Samurai Warriors

Samurai warriors lived by Bushido which is the code of behavior of all samurai warriors. Honor was most important for samurai warriors. Bushido set the rules for all samurai warriors to show absolute loyalty and obedience to his master.

Samurai must take pride in facing danger and battled to death. Performing duties to the end was of utmost importance for samurai warriors.

Samurai warriors who failed

Failing was worse than death for samurai warriors. If a samurai failed his master, he would suffer dishonor. Samurai warriors would rather die than be dishonorable. In order to erase the disgrace, samurai warriors must commit seppuku or harakiri (hara kiri). The seppuku or harakiri was the action of belly slitting, the only form of suicide known to samurai warriors. It is this form of suicide that could save samurai warriors from disgrace. After all, samurai warriors had to be extremely brave to endure this form of horribly painful torture. In the seppuku or hara kiri, the samurai warrior used a short sword to cut open his belly to release his spirit.

Bushido code

The Bushido code of samurai warriors demanded that samurai warriors lived pure and simple lives. Samurai warriors must display dignity, respect, and quiet confidence. Samurai warriors know how to walk, bow and kill the proper way. Honesty was held with highest respect in the world of samurai warriors. Samurai warriors knew no lies.

• Kamikaze
• Bushido
• Seppuku