Samurai: From Boy to Warrior

From Boy to Man: The Life of a Samurai Becoming a Samurai is a selective process that begins as an infant growing into a man and forming into a warrior. The traditional Samurai warrior first appeared in 646A.D. It lasted until 1867A.D. The word "Samurai" is taken from the verb samurau, which means, "to serve". The word, Samurai, was used in the early Middle Ages in Japan to indicate the soldiers on guard …

…bow were their most prized possessions, loyalty and honor their cherished ideals. Confident of their strength and skill, they fought courageously in battle and, when defeated, died bravely. The Samurai deserve equal credit for both establishing a sturdy government and taking Japan to be one of the most powerful forces of that era and still some power remains to this day. The Samurai were great at what they did and are greatly appreciated for it.