: è "as you like" o "as you do"?
With the Mempo, I see that you use an elastic to secure it. I've also wandered how the Mempo is attached? I thought that it was directly fastened to the helmet, but from your video it looks like it can be worn separately to the helmet. Is this historical or more convenience?
It's not an elastic strap, it's just another cord like all the rest and no it cannot be worn without the helm, you have to attach it through the helmet ;)
Thanks for clearing this up
Wouldn't mind if you a video on the mempo. I find them so beautiful and so largely unique to Japan.
What was the Horo filled with?
What is the white pijama thing samurai Jack wears? Nvm it s a white hakama with a sash I think
This is just my guess, but the outfit that Samurai Jack wears is either a simple kimono or a yukata.
The hakama (which from my research can go over a kimono) are more pants-like and are closer to what Kenshin Himura of Rurouni Kenshin wears.
dark blue
red followed closely by green but why did they colour there armour?
Anthony Yates
because without lacquer the metal would rust and be useless.
Lacquer is mandatory in the japanese environment.
Luca Nic but why it can be just as wet and salty in places across Europe and yet many European armours go with out that level of protection
Anthony Yates
Well is about the level of humidity and the rainy season you have in Asia I guess.
In Europe there are some places with high level of humidity, but Japan is everywhere like this.
Probably the lacquer in Europe wasn't needed.
Red, and a far second Navy Blue.
I like the first armour, it look intimating. Is it heavy?
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Is that your kyokushinkai gi?
Are these modern Japanese names and pronunciations or how the pieces were called when they were originally in use?
Matthew Doye
Old terminology. There are multiple ways by the way; the haidate might be called hizayoroi for example
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Wouldn't a sashimono restrict what a warrior could do in battle?
Wait the Hojo Clan had the Trifore has their crest..? Lesson Please !
What is it made of? Looks like shiny plastic for various pieces. Metal? polished wood or bone?
It's iron itamono (plates), lacquered (gloss)
Metatron definitely black i like it as well
Thank you, that had me puzzled for weeks. Fortunate you made this video today :)
Bob Lake Glad to be of help ;)
+MetatronProf. I could be wrong but I do not think you said 大鎧(おおよろい) Ōyoroi or "Great" Armor nor did I hear 下駄(げた) Geta or wooden clogs. Thanks for sharing.
Kutsu riding boots always reminded me of the teenage mutant ninja turtles feet.
My favorite armor color is BLACK!!!!!
we share the favoure colors.
Do you have fb?
Red
Did Japanese women, those in samurai families, wear armour?
Red.
wouldn't that "cloack" get in the way of fighting? it seens like it would break the samurai's balance...
You like the takeda clan?
Takeda and Date
まえだての漢字が間違ってるんじゃないか