Why Didn't Samurai Use Shields? | 60 Seconds History

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Why Didn't Samurai Use Shields? | 60 Seconds History

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Unlike most warriors in history Samurai didn't use shields. But why is that?
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@zulfiakram 3 ай бұрын

cause your enemy would just change to water stance

@alibozkuer5022 2 ай бұрын

Or use loaded axe prosthetic tool

@aethous9163 2 ай бұрын

@@alibozkuer5022 nice ones, you two

@kaydens6964 2 ай бұрын

A true warrior needs to only master perfect parry and dodge, blocking is for the weak.

@Guldfisken90 2 ай бұрын

@@kaydens6964 A parry is a block as well my dude

@RokuHeavyInd 2 ай бұрын

dasha dasha

@destroyermaker 3 ай бұрын

Can't dual wield if you have a shield - Samurai Code 1153 AD

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

True, I think I read that somewhere

@arsen2506 3 ай бұрын

Musashi Miyamoto grindset

@Dontmindmya 3 ай бұрын

@@60secsknowledgeprobably right here😂

@Jenjak 2 ай бұрын

You can dual weild shields tho ! which would make you unkillable... Ha ! nobody thought about that !

@justafloofbean2342 19 күн бұрын

@Jenjak my warhorse that trusts me with its life running you over

@Calypso694 3 ай бұрын

Well, ya see, shields in the deep desert attract Shai Hulud and sends them into a killing frenzy

@miloelite 3 ай бұрын

This commenter has a point. 🤔

@CAPTAIN-wc6wh 3 ай бұрын

Also the lasgun-shield interaction so commonly found in feudal Japan.

@markusfreund6961 3 ай бұрын

LISAN AL-GAIB! Ahem.

@user-zg3gh8xg9v 3 ай бұрын

@@markusfreund6961 Onii-san al-Gaib !

@subhakantrout8346 3 ай бұрын

But Nippon wasn't a desert 😂😂😂.

@LeadLeftLeon 4 ай бұрын

Shrimp barbarians. Ultimate roast

@60secsknowledge 4 ай бұрын

Savage

@konstantin3374 3 ай бұрын

You’re telling me a barbarian fried this rice?

@nysportsfan2576 3 ай бұрын

And they weren’t referring to their height either 🔥

@eventua8474 3 ай бұрын

@@konstantin3374 bravo, this made me snort my drink

@linzithelord 3 ай бұрын

虾夷，literally means Shrimp barbarians.

@nuxkamina 3 ай бұрын

Closed server. Different meta.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Shields OP - needed to be patched out.

@armorbearer9702 3 ай бұрын

Ah yes, guns, the ultimate source of medieval armor piercing damage.

@somedudefromapharmacy Ай бұрын

Murica baby!1!1🦅🦅🦅🎉🎉💥💥

@WayneDave195 Ай бұрын

@@somedudefromapharmacy more like china

@user-ti1ls2sb2b Ай бұрын

@@WayneDave195China invented gunpowder. Turks made it better. Then Europeans made it even better. Then Americans made guns even better.

@BKnerosky 19 күн бұрын

@@WayneDave195more like portugal WTF

@notoriousbigmoai1125 4 ай бұрын

Instead of shield, they also wore an inflatable cloak called Horo on their back when riding horses to protect riders from arrows fired from behind. It was also effective in deflecting arrows from far distance.

@The_Gallowglass 3 ай бұрын

It was like a kite made of silk that would puff up and stop arrows.

@shibo1221 3 ай бұрын

Damn, that cool. So alternative innovation to shields made them useless for the most part.

@bobblade2681 20 күн бұрын

Thanks. That makes sense that there was some form of alternative for a shield

@krewdugdale7973 3 ай бұрын

when dying in battle is the goal Shields are kind of pointless

@traviscole4121 3 ай бұрын

That's why they were heavily armored from head to foot right? So as to ensure death?

@themaster408 3 ай бұрын

so were their shields....eh? eh?

@Mbrace818 3 ай бұрын

Then why did Vikings have shields? xD

@HarryBolsak 3 ай бұрын

Wanting to die in battle isnt the same as wanting to die lol

@krewdugdale7973 3 ай бұрын

@@HarryBolsak Yamato damashii

@mrkiky 4 ай бұрын

0:18 If you're confused by this, it is the traditional Samurai double hilted katana push contest where two Samurai would settle a dispute in a non-violent competition by pushing with a single hand on a double hilted katana while wearing silly hats and different sticks in random positions on the belt. This was done when two valuable members of the same clan couldn't risk a regular duel and one of them dying.

