I´ll resume all this mess in a few words:
Speed X Power

Do you really think that a duel between a Samurai and a Knight could end up, so easy? Probaly both would die.The oriental soldiers were trained to have an almsome precision(so they could easily hit the knight´s throath
) but the ocidental soldiers were trained to inflict powerfull blows.
On a real battle the defenses are not made by equipament, the real victory stands on the warrior´s precision.
By the way -> I´m from Brazil,so if i wrote something wrong please tell me ´cause i´m starting to learn english. Thanks
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