Assignment

Are there any samurai characteristics that you would like to emulate, or some that you particularly dislike?

Write a short paragraph to answer this question.

And reply to the following two posts

1. I think Budo, Japanese martial arts, is one of aspects of modern Japanese society retaining the samurai custom. It was called Bujutsu in the samurai-era, and samurai had trained various Bujutsu such as Kenjutsu (swordplay), Kyujutsu (archery), and Jujitsu for the battles. Those Japanese classical martial arts had developed, and their names were changed and are called Kendo, Kyudo, and Judo in modern days. Current students and adults are doing Kendo, Kyudo, and Judo in Japan as an extracurricular activity or hobby. Especially, Judo is well-known as one of official Olympic events, and not only Japanese, but also people from different countries have been practiced worldwide these days. So I think This custom remains deeply rooted at the present.

2. Samurai era brought many changes in Japan. At that era, there is a development culture of poetic ritual and rigid power of struggles. And also Japanese were beginning to trade with Europe and ending the trade to the West. The thing that I dislike and cannot understand is exchanging their family members with their enemy. This is because to be sure that committed to not fighting each other. I thought that this exchanging could cause other people's sacrifice. Between royalty families they did not want to sacrifice their families, so they could sent their civilians.