Knight vs. Samurai

I  wrestle in highschool and do jujitsu so i think i have more knowledge of practical uses of both. Pressure points during life and death combat is the stupidest thing i heard,ok try pinching that point in your enemys neck(while they are wearing some kind of armor)while he is bashing your face with metal gauntlets or even head butting you.It wouldnt work then it doesnt work now that whole pressure point crap is ridiculous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdrzBL2dHMI check  out "master" of dim mak

Wrestling can be used to some degree trips and take downs are possible but i am sorry unless your alexander karelin you wont be doing any crazy throws to a armored opponent because of extra weight or awkward grips.

As for other things it realy comes down to dirty tactics in a struggle things like eye gauging,groin strikes and maybe even biting.

I would say the knight would win.

I wouldnt say armor is super heavy but i do think it adds a considerable amount of weight to someone when lifting them is involved for throws or take downs.I think wrestling is underrated people think it is just about shoving people around but when used in fighting correctly its for dominance and postioning. Will i disable a opponent taking them down?not likely unless they land horribly during the takedown but will i disable them when i am in a dominant postion raining punchs down thats a yes.


Edited by Husaria - 29-Aug-2008 at 05:43

Her's another thing to keep in mind the samurai didn't have sheild's of course late knight's didn't have them either because the were wearing it 

Originally posted by deadkenny The terms are too generic to get into specifics.  'Knights' were around for centuries and equipment varied considerably.  Also, what is the mode of combat?  On foot?  Samurai also trained with the bow, whereas your 'typical' knight did not.  In terms of melee combat, the Samurai would probably have a better quality sword, and be faster.  The knight would have better armour.  One on one, these situations often end up being a 'rock, paper, scissors' sort of situation, depending heavily on the specifics.

Originally posted by Władysław Warnencz In a hand-to-hand combat on foot the samurai would beat,beacuse he is faster,more agile and wealds lighter but sharper sword.In a cavalry charge however the samurai would be defeated utterly by the heavily armoured knights,with big,strong armoured horses and long lances.

Here are some more sources on the height of knights