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i meant metal armor when i said it.not all the samurai armor was made of 'bamboo'.in fact,most of samurai's non-metal armor was actually stronger then the metal ones.
althought the okinawan peasantswerent breaking through most of types of armor.Only people who were teaching them.
surely,it wasnt like the european plate mails.
Now,speaking about eastern vs western martial arts...
Most of the movements in eastern arts really require great grace in them,usually they really look beatiful,but not because they were created to look nice,and kick hard only as long as its possible.Simply eastern martial arts are MUCH harder to learn,and most people who claim they know them, actually know nothing about them.Thats why it looks like that westernized martial arts are much more efficient in combat. Its pretty hard to actually learn 'classical' eastern martial arts well,just because its very hard to find anyone who can teach you well in them.
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