【海外の反応】「日本に劣等感を抱くのはやめろ…」フランス人が武士と騎士の影響力を調査した結果…世界が大嫉妬w【日本のあれこれ】

Westerners should give up their inferiority complex to Japanese culture. Hello, everyone. I'm Aoi, a personality. Martial artists who have existed in Japan for a long time. They are known for their amazing fighting power, which made them the main weapon of the Japanese sword. However, they do not use the shield that knights and soldiers all over the world had. Normally, it seems natural to have a shield of both sword and defense, but why didn't martial artists have a shield? This time, I will tell you the secret through an episode of a French man. As a result of French research on martial artists, my name is Maxence. I'm a 20-year-old French man. Now I'm studying at a Japanese university. I'm studying Japanese history at the Department of Literature. My hometown, France, has a long history of fighting, and there are many great heroes. When I was a kid, I admired the soldiers who treated swords and shields with courtesy. The most fun for me was to study the history of the battle in France. The reason why I became interested in Japanese history was a video that a friend showed me when I was a high school student. Hey, look at this. These guys are fighting without a shield. In that video, men with strange hairstyles with swords were fighting. It seems to be a Japanese warrior, but it seems to be much weaker than Western warriors. If these guys fight Western warriors, they will lose in an instant. Saying that, my friend laughed. Certainly, if they are Western warriors, they have swords and shields when they fight. I wondered if they were really warriors, and I was full of unbelievable feelings. But at the same time, I was taken away by that strange video. When I asked my friend to tell me the URL of the video, I watched it over and over again. When I looked it up, I found out that the video was a scene from a Japanese movie. It was a scene where a group of enemies with weapons came to the hero's warriors. No matter how I look at it, the hero seems to be at a disadvantage. However, those warriors who do not have a shield cut down the enemy one after another. How brave and cool they are! I was fascinated by their appearance, so I decided to look up about Japanese warriors on the Internet. Then, I found a thread discussing why Japanese warriors fight without a shield in a certain online bulletin board. There were various opinions, such as the voice of respect for warriors and the voice of ridicule. However, when I continued to read the discussion, I found a comment that there was a shield in Japanese history. I was very surprised that there was a shield in Japan. Then why didn't the warriors in that video use a shield? Is there any meaning in not using a shield? Such questions came up one after another, and my head was confused. So I decided to ask the high school teacher about the history of Japanese weapons. After school, I went to ask the teacher a question. The teacher said he had experience of studying abroad to Japan, but did he know the history of Japanese weapons in detail? Yes, I think I can answer a little. I was learning about the history of Japan for the time being. What do you want to know? Why did Japanese warriors fight without a shield? When I asked, the teacher laughed and said, I used to think exactly the same thing. So I did a lot of research while studying abroad to Japan. You may be surprised, but actually Japanese warriors also used shields. With the history of fighting, the shield changed its shape and role. Do you want to know more? I want to know. Please tell me. I answered with confidence. Then the teacher explained it like this. The history of Japanese shields dates back to ancient times. Originally, a simple wooden board was used to protect the body from animals and weapons. Eventually, it became two types of shields, the one you hold in your hand and the one you use. The material of both shields gradually evolved from wood such as momiya, sugi, and hinoki to leather, steel, and so on. The shield you hold in your hand is called a mochidate. As the name suggests, it protects the body from the enemy's attack. The shield you use is called a okidate. It seems that it was mainly used to protect the army from foreign attacks. Huh? But if the shield evolved, why wasn't it used on the battlefield? There was no point in using it. First of all, about the okidate, it was used from the Heian period to the Kamakura period. It was used not only on land, but also on ships. It is depicted in books such as Heike Monogatari and Genpei Seisuiki. The biggest reason why okidate is no longer used is the appearance of the Hinawa beast. In the past, wooden shields could not resist the Hinawa beast. Therefore, okidate was more like a defensive wall to protect the soldiers than the soldiers themselves. It developed differently from the so-called mochidate shield. On the other hand, the reason why mochidate was passed on was because horses were used in battle. Horses are very fast and easy to escape from enemy attacks. Even if you attack, you can defeat the enemies on the ground from the field. There is a saying that the attack is the greatest defense, but the old Japanese people thought like this. If you are riding a horse, you don't need a shield. If you don't get hit, it doesn't matter. Since the Kamakura period, the mainstream way of fighting has changed from sword to long-range shooting battle. Therefore, it became difficult to hold a shield, and Japanese people came up with strategies specialized in attack. If you don't get hit by an attack, you don't need a shield. I thought the idea of Japanese people was crazy. But at the same time, I was a little impressed that I could come up with such an idea. Huh? But the teacher said that the shield was used to change the shape and role. So where is the shield? My head was getting more and more confused. The shield evolved into armor. Armor is like a shield that covers the body. That's why Japanese samurai didn't use a shield. In Japan, full-length armor has been used for a long time. And around the end of the Heian period, when the samurai rank was equal, large armor and domaru, which were improved in the form of a single blade and a light blade, were established. This was a big turning point in the history of Japanese armor. And among the armor, there are many parts that are attached to the shoulder of the sword and protected from the shoulder to the upper arm. This was a very reasonable part