@60secsknowledge 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanation!

@joanalbertmayolcolom 3 ай бұрын

lol

@vassalofthenight9945 3 ай бұрын

I cant tell if this is genuine or youre fucking with me

@mrkiky 3 ай бұрын

@@vassalofthenight9945 nah, the ai that generated that abomination is dead serious 😂

@antonysoares670 3 ай бұрын

@@mrkiky son of a bitch, you got me 😆

@marixsunnyotp3142 3 ай бұрын

Why didn't Samurai use shields in 6 words: reject shield, embrace ranged, dual wield

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

And git gud at parrying

@constantinvasiliev2065 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Especially for not dragging this out into a 10 minute video

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

I try my best although I never manage to restrict the videos to the actual 60 seconds

@robbieaulia6462 3 ай бұрын

@@60secsknowledge the fact that you can make it this short and concise is already amazing

@lukaskaelin6249 4 ай бұрын

They did use shields-those flat things dangling from their shoulders are shields. They also used regular handheld shields, axes, clubs, and every other weapon that a medieval army would have used-you never see that in movies. They always just use the Katana and a bow or two.

@lucaslimal3 3 ай бұрын

Pauldrons are not shields, my man.

@lukaskaelin6249 3 ай бұрын

@@lucaslimal3 No, they are. Also, they are called "Sode" and they are shields, that you attach to your shoulder.

@lucaslimal3 3 ай бұрын

@@lukaskaelin6249 Ppl created a word to describe a warfare equipment, which consists of a protective board attached to straps or handles and used to defend against low velocity projectiles or melee weapons strikes. It is called a shield in english. Ppl came up with another word which is a piece of armor that you attach to the shoulder in a harness, in english it is a pauldron. And here comes you, calling one for the other. Why dont you call it trans shield?! Hahahahaha

@HeatRaver 3 ай бұрын

@@lukaskaelin6249 Sode may have functioned similarly to shields, in being broad, flat pieces of armor, but by definition, they are not "shields", which refers to a hand-held piece of armor that could be maneuvered around.

@qubek533 3 ай бұрын

@@HeatRaverhow about these buckler shields? Aren't they attached above your wrists and not handheld? And they are shields, right?

@defearl 3 ай бұрын

another reason is that Japanese warfare back then primarily used two handed weapons, so there was no room for shields. which led to Japanese armors comprising of rectangular plates on shoulders and abdomen areas which served kinda as mini-shields against arrows.

@gulanggaper6528 3 ай бұрын

does samurai armor effective thou?, is there any record about it?

@Roume650 3 ай бұрын

@@gulanggaper6528 It was until they fought the europeans, wich at that time had better smithing techniques thus making better armors and weapons than the japanese

@TheTeodorsoldierabvb 3 ай бұрын

@@Roume650 The Samurai never fought Europeans. Their armor was very good, more flexible than European ones, while retaining much of the utility. While identical in design, it could be iron, steel, or wood and bamboo depending on the period and situation.

@ezkiller93 2 ай бұрын

@@Roume650 ??? What universe are you from where the Japanese fought Europeans before WW1?

@Samuraiedge2 2 ай бұрын

@@ezkiller93 If you want to get technical there were a few conflicts where the Japanese fought the Western powers. Fought against France during the Boshin War and the Choshu fought the US, French, Dutch, and British near the end of the Edo period. But to be fair, everyone was using guns at those times.

@jakubslavik5595 3 ай бұрын

Short answer before watching the video: They did.

@michaellepp5445 3 ай бұрын

Shields were used with less armored warriors. As armor increasingly covered more of the body and became heavier, the need of the shield decreased. Gunpowder also decreased the need for shields and armor. Using a shield to defend was very taxing on the support arm. Very interesting video. I hope to see more content.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment and thanks for watching!

