| Samurai was the term used to refer to the | | | | counterpart of chivalry in western concepts. The |
| military nobility of Japan way back during its | | | | Bushido is the samurai's way of life, following |
| pre-industrial periods. The Japanese character that | | | | loyalty, frugality, mastery of the martial arts, and |
| is now used to refer to the Samurai in writing also | | | | honor. |
| happened to be a Chinese word read as | | | | The katana was definitely the weapon that was |
| "saburau", which meant to serve or accompany a | | | | highly associated with the samurai. This is such |
| person of high stature in the society. Later on, | | | | that the weapon is even considered to be the |
| that symbol was merged in meaning and was | | | | soul of the warrior himself, making him dependent |
| equally used in both countries to refer to the act | | | | on no less than the very katana he holds in his |
| of "serving the noble class of society." | | | | hands during battle. In fact, they even give their |
| The more common perception of the Samurai | | | | weapons names, and are almost treated as an |
| and Samurai swords, however, is that they | | | | actual person. |
| pertain to warriors who originated from Japan and | | | | In the present, the art of using a samurai sword |
| used light weight but sharp blades called katana | | | | is still being practiced throughout the world. Many |
| which they use in battle, and that they are taught | | | | of the famous manufacturers of samurai swords |
| and trained with a kind of discipline unique to them. | | | | are sought for their ability to create exact same |
| This, in general, is a correct perception of what a | | | | weapons that were used back in the day with the |
| samurai is. | | | | same forging techniques used then, save a few |
| Samurai follow a code of conduct called the | | | | adjustments in favor of modernization. |
| Bushido, which is somewhat the Japanese | | | | |