Story of Samurai: by Soldier Boy

Samurai were warriors that fought for Japanese noblemen. They often work for the highest bidder. Samurai were sly. They sometimes betrayed the noblemen who hired them. The beginning of the Samurai dates back to the 9^th century, but in time in the 19^th century the Samurai were not really taught to fight at all.

                In 1853 Commodore Mathew Parry of the U.S came to Japan. The Shogun, the military leader of Japan, was ruling in the name of the emperor, but in fact the emperor had no power at all. When the peasants got the idea that the Shogun was not a good ruler they bought weapons from America. The Shogun sent Samurai armed with swords, bows, and arrows, vs. Peasants with guns. You can imagine how that turned out: the Samurai were utterly destroyed in battle. The Samurai had armor made out of wood, and they had to get close to their enemy to kill them. Because of this, the Samurai  were not effective, and the Samurai died from gunshot wounds. There are no Samurai warriors anymore, but there are people teaching the way of the Samurai today.