@wor575 3 ай бұрын

this checks out when you factor in polearms being the dominant weapon, which also discourages shield use, and the development of Ou yoroi and dou maru which features huge shoulder plates which effectively functioned as shoulder mounted shields. and those shoulder shields became noticeably smaller on tosei gusoku which corresponded with the introduction of muskets

@9R074KU 3 ай бұрын

Don't need shields when you can parry (in sekiro).

@KABLAMMATS 2 ай бұрын

You have umbrella

@anotherplague Ай бұрын

Don't need shields when you have healing gourds (in Sekiro). 😂

@mr.knightthedetective7435 16 күн бұрын

Actually, Samurai DID wear shields but they were small

@AwakenNotWoke Ай бұрын

Glad I found this channel. I don’t always feel like giving 30 minutes of my time to learn a historical fact. I prefer it short and sweet.

@60secsknowledge Ай бұрын

So happy to have you!

@AlexOxygen 2 ай бұрын

no actually, they didn't use shields because they could just cut arrows midair

@Christian_H3rnand3z 16 күн бұрын

Fascinating. I always thought about that.

@fujigoko007 3 ай бұрын

Japan is a mountainous archipelago with high temperature and humidity.

@The_Gallowglass 3 ай бұрын

Except up north east ( :

@BU_IDo 3 ай бұрын

Another reason is a swordsmanship style that uses two hands when wielding the sword.

@hammerfist8763 4 ай бұрын

Some of them did, especially once firearms came into use. The gunners had shields, partly for protection, but also to rest their arquebus on for better aim.

@The_Gallowglass 3 ай бұрын

Those shields we call pavise in Europe. Specifically for ranged units to have cover when reloading.

@atis1932 3 ай бұрын

That was explained in the video.

@hammerfist8763 3 ай бұрын

@@atis1932 Exactly. I hope it doesn't bother anyone when a commenter agrees with the KZfaqr who put up the video.

@atis1932 3 ай бұрын

@@hammerfist8763 Not that it's bothersome, but rather pointless. It takes only 2 minutes to watch the video so why write something that everyone already knows after watching it?

@xxzghostxxz2165 Ай бұрын

@@atis1932ironic. Your comment is also pointless if you think about it.

@Jonas-Seiler 13 күн бұрын

so shields did actually find widespread use up until around the time they were being phased out in Europe as well

@aPur3AznDud3 Ай бұрын

also, because melee was mostly different polearms and not katana, the japanese added a blade or two to the side of the spear head and invented "pulling" techniques to thrust the spear beyond the opponent and get that additional bladed edge to nick their enemies by Pulling the spear back; making the shield useless as a defense outside of forceful parry.

@TheTeodorsoldierabvb 3 ай бұрын

Early period: The Jomon/Emishi were horse archers and the Samurai preferred to have shileded shoulders and a big helmet, in order to use their own bows. Late period: They needed two hands for their polearms and again, bows, in the massive ptiched battle of Sengoku (yes, the swords were backup and status weapons).

@misterkevinoh 2 ай бұрын

Samurai be playin hard on the offense. Like just be faster than the other guy then no shield necessary?

@TheTeodorsoldierabvb 2 ай бұрын

@@misterkevinoh Another clueless guy.

@stoyan3597 Ай бұрын

Interesting tactic to counter horseback archery - by using it yourself, instead of using shields and spears

@Mr.Andre2556 Ай бұрын

Wielding a shield is irrelevant when your armor is litteraly made of shields.

@user-nz8wg1kp1n 25 күн бұрын

It might be cheaper to tell Samurai soldiers that they themselves are a shield for someone else.

@hasangarmarudi2178 2 ай бұрын

It might sound silly but the literal reason why shield is not that good in skyrim. Their goal was to have bigger, heavier katanas that could pierce armor and those were weilded by both hands not one, as they were too heavy. So, damage over protection, and it makes even more sense as you add the fact that real swordsmanship is not like skyrim. If you don't have a shield you can still dodge or defend with your sword. So martial arts and swordmanship over shields.

@aringsinukuan769 2 ай бұрын

I was under the impression that the katana was the sidearm, not the wakizashi. The additional weapons you stated would be the primary weapon

@willkillhugh286 2 ай бұрын

You have it right. The daisho (katana + wakisachi) were fashionable sidearms. Typically frontline bushi would use spears.