for defense. But I don't understand. Look, it looks like this. The teacher explained the terms one by one while showing the image on his smartphone. What you have to protect the most in a war is both arms to handle weapons. Japanese armor was basically a structure that was worn by string, so it could be worn at will depending on the necessity of the time. Large armor was a convenient armor that could be easily held as a shield just by twisting the shoulder. The armor played the role of a shield. Come to think of it, when I looked into samurai, I felt like I saw a little photo or picture. I thought they were dressed in a strange way. I didn't expect it to be a shield to wear. I was shocked. After listening to the teacher, I became more and more interested in Japanese samurai. In particular, I was very impressed that the samurai had a special attack type of tactics. After that, I studied the history of Japanese tactics thoroughly. I read dozens of books while the teacher introduced me to the recommended books. I was quite interested in the fact that several types of tactics were found in Western and Japanese tactics. And what I paid particular attention to was the process in which the shield turned into armor. When horseback riding becomes the mainstream, you have to wield a sword while controlling a horse, right? And even if you try to defeat an enemy riding a horse, if you wield a sword with one hand, your power will be reduced. That's why the samurai abandoned the shield and chose a special attack type of tactics. But what would I do if I were a samurai? After all, life is important, so I don't think I can let go of the shield. The tactics of Japanese samurai who do not look back on their lives are very exciting. But Japanese samurai also knew the importance of defense. That's why they pay attention to the armor that was found in the Yayoi period. If you wear armor, even if you are attacked on the battlefield, the damage is small. In other words, the Japanese have succeeded in creating an excellent shield that protects themselves without interfering with the action of fighting. The Japanese are able to change their tactics more and more and create armor and weapons that suit them. When I read that story, I was impressed. Maybe Japanese samurai are the strongest warriors in the world. Japanese samurai are said to be the best swordsmen in the world while controlling horses. What an aggressive and cool way of fighting. I'm already a fan of Japanese samurai. When I first saw the video of the samurai, I thought they were weak and strange, but it was a mistake. If a Western knight and a Japanese samurai fight, the samurai who specialize in attack will definitely win. After graduating from high school, I majored in history at university. Now I'm studying history of Japanese tactics in Japan. I haven't decided what I want to do in the future. However, I am thinking that it would be nice if I could get involved in a job to let people around the world know the charm of Japanese samurai. That's all for Mr. Maxon's episode. The other reason why the shield is no longer used is the development of weaponry. Of course, there is weaponry in the West, but Japanese people have been particular about the use of weapons. Therefore, there are various ways to use weapons as armor in the main weapons and swordsmanship that exist. For example, in the Japanese sword, the technique of receiving by using what is called shinogi has developed. In the spear, there are techniques such as winding and thrusting. In most weapons, the more the opponent attacks, the more the technique develops so that it can be connected to the counterattack. That's why samurai were able to fight enough without a shield. Why do Europeans prefer samurai over knights? The knight is an honorary title given to those who fight on the fangs mainly in medieval Europe. It has a social status and honor, and it is said that it is very similar to Japanese samurai in that it acts based on a unique aesthetic and discipline. However, it is said that Japanese samurai are more popular than knights even in local Europe. An ex-user with about 140,000 followers posted the following. I sympathize with Westerners who love samurai. However, one of the purposes of my project is to prove that you don't have to pay attention to Japanese traditions that are far away when you seek the spirit and values ​​of a mysterious and honorable warrior. Because this is Western. This post was a big topic among fans of Kishido and Bushido. Why can't knights beat the popularity of samurai even in Europe? Discussions were exchanged from all sides. I will introduce some of them, so please take a look. Foreign reaction Westerners should give up their inferiority complex to Japanese culture. Now is the time to regain the spirit and worldview of Kishido. Certainly, samurai are loved in Europe, but like other Japanese cultures, samurai are the coolest, so it can't be helped. Kishido and Bushido are completely different. As far as I know, there is no historical event comparable to the invasion of Ako 47 cities in Europe. Why do Westerners rarely depict cross soldiers and medieval knights as noble heroes? It's too bad to say it's a tragedy. I want you to see the vastness of Japan's first fantasy work that set Europe on stage. Just as we Europeans are crazy about Japan, Japanese people are also crazy about Europe. If you want to increase the popularity of knights like samurai, you have to make knights lighter, cooler, and stronger. A samurai may look cool, but a knight may look uncool, heavy, and unreasonable. Besides, a knight is not an artist of a sword like a samurai. If a knight has a side like a samurai, I want you to show me. Summary Not only did samurai fight to protect their lord and family, but they also practiced etiquette, Shika, and Sado, and they also focused on spiritual worship based on the teachings of Buddhism and Buddhism. In this way, samurai are unique to Japan and have created many cultures, traditions, and ideologies, so they seem to be attractive to foreigners. In addition, samurai are mainly known overseas through anime, manga, and movies. It can be said that many of the samurai in the work are depicted as attractive characters because they are strongly supported by foreigners. How was it? If you like, I would be happy if you could tell me your impressions in the comments. Please also like and subscribe to my channel. Thank you for watching until the end. See you in the next video.