Ancient documents reveal

In order to become a samurai, they have to follow many rules, going through extremely strict lessons.

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Recently, researchers have deciphered a text used to train Samurai warriors in the nineteenth century in Japan.

This text has been translated into English and analyzed by a group of Japanese scientists from the University of Eötvös Loránd in Budapest, Hungary. With the original name 'Bugei no jo' translated as 'introduction to martial arts ', this text was determined to be written in the 15th year of the Tenpo era in the Land of the Rising Sun (1844).

The main content of this document guides the disciples to the martial arts system they need to acquire to become a samurai.

A Samurai warrior in 1860 in Japan

The team said the text was written by an ancient Chinese military master. Writing of kanbun style text, combining elements in Chinese and Japanese scripts.

Accordingly, students who want to study must have good discipline and not be able to show their fears. An excerpt from the translation says: 'When we step out of the gate, even though the enemy forces are more numerous, we are not shaken by fear. If we could do that, we would have won when the war was just beginning. '

The Samurai with different armor and weapons

Another important thing that is mentioned in the translation is that the disciple must cleverly combine knowledge, keeping calm and the ability to use the sword when going to battle. Besides, the future Samurai must follow many other rules.

Japanese warrior Samurai paintings

They must commit not to let the knowledge taught be transmitted to help the disciples find themselves in the war. On the other hand, samurai are obliged to follow many important rules such as whether death also holds honor or commits not to cause shameful actions.

Balázs Szabó - a research expert shared: "These documents and documents only provide a glimpse of the techniques that Samurai learned. Behind them there are many mysteries and that is the item. Our goal ".