@ping-a-ling682 2 ай бұрын

other factors too: - Japanese armies in the 11th century started to have wider use of armor even in peasant conscripts because of better iron trade with China and korea, making archery an even more common battlefield tactic, so much so that by the rise of Samurai armies battles would be decided by singular duels with champions. - since the Kamakura shogunate's reign, Samurai armies preferred heavy two-handed weapons like long spears to counter the increased use of charges and cavalry. Short spears and swords were rare to see because of the heavy reliance in these two handed long weapons, even the common sword was a long sword which is rarer than some people think and says a lot about weapons of the time. basically Japan quickly saw how effective an armored long spear unit was against an opposing army

@MiltiadesTheYounger00748 3 ай бұрын

They use deployable defenses for the vanguard, & in sieges they use fire & mini trebs.

@NECUVAH Ай бұрын

Because if you Use shield "YOU HAVE NO HONOR" ~uncle Shimura~

@shadow_crne1030 Ай бұрын

Looking at their armor they are already wearing shields on shoulders and thighs. All they have to do is stand sideways.

@milkduds1001 Ай бұрын

It really depends on the type of army. Many cultures would either not use shields or use small shields. Pike type infantry is a big example of this. Japanese infantry typically used spear and pike type weapons which made shields hard to use. Plus, due to a combination of the relatively small size of armies and the heavily restricted terrain, Japanese infantry fought in more open formations that were heavily supported by guns and bows.

@saitamagotchi44 3 ай бұрын

"Shields can't stop bullets". Somewhere Shaka Zula is laughing. Also Japan loved two handed weapons and would pick a two hander over a one handed weapon and shield every time.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Very true

@patrickmaline4258 17 күн бұрын

surprised you didn’t mention the billowing silk shields they wore on their backs. ingenious, though only effective when riding away fast enough to create the inflation effect that gives the silk distance from the wearer to catch an arrow and slow it down before it strikes its target. sometimes people can be so smart that i can only stand in awe. but, at this point in time, facing global warming… people are behaving as if it’s somebody else’s problem. it’s not their intelligence that i am in awe of now. ☮️❤️🌏🌎🌍

@Winston-lf7sb 4 ай бұрын

they did. they were built onto their pauldrons and they did use shields

@semp224 4 ай бұрын

Yes they did somehow but static ones. Also their kabuto

@The_Gallowglass 3 ай бұрын

@@semp224 They didn't need shields, because they had pretty good armor. Just like knights, they would have used battlefield weapons like spears, great swords, glaives, halberds, and other polearms. Fighting with katana or a longsword was mainly for duels or last resort, because they don't lightsaber through armor like you see in the movies. They had to find gaps in the armor, weak points, or go for an eye slit.

@semp224 3 ай бұрын

@@The_Gallowglass that I know already for a fact, but thanks for reminding me. playing your fare game of Shogun 2 since 2012 would certainly have you searching for more info ;)

@David_Crayford Ай бұрын

Shields have been used by other armies to carry their wounded from the battlefield. But I think Samurai fight to the death.

@49Shadow 3 ай бұрын

I learn from pop culture that their shields are made of wooden (Wooden Shield) not with metal so it is very use less, and their main weapon actually the bow not the sword like how media picture it. CMIIW.

@caliburnblade7895 2 ай бұрын

But the puzzling thing is the Japanese soldiers had trouble fighting igorot headhunters and southern moros even with guns and katanas.

@Will-sq3ip Ай бұрын

I always thought Samurai are focus on speed and shields would slow them down. And wielding a Japanese sword with two hands provide more power or control.

@Baba_Voss 9 күн бұрын

They didn't need shields, they wanted to die like real men.

@twoplustwoisfive101INCOMEERROR Ай бұрын

For honor samurai army : why we still here 😢

@StellarJones 2 ай бұрын

You can't use battoujutsu if you are carrying shield in one hand

@PeterMasalski93 2 ай бұрын

The reason is that shields can block a "Hadouken" but they can't block a "Shoooooryuuuuken".

@jw999 2 ай бұрын

They never met Captain America...

@alibozkuer5022 2 ай бұрын

They did but it must've lost popularity when enemy started using loaded axe prosthetic tool

@ikebundai7236 4 ай бұрын

The Ashigaru (light Infantry) use theyre (Jingasa) Infantry helmet as Shields ... Now days it is show by Kobudo Demonstration kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJife5eA2JrTiIU.htmlsi=Jx8zU6zpBbOH9upp Yagyu Shingan-ryu Katchu Heiho - 42nd Japanese Kobudo Demonstration...

