Comments on: A daimyo is me! http://eroku.com/happy/2005/04/03/a-daimyo-is-me/ Invisible from the depths.. Sun, 20 May 2012 16:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: e6 http://eroku.com/happy/2005/04/03/a-daimyo-is-me/comment-page-1/#comment-62 e6 Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:03:44 +0000 http://eroku.com/happy/?p=36#comment-62 Yes, it definately is on the light side of armor, but also considering most of the western armor was designed for horseback attacks and defense and not for infantry. The 'footsoldiers' armour was much lighter, probably 15 lbs give or take. Of course we didnt have the real kimonos on under these, so there were a bit lighter in that aspect. This armor was used in the early edo period. Once rifles were introduced into warfare, the armor became much lighter as they realized it wasn't stopping bullets... Yes, it definately is on the light side of armor, but also considering most of the western armor was designed for horseback attacks and defense and not for infantry.

The ‘footsoldiers’ armour was much lighter, probably 15 lbs give or take. Of course we didnt have the real kimonos on under these, so there were a bit lighter in that aspect.

This armor was used in the early edo period. Once rifles were introduced into warfare, the armor became much lighter as they realized it wasn’t stopping bullets…

]]> By: Gabe http://eroku.com/happy/2005/04/03/a-daimyo-is-me/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Gabe Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:50:24 +0000 http://eroku.com/happy/?p=36#comment-61 From what I hear 30 pounds is on the light side for Japanese armor. Seems both Europe and Asia, and the modern infantryman for that matter tends to average around the fifty to sixty pound mark for gear. Really cool though. From what I hear 30 pounds is on the light side for Japanese armor. Seems both Europe and Asia, and the modern infantryman for that matter tends to average around the fifty to sixty pound mark for gear. Really cool though.

]]> By: e6 http://eroku.com/happy/2005/04/03/a-daimyo-is-me/comment-page-1/#comment-60 e6 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:11:02 +0000 http://eroku.com/happy/?p=36#comment-60 No, no ukemi. But I did do some iaito and I also made a lot of japanese sounding grunts and noises as people took pictures of me. No, no ukemi. But I did do some iaito and I also made a lot of japanese sounding grunts and noises as people took pictures of me.

]]> By: all http://eroku.com/happy/2005/04/03/a-daimyo-is-me/comment-page-1/#comment-59 all Wed, 06 Apr 2005 18:05:06 +0000 http://eroku.com/happy/?p=36#comment-59 That`s pretty damn neat. Did you try any waza/ukemi in it? That`s pretty damn neat. Did you try any waza/ukemi in it?

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