@vonryancandelaria 2 ай бұрын

Because honor died on the beach.

@b_pajarillolearn11 3 ай бұрын

Shields were never popularized since most soldiers had to cut their arms off to attach them with an arm prosthetic that allowed them to equip a metal umbrella that can stagger an opponent if activated at the right time, many tools can also be inserted in the prosthetic, letting soldiers adapt to any situation.

@retepeyahaled2961 18 күн бұрын

Good video. Please allow me a silly joke: your video in 60 seconds lasts more thant 90 seconds. 😊

@mr.spytom 2 ай бұрын

Because they have honor..

@catalyst772 2 ай бұрын

Same reason that pike warfare came to dominate european medieval warfare

@cristiancristian8213 4 ай бұрын

because they used two-hands swords , why so much theory ?:))

@60secsknowledge 4 ай бұрын

There are many reasons!

@PEDRELVIS 3 ай бұрын

Wtf, this is not videogame, and most of them used spears, not swords.

@bameronrunner5502 3 ай бұрын

@@PEDRELVIS Right? the beginning of the video killed me how he says their "sometimes" armed with an "additional" weapon like a bow or spear. Spears were the primary weapon of most samurai. Not just samurai but for most of history the spear was the primary weapon of warriors around the world. Swords were sidearms. Not enough love for samurai spears in pop culture, I love them.

@PEDRELVIS 3 ай бұрын

@@bameronrunner5502 Exactly.

@Nobuunaga 3 ай бұрын

@@bameronrunner5502katana was mostly for fashion too not for fighting. Spear was the greatest weapon for samurai. And cavalry with bow they were so scary. Katana was just mostly to look cool or as last resort. Sadly movies talk a lot about katana only.

@ParlonsAstronomie 3 ай бұрын

Wasn't shield mostly for melee ? I am not an expert but I vahe the intuition they don't use that much shield because they quickly got effective armor and they choose to mainly use 2 handed weapons.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Definitely true!

@borrago 2 ай бұрын

They are wearing their shields on their shoulders.

@Sonnyyyy Ай бұрын

Kendo is japanese katana fighting style it's a form. Which cannot be used properly with a shield. It's also a reason.

@endertrade4893 2 ай бұрын

,,Haha you cant get past my *gunshot* shie-" ,,Think again buckaroo"

@user-ti1ls2sb2b Ай бұрын

Okitate is a type of shield.

@opdamcha305 2 ай бұрын

Literally they wearing full flate armour

@davidta9180 2 ай бұрын

Sheilds cant stop bullets, cant use a bow witha a sheild

@zhangzongchang1057 24 күн бұрын

Yes, one minute and thirty five seconds is indeed sixty seconds.

@60secsknowledge 24 күн бұрын

Joe Mama

@zhangzongchang1057 24 күн бұрын

@@60secsknowledge no, Joe Mama

@EzGrimzz 3 ай бұрын

shield for virgin, samurai is chad and there is your answer

@tarjeiaksnes5418 2 ай бұрын

Remember that the ones we remember today where the warrior nobles, who could afford very good armour. Dont need a shield when you have it strapped to your body. The less well equiped peasant soliders would wield more conventional armaments like the spear and shield

@LeydenAigg Ай бұрын

Because, using shields would have called every sandworm for kilometers in all directions! Silly offworlders...

@oreoolafgaming3756 2 ай бұрын

because its cooler to fight without shield of course.

@georgev4958 Ай бұрын

Just heads up, not the 15th, the 16th century.

@milkpint7237 Ай бұрын

i think they might be stupid and forgot the shield

@SolracNexus 2 ай бұрын

It takes a longer time to reload your katana with a shield

@nillk2168 3 ай бұрын

well that was fast

@ShobanChiddarth 2 ай бұрын

Because they could just parry arrows

@cyberyoda1611 3 ай бұрын

They don't need to use shields in a conventional sense, it is equally good to use several layers of hard-pressed animal skin. It is lighter and it can stop any sword and spear.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Very true

@lolenisi 2 ай бұрын

projectiles is the reason.

@Pegla43 2 ай бұрын

Isshin: Hold my Glock.

@johnsteve39 2 ай бұрын

Why need shield when you have a bunch of armed famers work as a meat shield

@ShadowGJ 3 ай бұрын

Watched the video but they didn't mention/speculate that perhaps the fact the bulk of Japanese main weapons are two-handed could've had something to do with it. And samurai effectively had dual bucklers in the form of their shoulder-mounted "sode". It's the most practical shield(s) they could have considering the katana is optimally used as a two-handed sword.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding that!

@binot1687 Ай бұрын

Offense is the best defense - shun chu

@yashnande2119 2 ай бұрын

Who came here after playing Ghost of Tsushima ?

@muh.andianto Ай бұрын

real warrior don't block damage, they parry

@user-bz3th1sw9l 2 ай бұрын

no they use katana to parry bullet and arrow i saw raiden do it

@danielfaraoanu9515 2 ай бұрын

Another thing: I am not a samurai (duh), but I feel like a katana is not very good when used with a shield

@gamerdosze 2 ай бұрын

*samurai meet the warrior* warrior: lets duel (put out sword and shield) samurai: (sakabatou stance) warrior: no shield? samurai: re u blind? i have at least 9 shield around my armor set

@Hargulll Ай бұрын

Their shoulders are shields :)

@HustleSenseiMikey Ай бұрын

Why is it always horse archers

@liviubostan7229 2 ай бұрын

Samurai "I ain't no wussy to use a shield" *Gets hit by an arrow* "Ah...FUCK!"

@asifiqbal1117 3 ай бұрын

Steel was a rarity, Sword HAD to be curved, Curved means slashing and thrusting only with limited parrying to keep the sword intact, But need both hands to hold the sword or slashing gets far weaker with one hand, thus no shield. I believe pride plays a crucial factor here.

@60secsknowledge 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your input!

@TheTeodorsoldierabvb 3 ай бұрын

Limited parrying? You never went to kendo/iaito. There is a lot of parrying with the side and even the back of the sword, just not with the edge like Europeans are used to.

@asifiqbal1117 2 ай бұрын

@@TheTeodorsoldierabvb there is now indeed, but in medieval Nippon due to shortage of decent steel repairing a damaged sword was quite expensive. And unlike European dual edged short/longswords, an edged Katana/Uchigatana/Tachi is a lot prone to damage and break often after a prolonged exchange of blows. This is one reason most samurai would often carry two swords with them in every battle.

@TheTeodorsoldierabvb 2 ай бұрын

@@asifiqbal1117 They carried two because they had different lengths for fighting in and outdoors. Tachi from the earliet period weren't paired with a shorter blade though. And parrying is 50% of all japanese sword techniques because anything else, in a sword fight, is pure fantasy. They did get more damaged on the edge, hence the techniques I mentioned

@gordonwood1594 2 ай бұрын

Or the Katana is a two handed sword?

@meister9416 2 ай бұрын

Oh, those filthy Shrimp Barbarians!

@EdKolis 16 күн бұрын

Wait, that's how you say katana?

@guraneo8521 2 ай бұрын

fire weapons came in japan during the 14th century with the arrival of the portuguese but that's pretty much it

@pedromatias605 4 ай бұрын

They´ve used shields, represented them even in paitings, and of materials such as turtle. Sorry. Pedro Matias

@60secsknowledge 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment, Pedro.

@CoffeeFiend1 3 ай бұрын

It still baffles me why we have to explain this shit to people as it's actually (not quite, but pretty damn close) the same reason they fell out of use in Europe and few people seem to have trouble grasping the European side of things.

@Lucatzz 2 ай бұрын

the thing is shields were used and was much more common in europe up to around 1400ad, while in japan it was much less common.

@CoffeeFiend1 2 ай бұрын

@@Lucatzz This doesn't really have anything to do with the similar reason as to why they changed though. Bows stopped being used by people in favor of guns. "But hurr durr so and so actually adopted guns slightly later than..." yeah but it's separate point. The reason is still the same.

@Bushodai 3 ай бұрын

Didn’t they also have like a cape or parachute like thing that would trail behind their horse to absorb incoming arrows? I think it was called a “Horo” Wouldn’t that count as a shield?

@60secsknowledge 2 ай бұрын

Good point!